The wound heals slowly because of this

Children love to play, and it is inevitable that they will bump into things. No matter how careful parents are or how much they remind their children to pay attention, they will have wounds of varying sizes. Many parents have found that their children’s injuries were clearly last week, but why haven’t they healed yet? The last time they broke their hands, it took a long time to heal. What’s going on? Experts point out that the difficulty in healing wounds may be caused by zinc deficiency!

In addition to the well-known effect of improving anorexia and picky eating, zinc can also promote wound healing. Zinc supplements were first used clinically to treat skin diseases. Clinically, it has been found that injured children’s wounds heal slowly when they are zinc deficient.

Zinc is a component of many enzymes and plays an important role in the metabolism of enzymes. It can promote cell division and growth, accelerate the division and growth of epidermal cells, speed up the formation of new granulation tissue in wounds, enhance the ability of muscles to produce collagen fibers, make the arrangement of collagen fibers more evenly and orderly, and shorten the healing time of wounds. Supplementing children with zinc and increasing the zinc concentration in their serum can make their wounds heal faster, more tightly and less likely to crack.

To determine whether the child is zinc deficient, you can observe the child's usual behavior and physical condition, such as whether he is hyperactive, has anorexia or picky eating habits, has dull hair, or has wounds that are slow to heal, etc. Then take the child to the hospital for a blood zinc test and follow the doctor's diagnosis.

In addition to taking zinc supplements, you can also supplement zinc for your child through daily diet. Because the zinc content and zinc absorption rate of animal foods are much higher than those of plant foods, zinc supplementation should be based on animal foods. Eat more oysters, pork liver, red meat, white eel and other meats high in zinc, and eat tomatoes, garlic, peanuts, apples and other fruits and vegetables in moderation. A balanced diet is important.

Zinc plays a vital role in the growth of children. It can promote growth and development, brain and intellectual development, and affect the reproductive function of children when they grow up, so zinc supplementation is very important. I hope every child grows up healthily.