Children are more likely to be obese due to lack of water during critical periods of growth and development.

Original title: Children's growth and development of key periods of water shortage is more likely to
water is important to the human body, especially the child's body can not lack water. Short-term water shortages can trigger cognitive and memory loss, and chronic water shortages can lead to urinary tract infections that prevent children from thriving, according to a study by Pennsylvania State University.
is an important part of human body fluids, 73% of the body's cellular fluids are made up of water, 94% of the extracellular fluid is water. Water plays a role in the body as a solvent, medium, transport of nutrients, etc., and participates in all metabolic and temperature regulation activities. The main sources of water include daily intake of liquids, moisture from solid foods, and endo-water from food.
In the view of Zhang Lin, director of pediatrics at Hebei Medical University's Third Hospital, children are in a critical stage of growth and development, the mechanism of thirst has not yet matured, and lack of water can affect their behavioral performance and mental state, such as inattment, tiredness and so on. The study noted that children who did not drink water consumed nearly 100 kK more calories a day from sugary drinks than those who drank water. Therefore, children in the absence of water, added sugar intake is easy to exceed the standard, energy intake increased, in the long run easy to induce obesity. To get kids to drink more water, a multi-year study of more than 1 million students at New York City Public Schools found that installing water dispensers in schools can increase children's drinking water and reduce the purchase of sugary drinks. It also helps prevent overweight by reducing the likelyness of children bringing carbonated drinks and juices to school.
Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2016) recommend that people drink mainly boiled water every day and avoid sugary drinks. 6 months - 1 year old, the total daily water intake of 900 ml (milk / food and drinking water), of which the amount of milk to drink 500 to 700 ml; 2-3 years old, intake is 600-700 ml; 3-5 years old, 700-800 ml; 5-7 years old, 800 ml; 7-10 years old, 1000 ml; 10-18 years old, 1100 to 1400 ml. It should be noted that because the function of kidney concentration and dilution in children is immature, there is no shortage of water, nor too much water. Usually, after hot weather or exercise, you need to increase the amount of water you drink. Children with small stomach capacity should drink water in small quantities and multiple times. Parents should tell their children, do not wait until thirst to drink water, you can between classes or every 1 hour, drink 100 to 200 ml.
parents may not be able to monitor their drinking at all times for children who go to school, but they can tell if their child is short of water by looking at the following three areas. 1. The amount of urine and the color of the urine. If the daily urine volume is normal, the urine color is transparent and bright or slightly yellow, indicating that the child body is not short of water, if the amount of urine is reduced, the color of the urine is obviously yellow, then urge the child to drink more water. 2. Do you like to lick your mouth? When children feel thirsty, they often lick their lips, and parents should give them water in time if they see them licking their lips from time to time. 3. Appetite status. After the body is short of water, the child's appetite will decline, because the body's water content is insufficient, gastrointestinal function will be inhibited.
some children are reluctant to drink water, what should I do? On the one hand, parents lead by example, and children together, develop the habit of drinking water on a timely day, so that children "eyes and ears"; When your child understands, tell him the benefits of drinking water and the problems that may be caused by not drinking water. Some children feel that the water has no taste, like the taste of sweet drinks, when parents should clearly stop, you can add a little juice to the child's water, so that the water becomes tasteful, help them accept and love to drink water.
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