What are the symptoms of vitamin A deficiency

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Now children are picky about food and in sub-health state. Now children grow up under the careful care of the previous generation or two. Parents can only think of ways to encourage their children to eat. According to the survey found that a large part of the 00 do not like to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, and like to eat snacks do not eat, which also led to the lack of vitamin A in children, vitamin A is an important source of fresh vegetables, children's lack of vitamin A will cause a series of diseases oh. Here are the symptoms of vitamin A deficiency.

What are the symptoms of vitamin A deficiency

Symptom 1: children who lack vitamin A usually show some appearance. First, the skin of children who lack vitamin A is generally different from that of other children, which is smooth and tender. However, it is rough, dry and short of water. In some cases, there will be small pimples on the body of children, which is what we call "goose skin"; At the same time, children's hair quality will also be affected, the performance of dry hair yellow, loss of normal luster.

Symptom 2: at the same time, lack of vitamin A will lead to children's eye development and vision problems. Vitamin A is an important substance for the synthesis of rhodopsin. Once this substance cannot be synthesized, children's night vision ability will decline, and even night blindness will occur. In addition, the lack of vitamin a children's nails are generally more fragile, easy to break, if the child has these symptoms, we should pay special attention to it.

Symptom 3: for the healthy growth of children, it is necessary to ensure the balanced nutrition of children, teach children to cherish food, and correctly understand the healthy growth. In daily life, most vitamins come from vegetables and fruits, and red and yellow fruits and vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes and persimmons contain vitamin A. In addition, you can also give your child more protein rich dairy products, cod liver oil and eggs, liver and other food, is also a good choice to supplement vitamin A.

matters needing attention

It's not terrible for children to be picky about food. As parents, they should set a correct example for their children and teach them the correct concept from their childhood. Only in this way can they help their children grow up into a healthy and progressive pillar with excellent character and learning!