After the baby is born, the mother always hopes that the baby will grow up healthy and smart. A healthy body can be determined by daily care and dietary conditioning, preparing various nutritious meals for the child every day, and worrying about whether he/she will still be nutritionally insufficient every time. But "smartness", in addition to the innate genes of parents, has a lot to do with acquired intervention. 0-6 years old is the golden period for baby's brain development. Attention should be paid to brain development in the early stage, and diet must not be ignored! Mothers should give their babies more foods rich in DHA to promote their brain development and vision development.
DHA is called "brain gold" (the full name is docosahexaenoic acid, which is actually a kind of fat). The human body cannot synthesize it by itself and needs to be obtained from the outside world. Fatty acids in the brain account for 60%, of which 25% are DHA, which can stimulate the extension of brain nerve cell fibers and increase brain volume, so it is extremely important for the baby's brain development. In addition, proper intake of DHA also contributes to the health of the cardiovascular system. But whether it can make the baby smarter, there is really no clear answer to this, after all, there are too many factors that affect intelligence. What is certain is that the development of the baby's brain and optic nerves is inseparable from the "raw material" of DHA.
According to the recommendations of the Chinese Nutrition Society and the “Expert Consensus on DHA Supplementation for Chinese Pregnant Women and Infants and Young Children”, the daily intake of DHA during pregnancy and lactation should not be less than 200 mg, and the daily intake of DHA for infants and young children aged 0-2 should be To reach 100 mg, babies over 2 years old need about 200 mg of DHA per day. The European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition recommends a daily DHA intake of 12-30 mg/kg for premature infants; the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a daily intake of ≥ 21 mg/kg for premature infants with a birth weight of less than 1000 g. kg, and preterm infants with a birth weight of less than 1500 g have a daily intake of ≥18 mg/kg.
1. Deep-sea fish (such as tuna, salmon, cod, etc.) have the most DHA content. In addition, crab, shrimp, shellfish are also good choices. 2, peanuts, walnuts, almonds, sesame seeds and other dried fruits and egg yolk foods are also rich in DHA. 3. Algae, such as kelp and seaweed, are also good choices for supplementing DHA.
Every baby’s situation is different. Whether DHA needs to be supplemented depends on the specific situation:
1. Babies who are breastfed within 6 months generally do not need additional supplementation, because breast milk is rich in DHA and other fatty acids that are beneficial to baby’s vision and brain development.
2. For milk-fed babies, it is necessary to choose milk powder rich in DHA.
3. After the baby is 6 months old, start to gradually add complementary foods.
According to the development of the baby, appropriately supplement the baby with DHA-rich ingredients. However, if the baby is allergic to seafood, or picky eaters do not like fish, it is difficult to get enough DHA through the diet. And in today’s frequent food safety problems, those fish and seafood rich in DHA may also have the risk of excessive heavy metals. In order to avoid these situations, choosing children’s DHA supplements is indeed a good way for mothers. These nutritional supplements often have a “filtering” step in the production process, which can effectively reduce the risk of excessive heavy metals.
There are two types of DHA supplements on the market today: algal DHA and fish oil DHA. But for the baby to eat, Sister Liang recommends using DHA derived from pure seaweed. Because algae are at the bottom of the food chain, they are relatively pure and relatively safe.
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