Parents beware! Calcium deficiency affects children's height and body shape. Doctors: Two servings of fresh milk a day help children's development

There are many benefits for children to take calcium! Dr. Xiao Dunren, director of Dunren Clinic, pointed out that calcium not only helps children's height and bone development, but also helps their physical development. He called on parents not to be too lax in their child-rearing concepts, and to let their children drink two servings of fresh milk every day to supplement calcium and help their children grow and develop!

Not just height! Calcium also affects body development! Study: Calcium intake can inhibit fat formation

Learn something new! Most parents think that calcium only affects height or bones, but they don’t know that calcium is also related to body shape! Xiao Dunren explained that calcium ions will combine with bile acid and fatty acids in the intestines to reduce fat absorption. He emphasized that the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that lower calcium intake is indeed associated with obesity, and the American Journal of Obesity Research and Clinical Practice also found that people who consume more calcium are more likely to inhibit fat formation.

Xiao Dunren said that fresh milk is a drink that is easier for children to get calcium from in their lives, but nearly 85% of children in Taiwan do not drink enough fresh milk. The same data also shows that for children who do not drink the recommended 1.5 servings of fresh milk per day, the proportion of parents who think their children are short or fat is higher than that of children who drink the recommended amount.

The concept of children's growth is "let nature take its course"? Doctor: Parents should not be too permissive

Xiao Dunren further stated that although calcium has many benefits for growth, the situation of insufficient calcium intake among children has not improved over the years, and parental education concepts may be one of the reasons for incorrect parenting behavior. Xiao Dunren said that according to the 2018 "Parents' Parenting Concepts, Cognition and Behavior" survey, most parents' parenting concept is "children's growth should be allowed to take its course, not too deliberately", but further observation of this group of parents found that 67% of them had wrong fresh milk intake habits and cognition.

Not only that, Xiao Dunren said that in the outpatient clinic, he found that many obese children had no habit of drinking fresh milk, and most of these parents also had the idea of ​​letting nature take its course in their education. Xiao Dunren explained that there is nothing wrong with letting nature take its course, but if parents have incorrect understandings of nutritional intake, resulting in an unbalanced diet and insufficient drinking of fresh milk, this will reduce the opportunity for calcium intake and may affect the child's height and body shape.

Drinking two servings of fresh milk a day helps children grow. Nutritionist: Having fresh milk labels and international medals is more secure.

Li Jinqiu, a nutritionist at Taipei Taian Hospital, said that according to the National Health Administration's recommendations, elementary and middle school students should consume 1.5 to 2 servings of dairy products per day. Li Jinqiu explained that calcium is an essential nutrient for children's growth, and the calcium in fresh milk is more easily absorbed by the human body. Children can supplement enough calcium by drinking 1.5 servings of fresh milk every day. One serving of fresh milk is about 240 ml, which is about the amount of one ready-to-drink fresh milk. She suggested that if 1.5 servings is difficult to estimate, parents can directly purchase 2 servings, which is approximately equivalent to 2 boxes of ready-to-drink fresh milk. There are many types of fresh milk on the market today, and many parents often express that they don’t know how to choose. It is recommended to choose high-quality and safe fresh milk with national fresh milk labels and international medals for better protection.

Li Jinqiu added that in addition to dairy products, parents also need to supplement their children's daily nutritional needs through a balanced diet of six major categories, and with adequate sleep, moderate exercise and sun exposure, they can grasp the key to their children's growth and development!