Breakfast is an important meal among three meals a day, but there are still many children who go to school without breakfast. A survey report jointly conducted by Peking University and Shanghai Second Medical University on 8,992 primary school students in Beijing and Shanghai showed that 24% of children in Beijing do not eat breakfast and 14% of children in Shanghai do not eat breakfast. The impact of skipping breakfast on children is more than just missing a meal 1. It affects brain development. Researchers from the Diet and Nutrition Department of Alexandria Hospital in Singapore surveyed children in six Asian countries and regions, including breakfast eating, brain development and learning. score. The results showed that students who skipped breakfast had poorer attention and slower reactions. Researchers point out that if breakfast is ignored for a long time, the child\’s brain will shrink. Even if a healthy diet and adequate nutrition are restored later, the shrunken brain will not be able to grow again. 2. Impact on academic performance Researchers from Cardiff University in the UK analyzed 5,000 children aged 9-11. They then found that if children started their day with a healthy breakfast, they were nearly twice as likely to score above average on their exams. 3. Decreased attention and memory. Children who skip breakfast are prone to feeling tired, tired, unable to concentrate, lack of energy, slow to react, and may suffer from decreased attention and memory. More research reports show that children who skip breakfast may be more likely to suffer from tooth decay, have a higher obesity rate, and faint easily… 4. It can lead to stomach problems and even gastric cancer. The human body needs gastric acid and other digestive enzymes to digest food. Skipping breakfast will cause these digestive problems. The liquid is easy to secrete and is highly corrosive, which can easily cause gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers and other digestive system diseases. In addition, medical reports have confirmed that the incidence of gastric cancer is related to poor eating habits, and the incidence rate will be higher among people who skip breakfast. sky! It turns out that the saying \”skipping breakfast is equivalent to chronic suicide\” is not groundless! Not all foods are suitable for breakfast for children. In this case, can we let the children eat freely? Can\’t. Not all foods are suitable for breakfast for children. Medical survey reports show that the incidence of childhood tumors in China has increased at an annual rate of 2.8% in recent years, with 30,000 to 40,000 new children with malignant tumors added every year. In the cancer specialist hospital, 3-year-old babies suffer from leukemia, 5-year-old children suffer from brain tumors, 6-year-old children suffer from gastric cancer, and 11-year-old children suffer from bone cancer… Malignant tumors have become the second leading cause of death in children. Diet plays a major role in the causes of childhood cancer. Adults don\’t feel anything when eating the same thing, but children react immediately. This is because children\’s livers are not fully developed, their metabolic capacity is much lower than that of adults, and their immunity and resistance to viruses are relatively fragile. Next, let’s take a look at those wrong breakfast habits. Fried food ►Breakfast habits: traditional breakfast: such as fried dough sticks, fried cakes, soy milk, etc.; Western breakfast: hamburgers, fried chicken, tenderloin pancakes, etc. My mother-in-law loves to eat soy milk and fried dough sticks for breakfast, while Xiao Guiyuan has a special liking for French fries, chicken tenders, and burgers. Fortunately, with my insistence, our family has given up on this in the morning.some unhealthy food for breakfast. ►Hazards: After food is fried at high temperatures, nutrients will not only be destroyed, but also carcinogens will be produced. At the same time, the oil used to fry food will also easily produce various carcinogens after repeated heating and use. ►Case: There was a report that a 6-year-old boy suffered from nitrite poisoning and kidney failure after long-term consumption of tenderloin cakes from a roadside stall because his mother did not have time to make breakfast. ►Recommendation: Don’t eat too greasy in the morning. When you eat occasionally, pay more attention to supplement fruits and vegetables. Overnight meals and cooked braised vegetables ►Breakfast habits: reheat leftovers, fried rice with leftovers, boiled noodles with leftovers, etc.; or buy cooked braised vegetables for children to eat. My mother-in-law has a habit of being diligent and frugal, and is often reluctant to throw away the leftovers from dinner, especially the better dishes, and often takes them out to cook the next morning. My repeated attempts to persuade her have no avail. Until the summer before last year, after eating the overnight meal, she suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. She was sent to the hospital and spent a lot of money. After the last calculation, she found that the crossed-out money could buy more food. From then on, she could eat and cook as much as she wanted, never again. Eating overnight food. ►Hazards: Overnight meals and cooked braised vegetables will produce carcinogens – nitrite. Don\’t be surprised why cooked braised vegetables contain nitrite, because cooked braised vegetables are usually prepared the night before and sold the next day. ►Case: In November 2016, two children suffered from abdominal pain and rolled on the floor after eating salt-baked duck wings bought by their mother. The doctor diagnosed them as nitrous acid poisoning. ►Recommendation: Try to avoid eating overnight meals and cooked braised vegetables. Especially for overnight vegetables, if you want to use the leftover food for breakfast, you must seal it and put it in the refrigerator to avoid bacterial invasion and cause deterioration, and be sure to heat it thoroughly when reheating. If you are greedy to save trouble or are reluctant to throw away the leftover food, eating it will affect your health, and the gain will outweigh the loss. It is better to eat as much as you want. Snacks, instant noodles and other fast food ►Breakfast habits: various snacks, such as snow cakes, biscuits, chocolate pies, etc.; or various types of instant noodles. To be honest, all kinds of snacks and instant noodles are delicious and easy to use. Not only children but also adults like them, but it is not wise to use them for breakfast. My good friend Ji Yun had a son in middle age, and he doted on the child in every possible way. He kept all kinds of snacks and drinks in the morning, noon and evening. As a result, the child fell seriously ill when he was 3 years old. It took a lot of energy and material resources to save the child. The doctor clearly stated: It cannot be done. Do not give your child any snacks again. ►Hazards: The main raw material of most snacks is cereals. Although they can provide energy in a short period of time, they will soon make the body feel hungry again. At the same time, snacks and instant noodles contain various additives and preservatives, which are extremely harmful to health if consumed for a long time. ►Case: In 2015, the Oncology Department of Chongqing First People\’s Hospital admitted a 5-year-old liver cancer patient. After ruling out various factors, the attending doctor found that the child was usually in good health, but he had loved to eat food since he was a child. Instant noodles, ham sausage and other snacks, he died half a year later. The doctor clearly pointed out that the reason why the little girl suffered from liver cancer was related to these unhealthy eating habits. ►Recommendation: It is not advisable to replace breakfast with snacks or fast food. Sports breakfast ►Breakfast habits: all kinds of breakfastHold the meal in hand and eat while walking… It is very common for adults and children to get up late and eat while walking or in the car in order to rush for time. ►Hazards: Firstly, it is unhygienic to eat while riding or walking; secondly, because you are in a hurry and do not chew carefully, it will lead to poor digestion, and it is easy to choke and bite your tongue, especially when eating food with cores in a car. Accident; thirdly, because the focus is on eating, it is easy to overlook traffic safety issues. ►Case: In July 2009, a child in Hong Kong suddenly choked and suffocated while eating fish egg siu mai while walking along the Sai Wan River. Because he could not speak and asked for help, passers-by failed to help him in time. It was only when he fell to the ground that someone called the police. The boy was unconscious when the ambulance arrived and was in critical condition after being sent to the hospital. In July 2017, a 1-year-old child accidentally fell while eating a hot dog while walking, causing a bamboo stick to be inserted into his throat. He was breathing weakly when he was sent to the hospital. ►Recommendation: Get up 15-20 minutes early, chew slowly and enjoy breakfast in a comfortable environment. Avoid eating breakfast on the roadside on the way to school. If it is unavoidable, be sure not to swallow it wholeheartedly and pay attention to traffic safety. In fact, abandoning this habit is the most fundamental approach. Cold drinks and spicy food ►Breakfast habits: Give your children cold vegetable juices or spicy food in the morning. ►Hazards: The human body always likes a warm environment. Only when the body is warm can the microcirculation be normal and the transportation of oxygen, nutrients and wastes will be smooth; cold food will definitely make various systems in the body more contracted and the blood flow more irregular; Food that is too spicy will irritate the inner wall of the child\’s esophagus, causing heartache after eating and increasing the burden on the stomach. ►Case: For a period of time, I gave little longan a cup of vegetable juice every morning. But later, she had diarrhea every day and kept catching colds. She took a lot of medicine and she didn\’t get better. Finally, she switched to traditional Chinese medicine. The doctor said: \”She often drinks longan in the morning. Cold vegetable juices hurt the stomach and reduce the body\’s resistance.\” ►Recommendation: Try not to give your children cold or spicy food. The temperature is appropriate and it is healthier for the child. Zhao Xia from the Children\’s Research Institute of the China Youth Research Center recommends: 1. A nutritious breakfast should include cereals, vegetables, fruits, meat and milk, and do not use milk-containing drinks instead of milk; 2. Change the breakfast pattern frequently, dry and thin Combining meat and vegetables, thick and thin; 3. Don’t feed your children fried dough sticks, sesame balls and other fried foods or fast food every day for convenience; 4. Parents eat breakfast with their children every day to let their children have a happy morning. Children have not yet grown up and are delicate and young. It is our primary responsibility to protect their healthy growth. Food safety cannot be ignored. May we treat it with care and reap the rewards in the end.
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