Recently, Dr. Giang Huan - Head of the Pediatrics Department of Huizhou Central People's Hospital, Guangdong, China, received a 3-year-old patient with swollen joints and pain in her lower limbs that prevented her from walking because her grandmother spoiled her so much that she often gave her too much nutrition.
The 3-year-old girl named Tieu Minh is a cute girl who has always been pampered by her grandmother and parents since birth. Her family takes care of her and supplements her with a lot of nutrients in every meal.
Tieu Minh's grandmother just wants her granddaughter to be strong and healthy, so every day she prepares dishes such as rib soup, pig's feet soup, and broth for her to drink at least two bowls of soup a day to get enough nutrients.
However, in the past 6 months, Tieu Minh has had leg pain every time she wakes up, the pain made her family think that she was being naughty and injured somewhere. However, after one night Tieu Minh ate a bowl of tofu bone soup, her ankle was swollen and she could no longer walk. The girl was in so much pain that her family rushed her to the hospital for treatment.
At the hospital, doctors diagnosed Tieu Minh with gout, the cause of which was that she inherited it from the adults in her family and that Tieu Minh ate too much nutritious soup every day, causing the disease to develop rapidly and become more severe.
Nutrition experts recommend the right way to supplement nutrition for children
Parents should not supplement too many foods such as deep-sea fish, seafood, beef, lamb, animal organs and ribs, meat broth, alcohol, etc. These are all things that, if eaten too much, will increase uric acid production, increasing the risk of gout. In addition, many carbonated drinks also increase the risk of getting the disease.
To prevent gout in children, experts recommend that the first thing to pay attention to is a balanced diet, avoiding eating too many grains and sugary drinks, sweets, etc.
When parents want to supplement nutrition for children, you can provide high-quality protein, which is often found in foods such as beans, dairy products, eggs, fish, white meat, etc.
Parents who cook for their children should pay attention to seasoning less, limit oil, and focus on steamed dishes instead of fried dishes. Some fruits such as cherries, kiwi, papaya, guava, etc. ensure providing vitamins but do not contain too much sugar.