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Shall we add sugar or salt to porridge for a 6 months baby
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ExpertDr Disha PatelAyurvedic Physician4 years agoA. Salt will be a burden on the tiny kidneys and the kidney’s will not be able to function properly due to the excessive load. And babies get required amount of salt from regular diet and from bm.
Sugar is refined by lot of chemical processes which may be harmful to children.
Excess sugar may cause caries andtooth decay in children.
Excess of sugar may depress immunity. And leads to obesity, diabetes.
You can add natural sweetener in baby food- Any fruit can be added to baby food to make them naturally sweet
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NikithaMom of a 10 yr 9 m old boy4 years agoA. hello it is not advisable to give additional salt or sufar for baby till one year and the bm itself will contain the required salt and sugar content and additional salt can effect baby kidney and sugar can cause botulism in kids so better to avoid it
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