According to experts, food additives in children's foods meet the national requirements for safety and security; parents need to be vigilant that many foods use shape to attract children, but in fact do not have very good nutritional value and are not conducive to healthy eating habits. Training.
In recent years, with the development of the food industry, additives have been widely used in various foods, and various children's foods are no exception. It has been reported that some of the pigments and flavors in children's foods increase the burden on children's kidneys and liver. These reports have caused many parents' concerns.
Are food additives in children's food harmful? Experts say that you don’t have to worry too much about the safety of food additives, but you should educate your children to develop good eating habits. Don’t give children the taste, color, and appearance of the food. Children's food; At the same time, children's food should be enriched as much as possible, not only can make nutrient intake more comprehensive, but also can reduce food safety risks; parents can also learn to read nutritional labels with their children to understand the balanced nutrition knowledge, through reasonable The meal promotes the child's health.
Food for Children Aged 1-10 Needs Strict Supervision
China does not have the concept of children's food, but the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child considers all children under the age of 18 to be children. So generally speaking, children under the age of 18 belong to the category of children. However, in terms of nutritional requirements, foods eaten by children after the age of 3 are not significantly different from those of ordinary adults, and there are no special provisions compared to adult foods; therefore, only infant foods are related to adult foods. A separate kind of food that differs.
According to Ji Guangfeng, a master's degree in nutrition and food safety at the Food and Information Exchange Center, children are at an important stage of physical development. Since they are not yet fully developed and various body functions are imperfect, consumers are more concerned about children who eat food additives. Food will not be harmful to health.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has assessed that the current research evidence is not sufficient and there is a lack of clinical studies. Therefore, it cannot be concluded that food containing food additives is harmful. However, parents care about their children's health is excusable. EFSA also believes that children between the ages of 1-10 may indeed have higher exposures and safety risks. Out of careful consideration of children's health, it is necessary to strengthen the supervision of children's food and increase the protection of children's health.
More attention should be paid to the cultivation of healthy eating habits
There are many people who like to count the number of additives in foods. There are more than a dozen additives in children's foods. Is the more types of additives, the more garbage and the less safe foods? In fact, the safety of food additives should be considered in the final analysis. How much and how much to eat is not necessarily related to the number of varieties used. As long as the requirements of the standards are met, the safety of food additives is guaranteed. At the same time, food production enterprises should strictly abide by the scope of use and the amount of food additives used by the state. For foods that are not flavored, they must not add food flavors and flavors.
Sui Guangfeng said that as parents, the real concern should be that children grew up with bad habits of choosing foods based on color, taste, style, and packaging. The study found that if the child's eating habits are not good, it will have an important impact on his adult life and health. The vast majority of children's foods currently on the market are in fact no different from ordinary foods eaten by adults. The biggest problem is not food additives. Instead, they are in terms of taste and color except for some "health-care ingredients" that do not have scientific basis. , Modeling, packaging and other aspects to attract children, such foods do not have good nutritional value, but provide energy or taste satisfaction, for children to develop good eating habits is very unfavorable.