Eating eggs regularly every day is good for children with rickets?

When children with rickets will often have symptoms such as: Crying, hair falling on the nape of the neck, or being startled, fontanelles taking a long time to close, teething late, slow rolling/ crawling/ walking,... In these cases, In addition to sending children to the doctor, many parents still wonder whether "should children with rickets eat eggs or not?" "What are the benefits of eating eggs?" or "What are the harmful effects of eating eggs?"

Video content is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Nguyen Nam Phong - Pediatrician - Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Phu Quoc International General Hospital

According to Master, Doctor Nguyen Nam Phong - Pediatrician - Pediatrics - Neonatology Department - Vinmec Phu Quoc International General Hospital, chicken eggs are a very nutritious food. Nutritional ingredients in 100 grams of chicken eggs include:
Energy: 166 kcal; Protein: 14.8 grams; Fat: 11.6 grams; Glucid: 0.5 grams (voice : sulphur); Fiber: 0 grams; Vitamins: folate (voice:cheese) (47 mcg), vitamin B12 (1.29 mcg), vitamin A (700 mcg), vitamin D (0.88 mcg), vitamin K (0.3 mcg)... Minerals: Calcium (55 mg), iron (2.7 mg), potassium (176 mg), zinc (0.9 mg), magnesium (11 mg)... The issue of "should children with rickets eat eggs or not?", "eat eggs Does boiling make you fat?", Doctor Nguyen Nam Phong said that rickets in children occurs when the baby's body lacks the necessary amount of vitamin D. In order for the bone system to develop well, the child's body needs an appropriate amount of vitamin D (it is recommended that infants up to 1 year old need at least 400 IU(voice: ai iu)/day./day; children from 1-18 years old need to at least 600-1,000 IU/day). Children can get vitamin D through breastfeeding, supplements (tablets / drops..) or diet. In 100 grams of chicken eggs, there are 0.88 mcg (voice: mi flag ro grams) of vitamin D. Therefore, eating eggs daily also contributes to vitamin D supplementation for children. In addition, in order for children to develop their bones, their bodies need to be provided with enough calcium. Besides breast-feeding, children need to be supplemented with calcium from outside foods such as milk, crabs, shrimp, fish, eggs,...
It can be seen that eggs are foods that should be included in the child's menu. For children with rickets, eating chicken eggs contributes to supplementing necessary nutrients and micronutrients such as vitamin D, calcium, zinc.... along with other foods, will help children improve rickets and raise their bones. health.

Children with rickets should eat eggs properly such as:
For children under 6 months: The addition of eggs is not necessary For children over 7 months: 1/2 egg yolk per meal For children aged 8-9 months of age: 1 egg yolk per meal For children aged 10 - 12 months: Feed both yolks and whites and 1 fruit per meal For children aged 1 - 2 years old: Can eat from 3- 4 fruits/week. When feeding children with chicken eggs, parents can process them into different dishes such as boiled, fried, omelette...or combine with other foods to create freshness for the dish and help children eat more deliciously. .
In addition to foods that are eggs, the nutrition regimen for children with rickets must ensure 4 main groups of substances, and at the same time focus on supplementing with necessary micronutrients and fats. In particular, parents should supplement children with supporting products containing lysine, essential micro-minerals and vitamins such as zinc, chromium, selenium, and B vitamins to help fully meet the nutritional needs of children. At the same time, these essential vitamins also support digestion, enhance nutrient absorption, help improve anorexia, help children eat well. Parents can also apply dietary supplements and functional foods derived from nature for easy absorption by the baby. The most important thing is that the improvement of the baby's symptoms must take place over the long term. Combining many types of functional foods at the same time or changing many types in a short time can make the baby's digestive system unable to adapt and completely not good. Therefore, parents must be really persistent with their children and regularly visit the website vimec.com to update useful baby care information.