What are the symptoms of zinc deficiency in children? These eight are the most typical

In daily life, when parents find that their children have symptoms of zinc deficiency, they should supplement zinc for them in time. So, what are the symptoms of zinc deficiency in children?

1. Low immunity and repeated infections

Frequent colds and fevers, repeated respiratory infections such as tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, sweating, and night sweats during sleep;

2. Slow growth and development

Being 3-6 cm shorter and 2-3 kg lighter than their peers;

3. Intellectual retardation

Hyperactivity, slow reaction, lack of concentration, and poor learning ability;

4. Loss of appetite

Picky eating, anorexia, refusal to eat, holding rice in the mouth, generally reduced appetite, some children have no sense of hunger and do not take the initiative to eat;

5. Pica

Biting nails, clothing, toys, hard objects, eating hair, paper scraps, raw rice, wall dust, soil, sand, etc.;

6. Vision problems

Decreased vision, which can easily lead to night vision difficulties, myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, etc.;

7. Skin damage

When trauma occurs, the wound is difficult to heal; it is easy to suffer from dermatitis and stubborn eczema;

8. Others

Irritability, sweating, geographic tongue, white spots on the nails, multiple calluses on the fingertips, oral ulcers, dry, gray, thinning or falling hair.