The best time to supplement calcium for four-year-old babies

After learning that their baby is calcium deficient, many parents will consider when is the best time to supplement calcium for their four-year-old baby. Because the intestinal absorption of a four-year-old baby is not as fast as that of a child, if too much calcium is supplemented, it will be difficult for the baby's body to absorb, which will invisibly add a lot of burden to the baby's stomach and intestines; and if too little calcium is supplemented, the expected effect of calcium supplementation will not be achieved. Parents are very troubled.

1. It is best to supplement calcium for a four-year-old baby twice a year, in winter and spring, for three months each time. Calcium supplementation is like eating. It takes a period of time, such as three months, to be effective.

2. Supplement zinc first and then calcium. Supplement zinc during the day and calcium at night. The absorption effect will be better. Because supplementing calcium after zinc will be more conducive to calcium absorption, deposition and utilization. Moreover, the absorption of calcium is generally related to vitamin A and vitamin D, and zinc directly affects the metabolism of vitamin A and assists vitamin D in the absorption of calcium. Therefore, supplementing zinc during the day can achieve twice the result with half the effort in calcium supplementation.

Children aged 3 or 4 can take calcium tablets containing vitamin D to supplement calcium, preferably over-the-counter drugs. Children can take calcium tablets, which can supplement calcium and promote digestion, treat and prevent rickets and osteomalacia, and also have a therapeutic effect on excessive sweating, night terrors, loss of appetite, indigestion, developmental delay and other symptoms. Your baby can take it according to the therapeutic dose, 3 times a day, 7 grams each time, generally the symptoms of calcium deficiency can be improved in 4 weeks; as for the calcium supplementation season, babies have more outdoor activities and more sun exposure in summer, and ultraviolet rays can synthesize vitamin D in the skin, which helps calcium absorption. Calcium supplementation in summer is more effective.

4. After the age of 4, children are in a period of rapid growth and require an average of 800 mg of calcium per day. In addition to calcium obtained through diet, they can take calcium supplements in moderation. As a natural food, milk contains 100-120 mg of calcium per 100 grams. Each bag of commercially available milk contains about 240-280 mg of calcium. It is easily absorbed by the human body and is the most ideal source of calcium.