Vitamins and Minerals for My Child | Dr. KanchanKumar Bhagyawant
FAQs on Vitamins and Minerals for My Child What is the importance of vitamins for my child’s health?
Vitamins are essential nutrients that are required in small amounts to enable various functions in the body. Children need vitamins for growth, development, and normal functioning of their body
Most vitamins cannot be produced by the body and need to be consumed in the diet.
Children of all ages need a sufficient intake of vitamins. Newborns and infants need them especially, because of their rapid growth. Older children may need additional vitamin intake during recovery from illnesses and when they are deficient. Adolescents also need adequate vitamins, especially folic acid and vitamin B12 (which they may be deprived of due to faulty dietary habits and junk foods) due to increased growth.
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