Sickness, poor resistance is zinc deficiency?

Video content is professionally consulted by Professor, Doctor, Doctor Pham Nhat An - Pediatric Center - Vinmec Times City International Hospital

Children are said to be prone to minor illnesses if they are sick most of the month and often require medication. You may think that this condition is due to the child's body, but in fact, children often have minor illnesses for a reason. The first cause is due to the child's weak immune system due to infectious diseases, or due to the use of many antibiotics...

The weaker the immune system, the more often children get sick. Common are respiratory diseases such as cough, fever, runny nose, sore throat... which in folklore is called "small illness". Therefore, if a child often has colds, sore throats, etc., this is a sign that the child's resistance is poor.
Zinc deficiency will affect physiological functions in the human body. After birth, the baby will receive some immune antibodies from breast milk. Along with the process of growing up, the child's immune system will gradually be perfected. Therefore, children are very susceptible to changes in the external environment. Children with weak immune systems, which are less able to fight off pathogens from the outside, are more likely to get sick.
Even when the child's resistance is reduced, the child is also at high risk of more dangerous infections such as diphtheria, whooping cough, tuberculosis, dengue fever, tetanus...
According to the teacher Pham Nhat An - Pediatrics Center - Vinmec Times City International Hospital, the immune system is the "barrier" to help the body fight against the invasion of harmful bacteria and germs. For children who are often sick, there are many ways to improve resistance to help strengthen the child's immune system.
First, it is necessary to pay attention to clean hands and feet for children, give them enough sleep and get annual flu shots.
Zinc supplements can be through zinc-rich foods or functional foods. Parents should note that adding zinc-rich foods in their child's daily meal, eating a variety of foods can be assured that the baby will receive the necessary amount of zinc in a day because the body has the function of synthesizing vitamins. and micronutrients that the body needs or is lacking.
In some cases, babies need to supplement with functional foods. Parents should consult a doctor or nutritionist to know the dose of zinc that the baby should be supplemented with through functional foods.
It can be seen that zinc deficiency causes a lot of health problems, so you need to maintain a healthy diet and a scientific lifestyle to ensure a balanced health.