When it comes to "calcium supplementation", I believe that many mothers are not strangers, basically there are various calcium preparations in the family with babies, but is your baby really deficient in calcium? How do I pick calcium for my baby?
In life, some mothers do not care whether the child is deficient in calcium, feel that there is no harm anyway, so they treat calcium tablets as sugar to their children every day... If the child is not deficient in calcium, he must also give the child calcium supplement, is this really OKAY?
In fact, in the case of no shortage of calcium, children should try not to supplement calcium casually. Because excessive calcium supplementation will increase the baby's gastrointestinal burden, excessive calcium will also interfere with the absorption of zinc and iron, some babies may also appear anorexia, constipation, indigestion and other symptoms, but also easy to harden bones, and even hypercalcemia, may also lead to premature closure of the fontanelle, affecting brain development.
Therefore, although the baby needs a lot of calcium in the process of growing up, but when supplementing, you must do a trace element examination in advance, if there is a lack, you should supplement under the guidance of a doctor; do not blindly or excessively supplement the baby's calcium, as long as the baby eats more nutritious food, such as milk powder, eggs, vegetables and dairy products and other foods are rich in the substance, which can be used as a source of calcium supplementation for children; it can also let the baby bask in the sun, which is also a good way to supplement calcium.
How much calcium should I supplement?
According to the "Reference Intake Table of Dietary Nutrients for Chinese Residents", it can be seen that the body's calcium requirements vary according to age:
300 mg per day for 0-6 months
6-12 months requires 400 mg per day
Children 1-3 years of age need 600 mg daily
Children 4-14 years of age need 800-1000 mg per day
The recommended daily intake for adults is not higher than 2000 mg
How to choose the right calcium preparation?
In general, the calcium preparations on the market can be divided into three categories: calcium carbonate, active calcium (calcium oxide), and calcium gluconate and calcium lactate, how should mothers choose in the face of so many calcium agents?
First of all, let's take a look at the calcium content of different calcium agents:
Calcium carbonate content is about 40%, calcium lactate 13%, calcium gluconate 9%
Calcium carbonate is inorganic calcium, although the calcium content is relatively high, but the absorption to consume more stomach acid, easy to cause the baby's indigestion and constipation;
Calcium lactate and calcium gluconate are organic calcium, easy to dissolve, gastrointestinal irritation is also relatively small, suitable for children calcium supplementation (but because the calcium content is relatively low, in order to achieve the daily calcium supplement for adults, you need to take more pills);
Active calcium is mostly through high temperature forging, electrolysis of marine shellfish shell transformation, mostly in the form of calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, low calcium content, poor water solubility, strong alkalinity, gastrointestinal stimulation, bioavailability is not high, there are certain toxic side effects.
The best time to supplement calcium
(1) If you only need to take it once a day, it is recommended to arrange to take it 1 hour after dinner, which is most conducive to the absorption and precipitation of calcium at this time;
(2) If you need to take it multiple times a day, it is recommended to arrange to take it 1 hour after a meal, which can promote the absorption of calcium;
(3) It is not advisable to have an empty stomach. Taking calcium tablets on an empty stomach is not conducive to the absorption of calcium and will also cause a burden on the child's stomach and intestines.
Calcium supplementation precautions
1. Excessive intake of phosphorus, magnesium and sodium will reduce the absorption of calcium by the human body. Therefore, calcium supplementation should be done with a light diet and control salt intake.
2. Do not supplement calcium with foods containing oxalic acid.
Bamboo shoots, spinach, edamame, mustard greens, onions and other foods contain too much oxalic acid, and oxalic acid is easy to combine with calcium to precipitate calcium oxalate, affecting the absorption of calcium. Before cooking, these dishes can be blanched in boiling water to remove the oxalic acid from them.
3. Take calcium supplements with vitamin D appropriately.
4. Calcium and dairy products should not be taken together.
The addition of calcium to milk is easy to combine to form a clot, not only calcium is not easy to be absorbed, milk is not easy to digest.
5. Do not eat with fatty foods.
After the combination of fatty acids and fatty acids, fats and fats are not easily absorbed by the intestine and eventually excreted with the stool.
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