Many parents are worried about whether their babies will suffer from malnutrition, and some routine follow-up examinations in hospitals also help parents know whether their babies' nutrition can keep up with the current development speed. Regarding this malnutrition, it sounds like a very broad term. Today, let's talk about this topic together.
Malnutrition is a nutritional disorder caused by a lack or excess of nutrients and their metabolic disorders in the body. The main manifestation of enrollment is comprehensive nutritional deficiency or overnutrition. Below are two common causes of malnutrition.
1. Improper feeding: Failure to add milk substitutes in a timely manner or insufficient or diluted milk substitutes can lead to a lack of protein and energy in the baby, resulting in chronic malnutrition. Chronic malnutrition can also occur in babies who do not add complementary foods in a timely manner or are weaned suddenly after 4 months of age. Malnutrition in young or school-age children is often caused by picky eating, selective eating, and excessive snacking.
2. Disease factors: Multiple births, twins, premature infants, due to congenital deficiencies, have poor sucking, swallowing, digestion and absorption functions, and are prone to malnutrition. Recurrent respiratory infections, chronic diarrhea, parasitic diseases, chronic dysentery, and other illnesses can also cause malnutrition.
So, every baby should develop correct eating habits from an early age in order to supplement nutrients in multiple ways. However, the physical fitness of each baby is different, so it cannot be said that the standards for every baby are the same. Parents can conduct physical assessments at regular intervals to better assess their baby's physical condition.
