From this article you will learn whether children can give popcorn.
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Who is not familiar with popcorn? Probably there are no such people. Did you think when you buy a glass with popcorn, is it harmful or useful? We will find out about it.
The benefits and harm of purchased popcorn for children: the opinion of doctors
Popcorn is prepared from corn of a special variety, which contains water and starch. When heated to 200ᵒc, such corn explodes and turns out, increasing in size.
Corn in itself is not harmful to health, but rather useful. It contains vitamins of group B, potassium, polyphenols, fiber; Small -calorie.
The principle of cooking popcorn is harmful. In places of mass production, it is prepared on a large amount of vegetable oil, moreover, of poor quality (palm), with the addition of a lot of sugar, caramel or salt. After such processing, popcorn from low -calorie corn turns into a high -calorie product. To improve taste, manufacturers add a bunch of seasonings, dyes, flavors, many of them are harmful to health.
It is known that popcorn is most produced in the United States. And although in this country, in the production of popcorn, there were massive cases of people's poisoning with a fragrance diacetyl, that popcorn is harmful, only some Americans recognize, but not all. And American doctors do not advise popcorn to eat children under 4 years old, only because young children can choke.
Russian doctors admit that popcorn released in mass production, with different additives, sweet and salty, is harmful to the body, and especially children's.
The benefits and harm of home popcorn for children: the opinion of doctors
Now in stores, corn packages prepared for the preparation of popcorn at home are sold. But such a popcorn is also not harmless - it is intended to prepare in a microwave. And, as you know, rays from the microwave harm our health.
In order not to harm your health, the old grandfather’s way remains - to prepare popcorn in an iron or cast -iron pan with a minimum amount of oil, salt or sugar.
At what age can you give a child popcorn?
American doctors advise children to give popcorn after 4 years of life.
Russian doctors admit that the frequent use of popcorn with additives can provoke allergies, obesity, gastritis or stomach ulcer, and especially if you drink it with sweet carbonated drinks. In children, the digestive organs are still not sufficiently formed, and gross fiber of popcorn can cause constipation, so Popcorn, even without additives, is not recommended for children under the age of 12.
So, now we know that children under 12 years of age cannot eat popcorn.
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