Although the baby needs to eat about one gram of salt every day when entering the complementary food stage, this part of salt can be taken from breast milk or formula milk without additional addition. If he eats too much salt, it will damage the digestive organs, increase the burden on the heart, damage the kidneys and cause diseases such as edema or hypertension. At the same time, it will also cause upper respiratory tract infection, affect the absorption of calcium, and cause the baby to be much shorter than his peers.
The baby should control the salt before he is three years old, and parents must control the salt intake. Some parents think that giving complementary food to their baby is just like giving it to adults. It must be delicious, so they add some seasonings to the complementary food to make the baby happy. However, such behavior will hurt the baby. Babies don't need to eat salt before they are one year old, because enough salt can already be obtained in milk.
After the baby is one year old, you can add a little salt to the complementary food. If possible, it is best to let children continue to eat salt-free food. From one to three years old, the daily intake of salt should be controlled below one gram, which will be harmful to the baby's health.
What should the baby do if he eats too much salt? Be sure to go to the hospital to consult a doctor in time. Parents want to add a little salt to the complementary food to make the food more delicious and make the baby eat more happily, with appetite and strength. Parents have good intentions, but such behavior is extremely harmful to the baby's health, especially to the baby's kidneys. If parents don't understand, don't worry about letting your baby eat too much salt. Take the baby to the hospital to consult a doctor first, and the doctor will give accurate and scientific advice.
It should be noted that the baby should consume less invisible salt, and some snacks in daily life contain a lot of salt, so it is necessary to avoid the baby from eating this kind of food.
What should the baby pay attention to when eating salt? Try to give the baby original food. What should the baby pay attention to when adding salt? First of all, parents should give their baby salt-free food, because milk food already contains sodium needed by the body and does not need to be added. After one year old, the baby should eat more vegetables in his diet, because vegetables are richer in potassium than meat, and potassium can inhibit the body from absorbing sodium.
Parents should pay attention to the fact that children's tastes cannot be determined by adults' tastes. Adults' tastes are biased, while babies are particularly sensitive to tastes, so we must reduce salt intake.
It doesn't mean that babies can eat salt by eating complementary food. Try to reduce the intake of salt before the age of three. Eating less salt is equivalent to supplementing calcium. If you want your baby to be healthy and tall in the future, your diet must be light, and you must maintain a balanced nutrition and good eating habits.