Children's Nutritional Soft Capsules

Children's nutritional soft capsules are by no means a standard requirement for all children. Only children who are confirmed to have clear nutrient intake gaps after professional pediatric or nutrition evaluations need to choose compliant products with corresponding ingredients as additional supplements on the basis of dietary adjustments. Blindly following the trend of supplementation will increase the metabolic burden on the child's liver and kidneys, and even lead to the risk of excessive nutrient poisoning.

Last week, I spent half a day in the outpatient clinic with a pediatrician I knew well. As soon as I sat down, I met a mother carrying half a bag of soft capsules. My 3-year-old baby has recently been constipated and complained of dizziness. I checked to see that the serum vitamin A level exceeded the recommended intake. 1.2 times. When I asked, I found out that she watched short videos and saw people saying that AD, DHA, and calcium supplements can increase intelligence and height. She has been supplementing her baby with these three for almost half a year. Vitamin A is added to the three products, and the combined amount has long been exceeded.

The controversy about children's nutritional soft capsules has actually never stopped. Many people in the maternal and infant circles and brand owners always say that "it is better to make up for it than to miss it." This is not completely unreasonable - many children nowadays are very picky eaters, do not touch a bite of green leafy vegetables, do not have enough milk, and spend less than half an hour outdoors every day. It is indeed easy to be deficient in vitamins D and DHA. The soft capsule form is indeed friendly. You can squeeze it into your mouth and swallow it. It will not spread all over the body like granules, and there is no risk of the tablets getting stuck in the throat. My neighbor used to give calcium granules to the whole family every time. After switching to orange-flavored calcium soft capsules, the baby chases after them to eat them. But on the other hand, the mainstream attitude in the pediatric nutrition community has always been clear: diet is the first source of nutrients. The "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)" released by the Chinese Nutrition Society also states that as long as children aged 0-6 years old meet the standards for milk volume, have a balanced mix of complementary foods, and ensure more than 2 hours of outdoor activities every day, most of the nutrients can be obtained from their daily diet and do not require additional supplements at all.

If it is really necessary to supplement after a doctor's assessment, it is actually not that expensive when choosing. Don't believe the "complete nutritional compound soft capsules" sold to you by maternal and child stores. They say that one supplement is worth five. It sounds easy, but in fact it is very complicated - there are antagonisms between nutrients. High doses of calcium will inhibit the absorption of iron. If your baby has iron deficiency anemia, eating this kind of compound will only make him more deficient. When buying, first look at the package to see the label. It either has a blue hat health food label or an OTC over-the-counter drug label. Don’t buy it blindly if it doesn’t even have a Chinese label when you buy it cross-border. The dosage is calculated according to the dietary structure of local children. Many of the milk powder and rice noodles that our domestic children usually eat are fortified with nutrients. If you eat them according to the foreign dosage, you may accidentally exceed the dosage. You also need to pay close attention to the ingredient list. For example, when supplementing DHA, choose algae oil-based ones instead of fish oil. The EPA contained in fish oil is good for adults, but it may affect the coagulation function of small children. In addition, don’t buy those with added sucrose, flavors, and fruit flavors. They will be too sweet to bite and children will not like to eat tasteless meals after a long time.

Oh, by the way, don’t just look at the soft capsule and just feed it whole to your baby. The swallowing function of children under 3 years old has not yet developed well. My best friend’s baby got stuck once when he bit the soft capsule last year. His face turned red from holding it in and it took him a long time to spit it out. When feeding young babies, be sure to cut the tip and squeeze the contents into the mouth or mix it into complementary food or milk. Don’t just give the whole capsule to save trouble. Don’t treat this stuff like candy. My cousin’s baby dug out half a bottle of DHA soft capsules and ate almost ten of them while adults were not paying attention. She had diarrhea for two days. Although nothing serious happened, it still kept the whole family up for half the night.

Actually, when it comes to raising a baby, there is really no need to chase after "Internet celebrity items" to buy. If you are really not sure whether the baby is in need of it, spend 20 yuan to get a nutrition department account, show the doctor the baby's diet for the past week, and do a serum nutrient test if necessary. It is more reliable than reading ten articles about mother and baby cultivation, right?