Nutritional supplements for children with anemia

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Anemia is a condition in which the amount of red blood cells in the body falls below normal for your child's age. It can make your child pale and feel irritable, tired, or weak. So when children with anemia should eat what?

1. What is anemia?

Anemia means that there are not enough red blood cells in the body. Red blood cells are filled with hemoglobin, a special pigmented protein that helps carry and deliver oxygen to other cells in the body. The cells in your child's muscles and organs need oxygen to survive, and a reduced red blood cell count can put a strain on the body.
Your child can become anemic if her body:
Doesn't produce enough red blood cells: This can happen if she doesn't get enough iron or other nutrients in her diet (eg. eg iron deficiency anemia). Destruction of too many red blood cells: This type of anemia usually occurs when a child has a pre-existing condition or inherited red blood cell disorder (such as sickle cell anemia). Loss of red blood cells from bleeding: This can be an obvious blood loss, such as heavy menstrual bleeding, or a small amount of blood for a long time, possibly in the stool.

2. What are the common symptoms of anemia?

Pale or pale skin (yellow) Pale cheeks and lips The lining of the eyelids and fingernails may look less pink than usual Irritated easily, napping more often Children have red cell destruction The glomerulus may have jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes) and urine the color of dark tea or cola.

3. Anemic children should eat what?

To answer the question "What should an anemic child eat?" You should refer to a few nutritional supplements for children with anemia below to improve anemia in children.
3.1. Dark Chocolate Dark chocolate contains many nutrients that can positively affect your health. Made from the seeds of the cacao tree, it is one of the best sources of antioxidants on the planet.
Studies show that dark chocolate (not the sugary variety) can improve your health and reduce the risk of anemia in children. When feeding children with dark chocolate, many children do not like it because of its bitter taste, parents can give it to children with yogurt, sweetened milk to make it easier for children to eat and delicious
3.2. Whole grains Whole grain foods may reduce the risk of developing a number of diseases, including coronary heart disease and anemia in children. Popular grain foods include bread, breakfast cereals, rice, and pasta.
When using for children, you need to check the labels on the boxes and bags of nutritional supplements containing iron. The special thing is to choose the right cereal products for children to avoid confusion with cereals for adults.
In the composition of cereals will certainly contain sugar, if you do not want your child to gain too much weight, then give them to eat at snacks to avoid eating at main meals that cause fat for children.
3.3. Red meat Red meat is the product of animals such as cows, pigs, ... All animal products are rich in iron. However, not all children eat meat. Therefore, you need to feed your children red meat with many colors in the way of processing. For example:
Make pieces of meat into many shapes to make children excited and enjoy when eating. Minced meat into small pieces, or minced, mix well with rice or cook porridge for children to eat easily. At first, give a small amount, once you get used to it, you can gradually increase it. 3.4. Peanut butter Peanut butter is a popular food that is easy to find and easy to prepare. As long as you keep it in the refrigerator, it can be handy to use; As it is a blood-tonic for children with anemia, they contain about 200 calories per serving.
You let anemic children share bread with peanut butter to combine to help them get about 1mg more iron for the body.

3.5. Chicken eggs A hard-boiled egg or raw chicken eggs cooked with flour can also provide 1mg of iron combined with protein content to help children develop physically and mentally. This food is easy to prepare, readily available and convenient.
You can feed your baby in many ways and with different dishes: boiled eggs, omelets, cooked eggs, egg bread.
3.6. Vegetables and fruits Vegetables are a rich and varied food source. They contain many nutrients for the body such as: bok choy, watercress, bok choy are the types that contain the most iron components.
Mothers who go to the market to choose lettuce are also a reasonable choice for children with anemia. Lettuce contains certain levels of iron and zinc. Regular consumption of this vegetable also helps to compensate for iron levels and prevent heart diseases and blood pressure.
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