Do not drink yogurt under one year old

Yoghurt has high nutritional value, and parents are happy to let their children drink yogurt. However, Qi Kemin, director of the Nutrition Center of the Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing Children's Hospital, reminded: Babies under one year old should not drink yogurt.

Professor Qi analyzed that in infants, the gastrointestinal system is not yet fully developed, the gastric mucosal barrier is not sound, and the activities of gastric acid and pepsin are low. At 4-6 months, they are only 1/2 of an adult. Yogurt is processed through an acidification process and has a low pH value. After entering the gastrointestinal tract, it can "corrode" the baby's delicate gastrointestinal mucosa and affect digestion and absorption. In addition, the microbial flora in the infant's gastrointestinal tract is in the growth and change stage and is not yet stable. Drinking yogurt may cause excessive intake of Lactobacillus acidophilus, leading to an imbalance in the ecological balance of the original microbial flora in the intestine, thereby causing intestinal Tao disease.

Therefore, children under one year old should not drink yogurt. Although children over one year old can drink yogurt, they should not drink it on an empty stomach. It turns out that the environment in the stomach on an empty stomach is not conducive to the growth of Lactobacillus acidophilus, which will cause the yogurt to lose its nutritional value. Therefore, it is best to drink it two hours after a meal. Good