Many parents think that jelly is a fruit product, which is rich in vitamins. It is a complete misunderstanding that children should eat more.
Actually jelly is not a fruit product. Its main components are sodium alginate, agar, gelatin, essence and pigment. Sodium alginate, agar, etc. It's dietary fiber. Excessive intake will affect the absorption of fat and protein, especially inorganic salts such as iron and zinc can be combined into soluble or insoluble mixtures. Children eat more jelly, which will affect the body's absorption of protein and hinder the absorption and utilization of trace elements such as iron and zinc. Over time, it will lead to diseases such as abnormal taste and pica. The essence that makes jelly produce attractive fragrance is mostly prepared by dissolving some compounds such as lipids and aldehydes in alcohol, while the bright color of jelly is the result of adding pigments synthesized from coal tar through chemical reaction. If you eat jelly with essence and pigment for a long time, it has no nutritional value and has certain toxicity. Because of the low detoxification and excretion function of children's liver and kidney, it is easy to accumulate toxic substances in the body, hinder metabolism, affect development, and repeatedly destroy the gastric mucosal barrier, leading to gastritis.
Some infants often use jelly as a toy and eat it while playing, which is easy to be polluted by dirt, resulting in "mouth-to-mouth disease". What is even more worrying is that some unscrupulous manufacturers dump unqualified products on the market in order to pursue profits unilaterally. If you eat inferior jelly products with excessive total bacteria, it will do great harm to human body, and even cause vomiting, diarrhea and even death in severe cases.
It is necessary to ensure that children have three meals a day, a balanced diet, and eat more fresh and natural cereals, vegetables, fruits and nuts. It is not appropriate to eat more jelly blindly.
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The harm of jelly
On April 13, 2005, China Consumers Association issued a warning: small cups of jelly can easily cause children to suffocate and die, reminding consumers to buy such jelly products with caution, and advising children not to feed them, let alone eat them.
In recent years, cases of suffocation and death of children caused by jelly have occurred continuously. According to the investigation, the suffocation death of children caused by jelly has an important relationship with its size, shape and improper packaging method, and the problem of small cup jelly is more prominent. Jelly in small cups (small in size, can be eaten in one bite) has always been one of the most popular children's foods in China market. But the doctor's opinion shows that jelly is not suitable for children, especially the jelly in small cups is about the size of children's throats. When children accidentally choke on jelly due to squeezing, they may suffocate to death. Because the pharyngeal development of children under 3 years old is far from mature, children are more likely to be blocked when eating. There have been many cases of suffocation and death of children caused by eating jelly. Another case proves that children and the elderly over the age of ten are also prone to suffocation.
Although the company has made safety tips on the product packaging, such as "because this product is elastic, it is recommended to chew slowly when eating." Please don't let the children eat alone, and the elderly and children don't swallow it in one gulp. " However, the effect of such a reminder is very limited, and many consumers still find it difficult to realize that small cups of jelly will suffocate people and even lead to serious consequences of death. In real life, it is difficult for parents to ensure that children with low self-control ability chew slowly and eat more.
In view of the above situation, China Consumers Association called on operators to change the volume and shape of jelly and redesign the product packaging. The relevant state departments issued mandatory regulations to regulate the volume, shape and packaging of jelly. In the case that there are still small cups of jelly in the market, China Consumers Association reminds consumers to buy small cups of jelly products carefully, and suggests that children should not be fed, let alone eaten.
Experts remind that if a child has jelly stuck in his throat, parents should learn to save themselves. The specific measures are: by picking your throat and pressing your tongue, quickly stimulate your child to spit it out; Put the child upside down and hit him hard on the back; Insert the hose directly into the trachea from the Adam's apple or under the Adam's apple, so that the lungs can ventilate without going through the throat, and the child's life will be saved. Jelly is delicious, but it is not good for health. Eating too much jelly is easy to reduce children's appetite, affect the balanced absorption of nutrients, and easily make children form an "acidic constitution." Synthetic pigments and flavors can only enhance the sensory characteristics of jelly, and have no nutritional value. Eating more is not good for your health. Therefore, parents should not let their children eat more jelly, let alone give them small jelly.
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