Nutrition plays an important role during the development of children in the golden stage from 6 months to 3 years old. In this stage, fatty acids account for 60% of the physical composition that helps to improve the child’s brain. Among many healthy foods for children’s brains, there is salmon. Fatty acids from salmon contain high levels of protein, Omegas 3, 6, 9, DHA, and EPA, etc.

Help your Baby Develop to be Smarter

Salmon contains some of the highest levels of DHA in any food. The DHA in salmon plays an important role in the growth of brain cells and the nervous system. Babys who are provided this nutrient will develop to be smarter and more responsive.

Manage Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

The high levels of DHA in salmon helps children to enhance their ability to concentrate and to become less irritable andangry. Therefore, salmon is an indispensable food in the diet of children with ADHD.

Expert Advice

According to experts from the National Institute of Nutrition, fatty acids account for 60 percent of the physical composition that helps to improve a child’s brain during the ages of 6 months to 3 years old. The main component of the brain cell and myelin sheath that surrounds the nerve cells is fatty acids. The process of myelination in the brain takes place very quickly in the first three years of life. Hence, there’s a need to supplement sufficient and adequate fatty acids to children for their brains to develop and this should be paid attention to.

Fatty acids, when entering the body, will be burned to produce energy for the body’s activities. It also acts as a solvent that dissolves important vitamins such as Vitamins A, D, and E. Therefore, fatty acids are essential for a baby’s body to absorb these vitamins. A lack of fatty acids in the diet will affect many organs in the body, especially the nervous system.

In addition to feeding salmon to children, parents can use a special salmon-based nutritional oil poured over their children’s foods by directly adding around a 5ml tablespoon of it into a baby’s cooked foods such as porridge.

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