Yogurt and fruits taken out from the refrigerator will not bring what troubles to children, but will only make children eat……
Very happy
Many foods have better taste because of freezing:
- Watermelons and grapes just taken out from the refrigerator taste like first love. Refrigerated yogurt and fresh milk have both nutrition and flavor…….
This simple happiness can only be enjoyed in summer.
But also because of this cold, many parents are worried:
Can fruits and yogurt taken out of the refrigerator be eaten directly by children?
The answer is: Don’t worry, there is no problem.
Temperature is not a big problem.
Hygiene is the key
In the traditional Chinese concept, [cold] things entering the body will always bring harm, causing abdominal pain and diarrhea.
The older generation always warned us like this:
Iced watermelons should not be eaten by children, but should be put away.
Take yogurt out of the refrigerator and warm it.
Ice water is absolutely not allowed to be drunk. It is better to die of thirst than to give it to children.
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In fact, whether children are more prone to diarrhea and illness has nothing to do with eating cold water and food.
The most fundamental cause of gastrointestinal symptoms or vomiting and diarrhea is the invasion of pathogens.
According to the explanation of the authoritative medical information inquiry system [clinical consultant] (UpToDate), the main causes of acute infectious diarrhea include viral, bacterial and protozoan infections, of which:
Viruses mainly include Norovirus, rotavirus, adenovirus, astrovirus, etc.
Bacteria mainly include Salmonella, Campylobacter, etc.
Protozoa mainly include Cryptosporidium and Giardia.
The inherent cognition of [eating cold food] is not included in the factors causing infectious diarrhea.
In fact, the concept of “not eating cold food” reflects people’s fear of death and disease when sanitary conditions were poor in the past.
In the past when medical conditions were backward, a simple diarrhea could kill people.
In the past, there was no complete water purification system. People drank cold water that was not boiled and melons and fruits that were not cleaned. It was very likely that due to the invasion of pathogens, they infected intestinal diseases and led to diarrhea.
Over time, people naturally equate [drinking cold water] with [getting sick].
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) still lists diarrhea as the second largest disease among children under 5 years old.
This may sound incredible, but it is precisely because some underdeveloped countries do not have the conditions to drink clean water, which has raised the average mortality rate.
A considerable number of these countries are located in low latitudes. In a hot climate, the natural water source must not be cold, but it contains pathogens.
No matter how warm the water is, as long as it contains pathogens, it will cause diseases. No matter how cold the water is, as long as it is clean, it will not cause diseases.
This shows that water temperature is not the cause of diarrhea, and hygiene is the key.
No matter whether it is ice water, ice fruit or ice yogurt milk, as long as it is clean, it can be eaten directly by children without taboo.
You think it’s icy
When it comes to my stomach, it warms up.
Some people worry that the flow of ice to the stomach will irritate the gastrointestinal tract and cause harm to children’s bodies.
First of all, as thermostatic animals, we have a unique thermoregulatory center-hypothalamus.
Due to a brief drop in body temperature caused by external reasons, the thermoregulatory center will regain the balance of body temperature by reducing heat dissipation and increasing heat production.
Our body temperature and visceral temperature will not change greatly due to a few mouthfuls of frozen yogurt and frozen fruits.
Secondly, ice water enters the body, passes through the oral cavity, throat and esophagus, then enters our stomach and then reaches our small intestine.
After a series of [heating], when the food reaches the stomach and intestines, the temperature is already on par with our body temperature.
I believe everyone has had the experience of eating ice cream and popsicles.
Solid ice cream has melted into liquid due to heat absorption when entering the mouth, and finally flows into the stomach and intestines, which has already become a sweet [warm current].
The Hong Kong Health Department has already stated its position on this issue. When referring to the chapter on refrigerated breast milk, it pointed out:
[If you want to drink frozen milk: heating is not necessary, because your baby can drink frozen milk directly].
Source: fhs.gov.hk
So, there is nothing to worry about.
No problem with ice
But there are two things to pay attention to
Since the temperature of food is not obviously related to health problems, it is good to fully respect the wishes of children if you want to eat ice food.
If the child is not willing, even if he does not like to eat ice, there is no need to force him.
After all, it is the best choice to make you and your children comfortable in raising children.
However, while giving children ice, there are two things to pay attention to.
1. Pay attention to check whether there is irritable bowel syndrome
If your child suffers from diarrhea, abdominal pain and other symptoms almost every time after drinking clean ice water and frozen food, it may be irritable bowel syndrome.
It is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disease characterized by chronic abdominal pain and changes in defecation habits, but this does not mean that there is a problem with body parts.
In short, this is not a common sense of [disease], but shows that children’s intestinal tract is sensitive and food that will irritate them should be avoided.
If the child suffers from abdominal pain or distension accompanied by diarrhea and constipation after drinking ice water for about 15 minutes almost every time, it is better to avoid food such as ice water.
STEP 2 Take care to control your intake
Although frozen food itself will not bring health problems to children, it does not mean that there is no restriction on the sugar intake of children:
- Ice water, ice fruit, ice yogurt and ice milk can be eaten. Ice drinks, ice cream, ice juice, should eat less also eat less.
The calories and sugar in food will not decrease due to the decrease of temperature.
Of course, it is also necessary to control the intake of frozen food. Eating too much of anything will cause discomfort, as will ice.
Finally, I would like to say:
If the child’s body and you can accept cold food, let the child also enjoy the exclusive benefits this summer ~
After all, summer without ice water, ice watermelon and ice yogurt is incomplete.
This article was reviewed and published by Liang Shijia, a pediatrician in Chaoyang Central Hospital of Liaoning Province, and Sun Zhixing, a resident of Concorde.
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