Growing baby needs supplemental nutrients
The growth of your baby must be supplemented with sufficient nutrients. What are the essential nutrients for baby growth? How much of these nutrients should be added each day? Summarize the 10 nutrients that are necessary for your baby's growth. Parents quickly make up and don’t let the baby lose at the starting line.
Calcium can strengthen bones, zinc can help digestion, vitamin A plays an important role in the development of the visual system ... In the baby's growth process, the following 10 nutrients are indispensable.
1. Calcium
Calcium not only builds strong bones and teeth, it also promotes the development of nerves and muscles, helps coagulation, and helps the body convert food into energy. The daily amount of calcium required by a child is: 1-3 years old 700 mg/day; 4-8 years old 1000 mg/day.
2. Essential fatty acids (EFAs)
Essential fatty acids are an important component of cells, they can regulate the nervous system, enhance the cardiovascular system, enhance immunity, help the body absorb nutrients, and contribute to brain and visual development. The daily required fatty acids for children are: 1-3 years omega-3 700mg/day, omega-6 7000mg/day; 4-8 years omega-3 900mg/day, omega-6 10000mg/day.
3. Iron
Iron is mainly involved in the synthesis of hemoglobin, myoglobin, and neuroglobin, and plays an important role in transporting and storing oxygen. Iron deficiency in the human body can lead to iron deficiency anemia, which can easily lead to fatigue, weakness and irritability. The amount of iron that a child needs every day is: 1-3 years old 7mg/day; 4-8 years old 10mg/day.
4. Magnesium
Magnesium is mainly used to maintain strong bones, maintain a stable heart rhythm, support the immune system, and help maintain muscle and nerve function. The daily amount of calcium required by the child is: 1-3 years old 80 mg/day; 4-8 years old 130 mg/day.
5. Potassium
Together, potassium and sodium control the body's water balance to help maintain blood pressure stability, and help regulate muscle function and heart rhythm, and reduce the risk of kidney stones and osteoporosis in adulthood. The amount of magnesium required by a child each day is 3,000 mg/day for 1-3 years and 3800 mg/day for 4-8 years.
6. Vitamin A
Vitamin A plays a very important role in the development of the visual system and bone growth, and helps to improve immunity and promote the growth of cells and tissues, including hair, nails and skin. The amount of vitamin A required by a child each day is 1000 IU (International Units) per day for 1-3 years and 1333 IU per day for 4-8 years.
7. Vitamin C
Vitamin C helps the formation and repair of red blood cells, bones and tissues, helps maintain the health of the gums, strengthens the blood vessels, and reduces bruising; it helps wounds heal and strengthens the immune system; it also helps the body absorb iron from foods. . The amount of vitamin C needed by a child every day is 15 mg/day for 1-3 years and 25 mg/day for 4-8 years.
8. Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps in the absorption of minerals (such as calcium) and builds strong bones and teeth, enhances immune system, helps insulin production, and regulates cell growth. The amount of vitamin D required by a child every day is 400 IU or 10 mcg/day in 0-1 years; 600 IU or 15 mcg/day in children over 1 year old.
9. Vitamin E
Vitamin E can limit the production of free radicals, and free radicals can damage cells, while vitamin E plays an important role in the immune system, DNA repair and other metabolic functions. The amount of vitamin E required by the child per day is 9 IU or 6 mg/day for 1-3 years; 10.5 IU or 7 mg/day for 4-8 years.
10. Zinc
Zinc is an important part of more than 70 enzymes that are essential for digestion, metabolism and growth. The amount of zinc the child needs every day is: 1-3 years old 3mg/day; 4-8 years old 5mg/day.
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