Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy, Head of the Department of Pediatrics, Hanoi Medical University, said that nutrition plays an important "key" role in enhancing the body's natural and active immunity, helping children fight many diseases.
To quickly restore children's health, parents need to give them adequate nutrition, prioritizing protein-rich foods.
Post-Covid-19, the severity of infectious diseases in children (influenza A, influenza B, viral fever, hand, foot and mouth disease, etc.) has increased, causing pediatric medical facilities nationwide to be constantly overloaded.
To quickly restore children's health, parents need to feed their children with adequate nutrition, prioritizing protein-rich foods. In particular, it is necessary to supplement children with foods rich in vitamins and minerals.
Feed children with all 4 food groups
Regarding nutrition, children still need to maintain a normal diet and lifestyle. Children's meals need to ensure adequate intake of 4 groups of nutrients: starch, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals.
Prioritize protein-rich foods to help the body recover quickly.
Protein is the main building block of new cells and tissues in the body. To maintain a healthy body, the regeneration and repair of cells and tissues is extremely important. Protein also allows the body to produce antibodies that it needs to fight off invading viruses and bacteria.
Increasing protein-rich foods can help Covid-19 patients replenish nutrients lost in the body.
Children should eat protein-rich foods such as: meat, fish, eggs, poultry, whole grains, beans, low-fat dairy products, soy products, nuts...
You should combine animal and vegetable protein, prioritizing foods rich in protein with high biological value such as eggs and milk for children.
Supplement foods rich in vitamins and minerals to increase resistance
Vitamins and minerals are considered essential nutrients for the body, helping to strengthen bones, heal wounds and boost the immune system.
Vitamins and minerals also help the body easily convert food into energy and repair cell damage, helping children digest well and increase resistance.
Essential vitamins and minerals to help children recover quickly from Covid-19 infection are: foods rich in vitamins A, C, D, E, zinc...
According toHealth & Life