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 From the very birth of the baby, happy parents, as well as grandparents, worry about the baby's appetite. This perplexity grows if it suddenly becomes clear that the little one eats without much desire, in addition, he chooses and categorically refuses healthy and so necessary for the body products! What kind of protest, is it worth worrying so much about it?
First, let's figure out what appetite is. There are two motives that prompt us to eat: hunger and appetite. In the first case, we are talking about the instinct to replenish energy, in the second, about the desire to enjoy food. Our nervous system regulates this process, the structures of which give a signal that it is time to recharge if the content of glucose and other substances in the blood decreases. We start to eat, the balance of elements is gradually restored, and with it the feeling of hunger goes away and the appetite decreases.
You ask: why do we need it? The fact is that the feeling of hunger only signals a lack of important elements, and the appetite "turns on" the process of digesting food, preparing the stomach and intestines to "meet" with it. Moreover, in our body, it plays the role of a regulator. If we do not have enough of some substances, he "suggests" which product is worth paying attention to.
For example, physical activity and overexpenditure of emotions will require replenishment of energy reserves, that is, the carbohydrates that give us it. And appetite also indicates the characteristics of our body. A dislike for milk, which, by the way, is often passed on to babies from parents, may mean a "family" lack of enzymes that help to assimilate it.
Individual approach
As you already understood, our appetite is associated with the work of the central nervous system, which can stimulate and inhibit it, for example, in times of stress. Do not worry if, after a tiring move, too active games, or unusual bright events, your baby starts to turn away from the plate. He's just tired! Having slept and calmed down, he will definitely catch up.
But if you notice that your child has never been particularly interested in food, it's worth considering. Experts talk about a decrease in appetite not only if the baby eats little in one sitting, but also if he is too picky, eats for a long time and with persuasion. Most often, this problem is faced by too impressionable, easily excitable babies, whose sensitive nervous system simply does not allow them to enjoy their meal: they cannot calm down for a long time after the game and their attention is too often distracted from the plate. It happens that poor appetite in babies is explained by malfunctions in the body, for example, with gastritis, vegetative-vascular dystonia.
Another problem is the child's passionate interest in food. It is usually shown by chubby kids whose satiety mechanism is slow. Such babies need a certain regimen, otherwise in the future they may have problems with metabolism. By the way, if the child begins to recover too quickly, he will need to be shown to the doctor to make sure that he has no disturbances in the functioning of the nervous, endocrine or digestive system.
Another appetite disorder is odd taste when toddlers start eating chalk, lime or ash. Most often, therefore, a deficiency of various microelements is manifested, but there are other reasons, for example, problems with food absorption.
Christie
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