اعرفى الجرعة المناسبة لطفلك من فيتامين د والكالسيوم
اعرفى الجرعة المناسبة لطفلك من فيتامين د والكالسيوم
Know the appropriate dose for your child of vitamin D and calcium
Follow up: Nayrouz mohamed
Many parents are committed to providing their children with enough vital nutrients by eating a healthy diet,
It’s hard to tell which vitamins you’re missing,
Parents should be careful to avoid accidental overdoses.
The relationship between calcium, sunlight and bone strength
Vitamin D is one of the oldest hormones made by all forms of life
exposed to sunlight, and plays an important role in bone metabolism
and other cellular functions,
An association has been observed between sun exposure and rickets (soft and weak bones).
Vitamin D, calcium and bone health
Bone is a matrix of non-static cells –
They undergo regular remodeling throughout life.
Does my child need a vitamin D supplement?
Vitamin D use among adults has increased dramatically since the pandemic, however
Parents may not be aware that many children also lack vitamin D.
How much vitamin D should my child take?
The American Institute of Medicine recommends taking a supplement that contains:
600 IU of vitamin D for people under the age of 70.
The safe upper limit is 2,000 to 4,000 IU per day.
Most multivitamin supplements contain 2,000 IU of vitamin D,
But a multivitamin may contain as much as 1,000 IU
What is the daily required amount of calcium?
A child between the ages of 9 and 18 needs 1,300 mg
of calcium each day, which is about 4 tall glasses of milk.
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