Misunderstandings about baby milk powder feeding

　　Common misunderstandings about baby milk powder feeding:

　　1. Feeding misunderstandings - giving baby When buying formula, buy expensive formula because the more expensive the formula, the better.

　　If you carefully study the formula ingredient lists of various milk powders, you will easily find that in fact, from the perspective of the formula of milk powder, the nutrients are nothing more than those, and the prices of similar products should not differ much.

　　However, some milk powder manufacturing companies will take advantage of mothers’ consumption mentality and deliberately inflate prices, so mothers should be careful when choosing. Eye . Generally speaking, imported milk powder is relatively more expensive, but this does not mean that their quality is necessarily better than similar domestic milk powder. The reason why imported milk powder is expensive is that it has to bear additional costs and tariffs for sales, transportation, opening markets in other places, etc., while domestic milk powder is priced based on national conditions, people's living standards and various types of food, and continues the previous unified national pricing, so the price is relatively low.

　　2. Feeding misunderstanding - The fresher everything is, the better, so it is better to give babies fresh milk than formula milk.

　　After the baby is weaned from breast milk, some mothers directly start to give the baby fresh milk. This is actually harmful to the baby's health. healthy Very disadvantageous:

　　1. The gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and other systems of infants and young children are not yet mature. Giving fresh milk to babies will cause many harms. First, the calcium to phosphorus ratio in fresh milk is inappropriate. The higher phosphorus content will affect the absorption of calcium. The high content of casein will easily coagulate into lumps when encountering gastric acid and is not easily absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract.

　　2. The lactose in fresh milk is mainly α-lactose, which inhibits bifidobacteria and promotes the production of E. coli, which can easily induce gastrointestinal problems in infants. disease . The minerals in fresh milk will also increase the burden on the kidneys, causing the baby to suffer from symptoms such as chronic dehydration, dry stool, and internal heat.

　　3. The fat in fresh milk is mainly animal saturated fat, which will irritate the baby's delicate intestines, causing chronic hidden blood loss in the intestines, causing anemia , Fresh milk also lacks polyunsaturated fatty acids required for brain development, which is not conducive to the development of the baby's brain. As a reminder, you can always drink formula milk if conditions permit, as long as you choose a formula suitable for the age of your baby.

　　3. Feeding misunderstanding - When buying formula milk powder, buy the one that dissolves quickly. This often indicates that the milk powder is of high quality.

　　The high instant solubility of milk powder can indeed save trouble, but this is only an external sensory indicator of milk powder and does not mean that the milk powder has better nutritional content, especially formula milk powder. Because formula milk powder is a mixture of many raw materials such as milk powder, whey powder, cream powder, trace elements, etc. In fact, the texture, quantity, and ratio of these raw materials are the key factors that determine the quality of milk powder.