At the International Infant and Young Child Nutrition Forum recently held at the China National Children's Center, Ding Zongyi, Director of the Department of Environmental Health at the Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, pointed out that misleading advertising has led to serious deviations in children's nutritional behaviors.
Parents spend a lot of money on so-called "colostrum" on the market to feed their children. In fact, the colostrum on the market is a completely different concept from the colostrum during breastfeeding. The colostrum on the market is merely a simulation of the composition of vitamins and trace elements in breast milk, at best, it is a vitamin supplement.
A child's body is not a test tube; adding nutrients does not necessarily lead to corresponding nutritional outcomes. Ding Zongyi stated that the abuse of nutrients, as well as the indiscriminate use of nutrient- and vitamin-fortified foods, has seriously endangered children's health and safety. The nutritional claims made by some manufacturers are not scientifically sound at all. For instance, the biological effects of some nutrients work at the cellular or molecular level, which is not the same as direct ingestion. Other manufacturers fabricate scientific terms, misinterpret scientific concepts, and some even violate food labeling laws by promoting partial results from animal experiments as clinical observations in humans.
The dietary requirements for childhood require frequent changes in the form and taste of food. This is not just a matter of cooking techniques or meal planning, but a nutritional psychology issue aimed at stimulating appetite and maintaining good food enthusiasm. According to the latest research, children who eat in long-term, anxious, noisy, and stressful environments tend to have more aggressive behaviors. Long-term irregular eating can lead to children's suppression, withdrawal, and developmental obstacles in their potential. Poor nutritional behaviors can cause behavioral deviations and psychological abnormalities in children, extending into adulthood.