Calcium supplement for children: Things to note!

It should be noted what calcium supplementation for children is a question that many parents set out. The article below, Quantum will help parents know more important notes to supplement calcium in the most scientific and effective way.

I. How does calcium play with young children?

Calcium is a mineral that plays a particularly important role in human health, especially young children. Calcium determines the development of bones as well as the height of babies. The older a child is, the more calcium demand increases. Parents need to pay attention to supplement the right amount of calcium for children, to minimize the excess or lack of calcium.

Calcium has a special meaning to the bones

Bone is mainly made up of minerals (mostly Calcium), accounting for about 70% of dry bone weight and organic substances (mostly Collagen), accounting for 30% of dry bone weight. In adults, when bone deficiency of Calcium will cause bone loss, osteoporosis, which results in pain, difficult exercise, most severe fractures are difficult to recover, leading to disability and premature death.

Children who lack calcium will lead to small bones, weak bones, growth retardation, dwarfism, rickets, deformed bones, irregular teeth, malformed teeth, poor tooth quality, and tooth decay. Children aged 7-9 years, 13-16 years old are important periods of calcium supplementation. Every day due to lack of calcium, calcium in the bones must partially transfer to the blood, gradually thinning bones, causing osteoporosis.

Meaning with the child's immune system

Calcium serves as the "commanding officer" of the immune response process. Calcium is the first element to detect pathogens that enter the body, because calcium plays the role of the second messenger. Calcium also plays a role in activating the mobility and ability to encircle, destroy bacteria and pathogens of white cells.

For diseases with reduced immune function, on the basis of treating primary diseases, calcium supplementation to regulate the body's immunity balance will repel the disease.

Meaning for the nervous system

Calcium ions have an important role in neurotransmission. When the body lacks calcium, the neurotransmission activity is inhibited, the excitability and the inhibitory function of the nervous system are impaired.

Children who are deficient in calcium often have night crying, startling sleepy nights, irritability, dysfunction, and lack of mental focus.

II. The notes when supplementing calcium for young children

1. How much supplementation is enough?

Calcium is very good, very important, but too much calcium will cause immeasurable harm. So how much calcium supplementation for babies is enough?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the demand for calcium by age is as follows:

Age Calcium intake (mg / day) Under 6 months of age 300 From 7-12 months From 1 - 3 years 500 From 4 - 6 years 600 From 7 - 9 years old 700 Children aged 11 years 1,000 Over 11 years old 1,200

2. Should I take calcium at any time?

1. Experts recommend not adding calcium for children after 14h, because if supplemented in the evening and evening, acidity will be excreted throughout the night and prevent absorption of calcium, and make it difficult for children to sleep.
2. Calcium should be added to the baby in the morning or noon, combining movement to promote metabolism and calcium absorption.
3. Do not give your child calcium when hungry, only for children to drink during or after meals.
4. Green vegetables both contain calcium and are high in fiber, so they need to enhance green vegetables in every child's meal, fiber supports quick calcium metabolism.

3. What do you notice when supplementing calcium?

Concurrently with Vitamin D:

1. Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that children need to supplement every day. Vitamin D effectively promotes the body's absorption of calcium.
2. Children need an additional 400 units of Vitamin D daily to support calcium absorption.
3. Vitamin D can be found in foods such as seafood, eggs, milk . In addition, sun exposure also works to absorb a large amount of Vitamin D to the body. Parents should take advantage of early sunshine periods to let them sunbathe.

Magnesium and calcium absorption:

1. Calcium and magnesium are divalent ions that cause competition when absorbed into the body.
2. Magnesium is added to the body through the nutritional route, which can be achieved by metabolism without the need to supplement it.
3. If overdose of magnesium can affect the absorption of calcium in the body. Therefore, you should not supplement magnesium too much while increasing manxi supplements.

Do not add more phosphorus than calcium:

1. The rate of intake of calcium and phosphorus absorbed into the body should be ensured. The imbalance of calcium and phosphorus causes calcium deficiency. If we consume too much phosphorus from food, it will lead to rapid excretion of calcium from the body.
2. Usually, the ratio of calcium, phosphorus in the body is 2: 1. It can be said that phosphorus is an indispensable mineral for the development of children, but we need to supplement them at a reasonable level and should not add more phosphorus than calcium.

Salt can interfere with calcium absorption:

As recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), every day we should only absorb less than 6 grams of salt. Many parents have a habit of eating salty, so it is also invisible to create salty habits for children. This will adversely affect children's health.

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Products include 60 tablets. In which each tablet contains:

1. Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) 150 IU, Calcium 125 mg, Sodium 5mg.
2. Accessories: Organic powder syrup, organic sugar, pectin, Citric Acid, vegetable juice color, natural flavoring.

How to use:

1. Children 2-3 years: Chew 2 tablets / day can be divided into several times.
2. Children aged 4 and older and adults: Chew 4 tablets / day can be divided into several times.

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