There is no essential difference between vitamin C in 2 yuan and vitamin C in 98 yuan!
So, what do we think? Just as the wisest way to choose clothes is to look at the label of clothes, the way to choose vitamin C depends on the nutritional label of food. Let's take a look at the ingredient list of a vitamin C chewable tablet.
In addition to the main vitamin C, there are additives such as maltodextrin, orange flavor essence, silicon dioxide and lemon yellow to make it chewy. In other words, these additives account for about 80% of things close to 100 yuan.
As for this so-called vitamin C fudge, don't be ridiculous. It's really just a can of sugar. Each 100g contains 78mg of vitamin, and this 100g contains dozens of sugars, which is not as good as a 3g vitamin C tablet. By the way, after eating this 100g sugar, I also ate more than 80 g carbohydrates, which is equivalent to eating a meal.
Therefore, no matter which vitamin product you choose, you must remember to read the label and nutrients. Today, Bian Xiao wants to talk to you not about vitamin C, but about vitamin D. Many precious mothers have seen such news when they are doing their breastfeeding homework: vitamin D needs to be supplemented during the whole lactation period, otherwise the baby may have vitamin D deficiency, which will affect the normal growth and development of the baby. What's going on here?
It turns out that the American journal of public health once published an article saying that babies should be supplemented with vitamin D during the whole lactation period and how often to eat milk. This conclusion is based on a survey of 2508 healthy urban children. It is found that if vitamin D is not continuously supplemented, the chance of vitamin D reduction will increase by 6% for every increase in breastfeeding time 1 month. This means that many babies may have normal vitamin D levels in the first year after birth, but after 1 year, many parents think that their babies have? Is it safe? No makeup; The trouble is, in this kind of? Empty window period? The baby is deficient in vitamin D. Coincidentally, children's health care experts in Nanjing Children's Hospital once conducted a survey on children in Nanjing and found a similar phenomenon.
Parenting experts told us that 10 years ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics suggested that vitamin D should be supplemented from 2 months after the child was born until adolescence. Generally, it should be at least 400U per day, and special children can supplement it to 800U/ day according to their personal situation. In many foreign children's foods, vitamin D is specially added to meet the needs of human body.
However, even though they know that their babies need vitamin D supplements, many treasure mothers are at a loss. The reason is: if vitamin D is supplemented too much, will it accumulate poisoning in the body?
It should be admitted that if vitamin D is abused and supplemented excessively for a long time, it is indeed possible to accumulate in the body and cause poisoning. However, if the recommended supplementary dose in pediatrics is 400-800U/ day, it is far from the toxic dose and is absolutely within the safe range. Even if you accidentally eat too much one day, as long as you stop taking medicine for a few days and let your child metabolize naturally, it will not cause serious consequences.
Therefore, parents can insist on supplementing vitamin D until the child has passed the lactation period. If the situation permits or the baby lacks vitamin D, it can even be supplemented until the child is 7 years old. In addition, giving children enough outdoor activities and sunshine time can also promote the absorption of vitamin D, which is more conducive to children's growth and development.
Expand reading Why normal children need vitamin D supplementation.
Vitamin D is very important for children's growth and development. Together with parathyroid gland, it maintains the stable level of blood calcium and normal levels of blood calcium and phosphorus in children, which is necessary for normal calcification of bones, muscle contraction, nerve conduction and all cell functions in the body. At the same time, vitamin D also has immune regulation function, which is very necessary for this special group of infants.
Because babies are in a period of rapid growth and development, the demand for vitamin D is relatively large, but the level of vitamin D in breast milk is low. The content of vitamin D in colostrum is about 16.9 IU/L, and that in mature milk is 26 IU/L.. Especially in the cold season in the north and the rainy season in the south, because children have little outdoor activities and can't bask in the sun, they can't meet their baby's demand for vitamin D through a large number of oral vitamin D by their mothers. The vitamin D needed by children's development can't be satisfied by breastfeeding alone, and vitamin D deficiency rickets is prone to occur.