Question
An eleven-month-old baby has undergone a trace element test and been found to have insufficient levels of calcium, iron, and zinc. The calcium level is 1.38, iron is 8.42, and zinc is 46.81. How should supplementation be carried out? Additionally, the baby has anemia symptoms, and I also have anemia. At this stage, the baby is still primarily on breast milk. How should we proceed with supplementation?
Answer
The baby can now start introducing complementary foods and can be supplemented through both food and medication. You can administer glucose acid calcium and glucose acid zinc oral solutions. To supplement calcium, you can increase intake of milk, egg yolks, fish puree, shrimp puree, soups, soy milk, etc. To supplement zinc, you can consume liver puree, minced lean meat, meat puree, fish puree, mushrooms, etc.; for medication, you can take glucose acid zinc. To supplement iron, you can eat more vegetables such as tomatoes, rapeseed greens, celery, as well as peaches, oranges, jujubes, lean meat, egg yolks, and animal livers; since iron in food is not easily absorbed, consider taking vitamin E.