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How to explain to a child why he shouldn't eat chips: adults need to understand first
22.05.2024 19:34
Chips, soda and fast food are considered the most reliable enemies of health. Children, like no one else in the world, love unhealthy food.
Parents try to convey the information that the same chips are harmful, but they themselves do not understand why, and simply repeat other people’s words.
Let's try to figure out what threat chips pose to children's health.
TNV.ru reports how dangerous chips are for children, citing the press service of the Office of Rospotrebnadzor.
Besides potatoes and salt
1. In addition to potatoes and salt, chips contain a flavor enhancer (E 621 – sodium glutamate, which replaces the taste of cheese, sour cream, mushrooms, crab), which causes allergies or severe headaches.
2. The second dangerous component is potato starch. It promotes weight gain and increases blood sugar levels.
3. And also synthetic additives (E 330, acrylamide), which are carcinogens and cause cancer.
4. Next on the list are phosphates, which worsen the condition of the musculoskeletal system.
5. Fat that seriously harms the digestive system and causes obesity.
Harmful to children
Experts do not recommend giving chips and snacks to children regardless of age because the products disrupt metabolism.
Young children have an increased risk of developing gastritis, stomach ulcers and other digestive problems.
Frequent use impairs memory, thinking and slows down brain function.
If you don't have the strength to deal with children's whims, then you can start giving chips no earlier than five years. And it's better to cook them yourself.
Earlier we told you what 7 phrases you need to say to your child every day .
