How old does the baby need to add salt to the complementary food? Adding it early satisfies the baby's mouth, but hurts the baby's kidney.
Generally speaking, when the baby is 6 months old, it is necessary to add complementary food to the baby, as long as it can better meet the nutritional needs of the baby's physical development. But when the baby adds complementary food, do you need to add salt to the baby? When is it better to start adding salt to the baby?
Most of the older generation may think that the baby should be given salt. The food that doesn't eat salt has no taste and they don't want to eat it themselves. How can a baby like it? In addition, salt also contains iodine necessary for human body, otherwise people may get big neck disease. However, young parents think that babies under 1 year-old should not add salt to complementary food, otherwise it will affect their physical development. Which statement is more correct?
Does the baby need salt?
Generally speaking, food really needs salt for seasoning and seasoning. Baby's complementary food, add a little salt, the baby will like to eat more, but is this really good for the baby's health?
In fact, this is just a sentence, from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift. The same is true of diet. For us adults, we are used to eating delicious food and daily diet, not only adding salt, but also adding various seasonings to have an appetite. If no seasoning is added suddenly and the salt is put lightly, it is estimated that even the best chef will make the food tasteless.
For newborn babies, there is not much taste demand. Breast milk is actually tasteless, but newborn babies like it very much, more than any other food. You can eat it for years. In fact, the baby's complementary food is also the same. The baby doesn't have much taste demand. At first, the baby will still like to eat without salt and seasoning.
However, if you add salt to your baby's complementary food and suddenly don't add salt, your baby definitely doesn't like food without salt. This is also human nature. And the baby's taste may be more sensitive than that of adults. Adults may not feel the salt in food, but babies can eat it. Therefore, they will also enjoy food that we think is not salty.
Is it really good to give the baby salt just after adding complementary food?
For the baby who just added complementary food, the baby's body organ development is not perfect, and the detoxification function of the kidney is not perfect. If the baby eats salt too early, it will increase the burden on the baby's kidneys, which is not conducive to the healthy development of the baby's kidneys. It may also cause edema and high blood pressure in infants. In severe cases, it may also lead to the baby's congestive heart failure, endangering the baby's life and health.
The standards of sodium salt required by infants at various stages are as follows:
0-6 months baby: the daily sodium intake should not exceed 200mg (the baby can get it through breast milk);
6- 12-month-old baby: no more than 1.2 grams of salt per day, and the sodium contained in the food itself can meet the baby's needs;
1-2-year-old baby: no more than 1.6 grams of salt per day. At this time, it is appropriate to give the baby a little salt instead of a little salt.
2-3-year-old baby, no more than 2 grams a day,
4-5-year-old baby, do not exceed 3 grams a day.
The recommended daily intake of salt for adults should not exceed 6 grams.
Ma Bao can add salt to the baby according to different age groups, and it is forbidden to add salt to the baby too early, especially for the baby under 1 year. Did you do the right thing?
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