Nutrition and children: since when does salt, sugar and honey?

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Salt, sugar and honey: better to avoid them

Better to avoid the consumption of salt, sugar and honey in the first year of the child's life. What is the reason for this unanimous advice? What are the risks involved in asupply that includes these foods?

Here are the answers to these questions and a series of tips from the Dr. Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti, Director of the Pediatric Clinic of the Sacco Hospital in our city.

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Nutrition for children: the decalogue of the Federation of pediatricians to get off to a good start

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Health, as we know, is also built at the table. And that of the adult begins to be built from childhood, from birth onwards. For this reason, the Federation of Paesena pediatricians (FIMP) has ...

In this article

• Feeding the child: the consumption of salt 
• Feeding of the child: the consumption of sugar
• Feeding the child: consumption of honey
• The harms of poor nutrition can be seen after many years
• Do not overload the baby's kidneys

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Feeding the child: the consumption of salt

Salt before the year must be absolutely avoided, it should be banned and possibly even after the year it should be consumed in minimum quantities. Our study has highlighted how after the year the child absolutely exceeds the consumption of salt because it is already present in food but unfortunately often a lot of added salt is also used.

Feeding of the child: the consumption of sugar

Lo added sugar should not even be introduced, in the sense that if breast milk or formulated milks are used, these are already adequately integrated with sugars, so there is absolutely no need to add anything. Eventually, it can be introduced with cow's milk which, in my opinion, should be introduced after the year of life. Sugar should be avoided in the first two years of life, there is no reason to add plain sugar to baby products.

Feeding the child: consumption of honey

For honey, the same thing already said for sugar applies: there is no reason to add it. There are stages that are often difficult to counter with parents and grandparents, which concern the introduction of biscuits rather than salt, sugar, honey, etc. There are certain habits that have stuck in the past and are hard to overcome.

Read also: Weaning, the foods to avoid in the first 12 months

The harms of poor nutrition can be seen after many years

One thing is well established: it is true that we all grew up with cow's milk from the beginning, yet today we are all a generation of hypertensive. They are damage that is not seen 1, 2, 10 or 15 years later, but is seen later 20, 30 or 40 years the effects of what was once bad introduction of food in the wrong moments of life.

Do not overload the baby's kidneys

The child is a growing being, he is immature under many points of life and not least his kidney function. Renal function completes in the first years of life and therefore it is right to respect these caps and do not overload a kidney which is not yet able to fully perform its function. Nothing happens, but then the damages are paid in the continuation of life.

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Questions and answers

What are the risks of children consuming too much salt?  

A high salt intake in children can predispose them to various diseases: hypertension, osteoporosis, respiratory diseases and obesity.

What foods contain added sugars?

For example, hamburger buns and many sauces like ketchup are high in sugar. Not to mention sodas, iced teas, and sports energy drinks.

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