Nutrition function of peptide: the role of peptide nutrition in promoting children's healthy growth

Human growth and development refers to the mature process from fertilized egg to adult Nutrition is the material basis to ensure children's normal growth and development, physical and mental health   Adequate and reasonable nutrition is the material basis of children's growth and development If nutrition is insufficient, children's weight will not increase or even decrease first, and finally it will affect the growth of height and the functions of other systems of the body, such as immune function, endocrine function, nerve regulation function, etc
In recent years, many scientific researches have shown that small molecular peptides play an important role in nutritional metabolism   Peptide has the functions of promoting protein synthesis, mineral absorption, immunity, endocrine and metabolic system, physical development, digestive system development, neurobehavioral development, bone development, immune system development, etc   What are the hazards of peptide deficiency in children?
The importance of peptides can be described as that people can't do without water Because peptide is the material basis of life, there is no life without peptide Therefore, it is closely related to life and various forms of life activities Every cell and all important components of the body are involved in peptide   In particular, the syndrome caused by deficiency of essential amino acids is common in the underdeveloped countries in the tropics It is mainly seen in children aged 6 months to 5 years old, and often occurs in those who take starch as the main food after weaning The main manifestations of this disease are malnutrition, edema, hair and skin lesions   Children generally grow well during breastfeeding, but after weaning, due to the lack of peptide quality and quantity, the lack of one or several essential amino acids, and the lack of vitamins and minerals, this disease is caused In addition, a variety of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis or parasitic diseases are the causes of the disease   If the peptide supply is insufficient for a long time, children will have decreased activity, mental fatigue, muscle weakness, emaciation, anorexia, growth and development retardation, decreased resistance to various diseases and susceptible to infectious diseases, and intellectual development will also be affected   Children's growth and peptide
The growth and development of human body is a process from quantitative change to qualitative change If the human body is compared to a life building, the poor development of children in adolescence will affect the life span and quality of the whole life just as the foundation of the building is not well laid
The growth and development of children in adolescence is not to eat more, the higher the better, but to pay attention to the scientific configuration of food structure, adhere to the rational food mix and diversification, maintain a balanced supply of various nutrients, to ensure the requirements of growth and development The imbalance or excess of nutrition may cause adverse effects on the body, and even form a disease   Therefore, in this period, appropriate administration of some functional peptides can play a role in regulating, improving the nutritional balance and promoting the normal and healthy growth and development of the body   Why should children supplement peptides?
It is self-evident that peptide is very important to human body It can maintain human life activities At the same time, it also has the function of maintaining the normal activities of the body If the body lacks it, many problems will arise The basic unit of peptide is amino acid When the human body ingests a large amount of food, only these foods are decomposed into peptide and amino acid, 70% of which are absorbed and utilized by the human body in the form of peptide   From this point of view, we can see the importance of peptides For babies, due to their rapid physical development, the demand for peptides will increase Only a sufficient amount of peptides can promote the healthy development of their bodies   If children lack peptide, they will have the clinical symptoms of yellow hair, swelling of feet, legs and other parts In serious cases, they will also have the symptoms of short limbs and large head Peptide plays a very important role in human body Peptide deficiency will affect the formation of new cells, resulting in slow growth and short stature of the baby Once the baby gets sick, due to peptide deficiency in the body, it will not be able to maintain the nutrition required by the body normally, so the disease will be difficult to be cured, sometimes accompanied by mental decline and other conditions   The effects of peptides on growth and development are shown in the following aspects   (1) Promote physical development
A large number of scientific experiments have proved that peptide has a significant effect on the growth of animal weight and body length   (2) Promote the development of the immune system
The development of the immune system of the developing individuals, especially the newborns, is not complete, so to some extent, enhancing their humoral and cellular immune functions is of great practical significance for reducing the neonatal mortality and promoting the development of infants   Peptide has immunomodulatory activity, can stimulate thymus regeneration, accelerate the production of lymphoid T cells, B cells, phagocytes, improve immune function and antiviral bacteria   (3) Promote bone development
Research shows that peptide can promote the absorption of bone mineral elements, such as calcium, phosphorus, zinc and so on, and promote the activity of osteoblasts   The accumulation of bone mass in childhood has a great influence on the individual's bone condition in adulthood The increase of peak bone mass in childhood will reduce the risk of osteoporosis fracture by 50%   Therefore, the primary prevention of osteoporosis advocated by the World Health Organization is to make the bone mass reach a higher peak during the bone growth and development period However, the long-standing diet pattern of plant-based food in China has made the absorption and utilization of bone related elements led by calcium significantly inadequate, so the peak bone mass is generally low in adulthood
(4) Promote neurobehavioral development
The results show that peptide can promote the formation of brain nerve cells and dendrites, reverse brain atrophy, accelerate deep sleep, and treat Alzheimer's disease, neurasthenia, memory decline and neuroheadache   (5) Promote the development of digestive system
Peptide can promote the development and growth of the digestive system, improve the secretion level of various enzymes in the digestive tract, enhance the digestive function, resist intestinal infection, and increase appetite   (6) Promote the development of endocrine system
The endocrine system is involved in many physiological activities, such as the regulation of metabolism, growth and development, reproduction, aging and so on It also cooperates with various biochemical enzymes in the body to maintain the relative stability of human body environment, so as to adapt to the complex and changeable changes in vitro and in vivo   When the endocrine system of human body appears disorder, various signs will appear Peptide can regulate the endocrine, balance the hormone level in the body, and maintain the normal metabolism of the body   Peptide has a great effect on baby Peptide deficiency will affect the speed of new cell formation, resulting in baby's slow growth and short stature Once baby gets sick, due to peptide deficiency in body, it can't normally maintain the nutrition needed by body, so the disease will be difficult to be cured, sometimes accompanied by mental decline and other conditions.