In recent years, the spectrum of pediatric diseases has changed with economic development and social progress. Infectious, infectious and nutritional diseases are gradually being controlled, and the composition ratio of non-infectious diseases is increasing year by year, especially pediatric endocrine system diseases are getting more and more attention from the society, parents, children and pediatricians. Childhood obesity, precocious puberty in children, childhood diabetes, dwarfism and congenital hypothyroidism are the most common pediatric endocrine disorders in clinical practice today.
Diet
Whether children with dwarfism or precocious puberty, it is better to have a balanced diet, i.e. a reasonable mix of meat and vegetarian dishes, and a balanced intake of coarse and fine grains.
It is also not good for some parents to restrict their children’s diet excessively after discovering precocious puberty. Since they are growing children, basic nutrients should still be guaranteed.
It is recommended to be able to adhere to 1~2 bags of milk and 1 egg per day (regardless of the cooking method, and regardless of whether it is consumed alone or by adding it to dishes or soup, as long as it is cooked), other meat dishes need to be appropriately limited. Although milk and eggs are not guaranteed to be safe, too much restriction is certainly not beneficial.
For some of the fatter children, it would be a good idea to eat some fruit or soup before eating, and to slow down the pace of eating (although this is not a very reasonable way to eat).
Sleep
Since growth hormone is the most important hormone for human growth, the secretion of growth hormone is mainly secreted during deep sleep.
Therefore, it is also important to ensure a more adequate amount of sleep.
School-age children, in general, need 8 to 9 hours of sleep per day. It is better to go to sleep earlier, but it is not necessary to emphasize the early or late sleep, as some people understand that growth hormone is only secreted at what time of the day, but only in relation to the depth and total time of sleep. Modern people go to sleep later than in the past, but not because they are shorter, but because of improved nutrition, timely and effective control of diseases, etc.
Exercise
Exercise is also a way to promote the secretion of growth hormone.
Regardless of whether it is treated or not, proper exercise is good for growth. Exercise that is beneficial to growth is aerobic exercise.
Aerobic exercise is defined as
Moderate intensity (too much exercise intensity, too little are not good, just stop when the heartbeat in 120 ~ 150 times / min is more appropriate).
Regular, continuous exercise, no less than 20 minutes each time (for those who need to lose weight, it is best to reach half an hour each time).
Try to be outdoors (everything grows by the sun, and so does human growth. The reason why people in northern areas are taller than in the south, there are climatic factors, but also the sunshine time factor. The more northern, the less rain in the long year, the longer the total time of sunshine).
The way of exercise to jogging, slow jump rope, etc. is good. Ball games, swimming, etc. can also be, but need to pay attention to maintain the continuity of exercise.
Other aspects
Since not enough attention is often paid to personal hygiene such as hand hygiene, it is generally necessary to deworm the intestinal tract 1~2 times a year.
When you are usually sick, try to go to a regular hospital in time. Some drugs such as adrenocorticosteroids (e.g. hydrocortisone, dexamethasone, etc.) and quinolone antibacterial drugs (e.g. norfloxacin, ofloxacin, etc.) have a height inhibiting effect and should be used sparingly or not at all.
Conclusion
Although proper diet, sleep and exercise are beneficial to growth, do not be too superstitious about these aspects without treating related diseases. If you are found to have short stature or premature disease, controlling diet and strengthening exercise are no substitute for treatment.