Not long ago, a mother and daughter came to consult because of their children's problems, saying that their bodies had not changed since last year, but they were thin and small, much shorter than their peers. Recently, the child's appetite is getting worse and his learning intelligence is getting worse, so find time to come and check.
It doesn't matter if you don't check. During the examination, your mother and the doctor were shocked. The child obviously has excessive lead. Many parents may not know that lead is the "killer" of brain cells. Long-term high lead content in food will damage the brain, not only causing mental retardation, but also affecting the height development of children.
Pay attention to several types of breakfast. Eating 1 time is equivalent to eating 6 plastic bags.
puffed food
This kind of food is very popular with adults and children. Some parents give their children puffed food for breakfast because they are in a hurry. But this kind of puffed food will not only affect children's digestion, but also cause malnutrition; And because of the high fat content, eating too much is easy to be obese. More importantly, this kind of food contains a lot of lead. Long-term consumption will lead to lead accumulation and affect children's intellectual development.
Roadside fritters
Soymilk with fried dough sticks is also the favorite of people who eat breakfast every day, but many people are reluctant to eat more fried food like this, which also hides risks and should not be eaten more. Fried dough sticks contain a lot of lead. Many people don't know that alum is used in the production of fried dough sticks. Alum belongs to lead salt in chemistry and contains a lot of lead. If children eat it for a long time, it is likely to lead poisoning.
Canned food
In fact, many people in life often prepare canned food for breakfast for convenience. No matter what kind of canned food it is, be careful. Because the seams of canned foods are welded with lead-containing tin, and these foods are stored for a long time or contain acidic foods, lead is easy to precipitate and pollute the foods inside, and there is a risk that lead will exceed the standard after long-term consumption.
Why must we pay attention to the problem of excessive lead in children?
First of all, children's ability to discharge lead is very weak and it is easy to absorb lead. The absorption rate is as high as 5 times that of adults, while the lead excretion ability of children is lower than that of adults 16 times. Lead will accumulate in the body after entering the human body, which will lead to lead poisoning to some extent.
Children's blood lead exceeding 100 microgram can reduce their intelligence by 3-7 points. If it exceeds 500 micrograms, there is a risk of abdominal cramps, arrhythmia and coma. If it exceeds 700 micrograms, it will damage multiple organs and even make the child unconscious and die.
So what will happen to children with excessive lead?
1. Lack of concentration and poor memory learning;
2. Disobedient, slow response;
3. Frequent constipation or diarrhea, or constipation and diarrhea appear alternately;
4. Often depressed and emotionally unstable;
5. Often dizzy and irritable, love carsickness;
6. The growth of height and weight is slow and the contrast is sharp;
7. Loss of appetite, bad breath in the mouth, or like to smell tail gas and gasoline;
8. There are many dental caries and black lines on the gums.
9. Low immunity, easy to get sick.
If the child has these manifestations, then it is necessary to pay attention to whether the child has excessive lead and check or prevent it in time. Don't wait until it is serious, because these daily performances are easily confused by pranks, and when the problem is serious, it may be life-threatening.