Posted by mbotee | Posted in child health | Posted on 26-07-2010
Tags: child, minerals, supplements, vitamins
Vitamins and minerals are substances needed for the body in small quantities, but regular consumption should be an adequate amount. For the body to normal functioning body requires vitamins to the growth process, the process of digestion, mental development and resistance to infection. In the process of vitamin plays a catalytic role in the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.
Function of supplements, vitamins and minerals and, in reality only to supplement the deficiencies of vitamins and minerals in the body. Thus, the supplements can completely replace natural vitamins from food. In fact, only one type of food can have different types of substances that are useful to the body as carbohydrates, lipids and proteins in addition to vitamins and minerals needed by the body. For example, high protein and eggs contain more vitamin D and E, citrus fruits rich in vitamin C, also contain more fiber.
The best source of vitamins and minerals is the food we eat every day. Then a man of good habits for children and adults should be diversified and balanced, according to the food pyramid to get the body of vitamins and minerals is completed. In children, vitamin A deficiency causes growth stopped. But the vitamin in excess is a health hazard. Excess water-soluble vitamins such as vitamin C, biotin, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6), folic acid (B9), cobalamin (B12) will aggravate the kidneys while the excess fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins A, D, E and K are stored in fatty tissues and liver. The accumulation of excess vitamin is toxic to the body. Similarly, the excess of calcium leads to a long-term calcification / bone of the body becomes very important and difficult.
Supplements are also not increase the appetite, because integration has not become addicted children to eat. If you want to give supplements according to the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics), a daily multivitamin supplements is not harmful to the registration of each dose of supplements should not exceed the number of corresponding nutritional RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance), although the surplus is was only one type of vitamins and minerals. Ideally, this is a multivitamin supplement is less than the RDA (Figure adequacy of nutrition).
There are important things that must be considered the integration of children:
Others doctor
b. buy products from reliable companies and products more
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C. look at the over-promotion, you can simply listing
shortfalls in the quality of the product
d. check the expiration date, license and BPOM Department of Health
e. Note the content of products in each package
many products that use artificial sweeteners, colors and materials
unfavorable. As conservatives, because there are products
lists, but not conservative in their compositions
names in certain acids, including categories of preservatives.
The granting of the right supplements children should be: (a) in which the child is sick, (b) during the recovery period, (c) impairment of digestion and nutrient absorption, and (d) the conditions of malnutrition and inadequate vitamins and minerals. Supplementation in children who are sick need to be considered so as not to cause a counter-indication for the drug for the disease.
Supplementation for children has to be liquid because chewable tablet has the potential for children to choke. So, as parents, should not only focus on the need for vitamins and minerals alone, but more Than that aims to improve child nutrition and provide children with enough food Gizike elements and balanced. Since the supply of vitamins and minerals will be useless without the corresponding key nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Familiarize children eating fish and drinking milk that contains calcium for strong bones, while for the information, get in the habit of eating foods rich in vegetable protein sources like tofu or animal, and tempeh are both meat and eggs.
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