1. What factors cause anorexia in children?

1, bad eating habits. Excessive snacks, heavy drinking before meals and inattention during meals will disturb or inhibit the secretion of gastric acid and digestive enzymes, thus reducing children's appetite.

2, long-term forced eating. Parents worry too much about their children's malnutrition, slow weight gain and low food intake, forcing them to eat, which greatly affects their emotions, creates the illusion that eating equals suffering, gradually forms a conditioned refusal to eat, and eventually develops into anorexia.

3. Various acute and chronic diseases. Common diseases such as viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, intestinal parasites, anemia, etc. , but all have anorexia. Children with anorexia should seek medical treatment in time, and should not use drugs indiscriminately, so as not to delay their illness.

4, zinc deficiency leads to anorexia. If the child with anorexia can't find any other explanation, the concentration of zinc in blood or hair can be determined.

Two, the prevention of anorexia in children can be through the following six steps:

The first step: ideological education.

Tell children that every food has the function of every food. Only by eating a balanced diet and eating a little of everything can they grow healthy, tall and strong, and they are not easy to get sick. And you should eat breakfast, lunch and dinner on time to form a habit, otherwise your body won't know what to eat for you and secrete and digest food. After the ideological work is done, the next step is needed.

The second step, eat "three chapters":

No more scolding and scolding before eating, and no more forcing them to eat as much as they want. You can decide how much to eat according to your feelings. But you can make an agreement with your child for three chapters: 1. You can't watch TV, talk or play while eating. Eat without talking. 2. Eat a little of every kind of food, such as pasta, vegetables, meat, porridge or soup, with balanced nutrition. 3, eat some fruit after meals, supplement vitamins, dietary fiber to keep the stool smooth. And let them solemnly sign the letter of commitment. In case of rejection.

The third step is to set an example and be a good example.

Some parents like watching TV, brushing videos and being picky. In order to lose weight, sometimes I just put on a little pad. The staple food is basically not eaten or eaten less, and there are also serious picky eaters. Children can't grow up healthily. Observe the three chapters of the Covenant like children.

Step four, take some time to learn cooking.

Some parents cook casually and monotonously, and do whatever they like. But now, in order to arouse children's interest in eating more food. I specially bought a children's cookbook, which introduced many children's favorite foods and dishes that are easy to learn. In the nutrition collocation, variety selection, color and taste of food, the color and fragrance of food are used to tempt children's appetite.

For example, make the vegetables that children don't like most into vegetable salad, and add some fruits to make the colors richer; When making fruit puree, add some vegetables, and it will become a nutritious and delicious fruit and vegetable puree. Fruits and vegetables complement each other and are delicious and beautiful.

The fifth step, smoke screen:

For some foods that children really don't like or taste bad, for example, some children don't like fish and shrimp, but fish and shrimp are very important for children's brain development. You can try to use the method in the recipe to foam the fish and shrimp and wrap them in the stuffing with seaweed that children like to eat.

Step 6, praise and encouragement method:

Children like praise from their parents. In this positive energy environment, their mood will be very good and their appetite will be wide open. When the child is eating, parents should not yell at her, force her to eat, and give appropriate encouragement. "Today, you did well before eating, and the posture of eating was very elegant. You ate more than yesterday. You see that you have eaten so much fruit, and it is much more beautiful today. " By analogy, children no longer want to escape when they eat, but think that eating has become an interesting thing.

This is my summary of the causes of anorexia in children and the tips to prevent anorexia. I hope I can help you.