The autumn climate is dry, and many children experience chapped lips and "angular cheilitis".
The main cause of chapped lips or angular cheilitis is an insufficient intake of riboflavin (Vitamin B2). What is riboflavin? It is a component of the human body's metabolic enzyme system. Riboflavin deficiency can also lead to glossitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, balanitis, and seborrheic dermatitis. If the deficiency persists, it can even affect the intellectual development of young children.
Once a child develops chapped lips or angular cheilitis, riboflavin should be taken for treatment. It is also recommended to eat more foods rich in riboflavin, such as athletic foods. Animal liver is the richest source of riboflavin (containing 2-4 mg per 100g), followed by eggs (containing 0.3-0.4 mg per 100g). Foods such as beef, spinach, amaranth, rapeseed, pickled mustard greens, fennel, peanuts, soybeans, and wood ear mushrooms also contain a significant amount of riboflavin.
In addition, it is advisable to eat less hot pot. This is because the chemical properties of most vitamins, including riboflavin, are very unstable and can be easily destroyed by various factors such as heat, ultraviolet light, and alkali. Hot pot involves cooking food for extended periods, during which most of the riboflavin and other vitamins are destroyed.