What are the dangers of pediatric malnutrition

No matter what the cause of pediatric malnutrition, the baby is actually some negative impact, pediatric malnutrition produced the following harm content: 1, the recent impact: the impact of the low level of neurodevelopment of children, and may even cause damage to the baby’s immune function, resulting in easy infection, may also cause some of the baby’s intelligence, motor development delay; 2, the long-term impact: causing the baby The attention deficit, social and psychological status of the baby. First of all, growth and development, 0-1 year old babies with malnutrition, to 8 years old and normal children to compare, height may be 6 cm shorter, weight may be 6 kg less. Secondly, in terms of brain and neurological development, if a 0-1 year old child has malnutrition, it will be found that the child’s head circumference is small, which actually indicates that the brain development has been affected, and even if the malnutrition is corrected later and the weight returns to normal, but the brain development is irreversible. Malnourished babies are prone to a variety of nutrient deficiencies, especially iron and zinc deficiencies can aggravate brain damage, and the immune function of malnourished children is affected, making them more susceptible to illness, which may result in repeated hospitalizations, longer hospital stays, or affected recovery times. Therefore, it is important to regularly check your baby at the hospital to detect malnutrition early, and early intervention is urgent.