How to choose children's vitamins

How to choose children's vitamins

Vitamins are important for a human body at any age, but especially children need them. The survey which is carried out by institute of food of the Russian Academy of Medical Science showed that hypovitaminosis (lack of vitamins) at children is very widespread phenomenon. In this regard there is a need of the correct selection of vitamins or vitamin complexes.

When vitamins are necessary for the child

The need for vitamins at the kid appears in a maternal womb. He receives them if his mom eats properly and rationally and also accepts the special complex of vitamins including folic acid.

In the first six months of life the need for intake of pharmaceutical vitamins vanishes. The child receives all useful substances from breast milk or dairy mix.

In six months consult with the pediatrician, he will consider all age features and will solve whether additional vitamins are necessary to your kid. Perhaps, he will advise to accept D3 vitamin which is prevention of rickets, especially during the autumn and winter period. You remember also that the biggest need for a vitamin complex arises in off-season. The children's organism weakened after winter, especially demands useful substances. Do not neglect consultation of the doctor as the surplus of vitamins can even be more dangerous, than their shortcoming.

What vitamins are necessary to the kid

To understand what vitamins your child needs, pay attention to some signs. At the shortage of vitamin A, at the child the sight can worsen, problems with skin sometimes appear. If in an organism there is not enough vitamin C, psychological and physical development is broken, the appetite decreases. At insufficient amount of vitamin D, the dream worsens, the perspiration increases, the probability of development of rickets appears. At the shortage of B1, the fatigue and irritability increases, nails and hair become fragile, and at the shortage of B6 there can be anemia, spasms or lag in growth.

How not to be mistaken when choosing vitamins

Pay attention whether there corresponds medicine to age of the child. Do not buy vitamins which are intended for children of advanced age not to face with gipervitaminozy or other unpleasant consequences. Choose vitamins only of conscientious producers which positively proved in the market. You can even ask the corresponding certificate confirming quality of products for the seller or to check whether the medicine chosen by you is entered in the state register. Buy only natural vitamins. They are more expensive, than synthetic analogs, but in them are not present dyes, flavor enhancers, preservatives and fragrances. Especially the children subject to an allergy need them. Vitamins are produced in the form of tablets, candies and syrup. You can choose any a release form, convenient for you. The main thing – you store vitamins B the place, inaccessible for children.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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