Let's get to know "sugar" again. Today, we hear N kinds of "negative statements" about eating sugar, so "sugar" seems to be something that should be far away from the baby's life. However, the satisfaction and happiness brought by small candy to children are beyond your imagination. Moreover, "sugar" itself is not a bad thing, but one of the necessary energy sources for the body.
Sugar is a source of energy for children. Carbohydrate, protein and fat are the three major sources of human energy, and the absence or deficiency of any one of them will lead to the development disorder of children. Because the digestive and metabolic functions of infants are not perfect, carbohydrates and fats are the main sources of energy. Monosaccharide is the simplest carbohydrate, which is easily dissolved in water and absorbed by human body. Sugar participates in various metabolism of the body, supports brain operation, and also participates in various metabolic activities of body cells, and maintains the normal function of the nervous system. The synthesis of protein is also indispensable. Moreover, sugar is almost the only fuel for the brain, and the brain can maintain a stable working state continuously, and it must be powered by sugar.
Healthy sugar can provide dietary fiber necessary for the body. Dietary fiber is actually not a kind of sugar, but a general term for a variety of sugars, including polysaccharides such as cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin, and lignin which is not a polysaccharide component. Although dietary fiber can't provide energy, it plays an important role in relaxing bowels and regulating intestinal function.
Excessive sugar does harm to the baby. Only when the intake of "sugar" exceeds the standard will it do harm to the body. Apart from dental caries and obesity, which we all know, what other injuries do you not know?
1, vitamins and trace elements are deficient.
The process of sugar metabolism needs the participation of vitamins and trace elements. If the sugar intake is excessive, a large number of vitamins, especially vitamin B 1 and trace elements, will be consumed in sugar metabolism. At the same time, foods with high sugar content tend to have less vitamins and trace elements. Therefore, excessive intake of sugar will lead to the lack of vitamins and trace elements in the baby.
2, causing diarrhea
Too much sugar will ferment too much in the baby's body, which will stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis too much. Too fast gastrointestinal peristalsis may cause diarrhea.
3, affect bone growth
Sugar is an acidic food without calcium. Normal human body remains weakly alkaline. If you eat too much sugar, the human body will become neutral or weakly acidic, consuming the alkaline substance-calcium, leading to calcium deficiency, bone softening and even rickets. The baby walks unsteadily, easily falls down, and with soft bones, it is easy to have fractures.
4, leading to decreased vision
As mentioned earlier, eating a lot of sugar will consume vitamin B 1 in the body. When vitamin B 1 is deficient, it can hinder the production of acetylcholine related to information transmission, thus causing optic nerve conduction disorder and leading to decreased vision. In addition, sugar can be transformed into acidic substances in the body, and it reacts with calcium in a neutralization way, resulting in the consumption of a large amount of calcium in the body, which reduces the elasticity of the inner membrane of the eyeball and causes myopia.
How much sugar does the baby need? 0 ~ 6 months
Babies within 6 months can only metabolize simple sugars such as lactose and sucrose, and should take sugar through milk. The sugar in breast milk or formula milk is enough for babies.
6 ~12 months
Babies over 6 months old can secrete amylase, and initially have the ability to digest polysaccharide starch. Therefore, when they are 4 to 6 months old, parents should add complementary food for their babies in time. When purchasing finished complementary foods, try to choose low-sugar or sugar-free foods.
1~ 3 years old
At this time, the baby's gastrointestinal digestive function has been further strengthened, and the types of diets that can be eaten are close to those of adults. As long as the baby takes in grains, vegetables and fruits, livestock and poultry meat, fish and shrimp, eggs, dairy beans and their products in a balanced way, his demand for sugar, starch, dietary fiber and other nutrients can be guaranteed.
Beware of those invisible sugars: not sweet ≠ no sugar.
In addition to reducing the sugar intake, the baby should also pay special attention to the "invisible sugar" in food. In fact, it is not only sweet foods that contain sugar. Many tasteless, even sour and salty foods may contain a lot of "invisible sugar". For example, potato chips, shrimp strips, instant noodles, etc., although salty to eat, contain a lot of starch, but do not contain any dietary fiber that can inhibit the rise of blood sugar. They are the biggest hiders of "invisible sugar".
In fact, identifying "invisible sugar" is also very simple. Learn to read the labels on food packages when buying food. Every food ingredient on all labels must be sorted according to its content. If white sugar, granulated sugar, sucrose, fructose, glucose, dextrin, maltodextrin, starch syrup, fructose syrup, maltose, corn syrup and other nouns rank among the top ingredients, they are foods containing "invisible sugar". Be sure to let your baby take them in moderation or try not to eat them.
Pengpeng likes sweets very much. Besides controlling the amount of desserts he eats every day, I choose boiled water to replace all sugary drinks. Especially in summer, children are prone to thirst, and sweet and sour drinks are never enough. However, if you have eaten dessert before drinking drinks, you will increase your sugar intake. I have always adhered to this principle, and now pengpeng has become accustomed to choosing boiled water and giving up drinks. Of course, if you want your baby to accept boiled water, you must set an example yourself first! -pengpeng's mother.
It's really hard to avoid keeping the baby away from candy, and I will feel very happy to see her eating candy happily. If I think she is eating more sugar today, I will intentionally increase her activity. For example, running and jumping with her, because some studies show that exercise can make the human body consume more sugar. -big cute mom
Does the sugar in milk powder affect the baby's physical development? Mothers often see "lactose, sucrose, galactooligosaccharides, fructooligosaccharides ..." in the ingredient list of milk powder. Will these sugars have an impact on babies who live on milk every day?
Usually, the proportion of sugar in formula milk powder is matched according to the baby's growth and development needs, which is necessary for the baby's growth and development. However, it is often because of the wrong feeding method that the baby consumes too much sugar. Therefore, when making milk powder for the baby, it must be made according to the baby's age and the recommended amount on the instructions.
What sugars are contained in milk powder? ● Lactose is a kind of carbohydrate, which can provide the baby with the energy needed for growth, and is the driving force for the development and activities of organs, nerves, limbs and muscles in the baby.
● Oligosaccharides are also called oligosaccharides. Besides regulating intestinal function, stimulating intestinal peristalsis and preventing constipation, it can also prevent dental caries, increase vitamin synthesis and improve baby's immune function.
● Fructooligosaccharide is a soluble dietary fiber, which can promote the proliferation of bifidobacteria and lactic acid bacteria in the baby's intestine, has a certain function of regulating gastrointestinal flora, and can improve diarrhea and constipation. Fructooligosaccharides can not be used as energy by dental caries bacteria, so it is not easy to produce tooth decay.
Sucrose is considered to cause some health problems, the most common of which is tooth decay. This is because bacteria in the mouth can convert sucrose in food into acid, thus eroding teeth and causing tooth decay.