Flaxseed oil for babies with caution

After 6 months, babies can consume flaxseed oil and other vegetable oils rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which are helpful to the physical development of babies, but the dosage should be noted when adding. Infants and young children daily dosage of 5-11ml, if consumed in excess, easy to cause diarrhea, abdominal distension with vomiting and other symptoms of infants and young children. The baby’s gastrointestinal development is not perfect, can not be directly consumed flaxseed oil, it is recommended to consume with other foods, such as adding to honey, coconut milk. Linseed oil has a high nutritional value, but the smoke point is low, easy to smoke when heated, pay attention to control the oil temperature, not too high, should not be used for frying and other high-temperature cooking methods, can be a small amount of linseed oil and other vegetable oils, such as olive oil, used to stir-fry, but also can be properly mixed with cold food. In addition to flaxseed oil, olive oil, walnut oil and other unsaturated fatty acids, is conducive to the growth and development of the baby. It is generally not recommended to give the baby to eat peanut oil easily infected with aflatoxin, animal oils rich in saturated fatty acids, cream, etc., so as not to cause digestive system infections. In the baby’s daily diet to ensure a balanced intake of nutrients, eat more calcium-containing, protein-containing foods, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, etc., on the baby’s growth and development is beneficial.