Of child-bearing age women\'s 8 essential nutrition

*VD and calcium

\"Intimacy\" reasons:

Is the fastest growth period in infants, skeletal muscle development require large amounts of calcium, calcium deficiency caused by inadequate uptake or add easy. VD is the main cause of inadequate intake of calcium deficiency, VD can stimulate intestinal absorption of calcium, reducing calcium lost in urine, thus enhancing blood calcium. Rarely in its food content, rely mainly on the Sun and supplementary VD preparations. In addition, the infant immune function is not yet mature, low resistance, diarrhea or respiratory tract infection-prone, making the body more calcium deficiency.

Calcium deficiency does not directly endanger the baby\'s life, but will lead to resistance to degradation, such as susceptibility to anaemia, pneumonia and diarrhoea diseases, seriously impeded growth speed, serious bone deformation occurs.

Reasonable supplementary programmes:

1. Stick to breastfeeding for more than 6 months. According to the formula if eating the formula indicates that the calculation of the amount, in insufficient calcium from calcium supplement. At the same time, often took the baby to the Sun, not less than 2 hours a day, one in the morning and afternoon.

2. By age added weaning foods in a timely manner. VD in egg yolks and liver more, baby 4-5 months to eat when cooked egg yolks, 10 months adding a pig or sheep liver porridge, milk, dairy products. Baby gastrointestinal digestion and absorption of calcium and easy seafood-rich food, note in the catering arrangements.

3. For the baby to add VD in a timely manner, such as preterm infants, twins after birth 1-2 week supplement, term infants 2-4 weeks after birth started to add. Under 6 months additional 400 international units a day, more than 6 months supplementary 400-600 international units a day.

4. Nursing mum, note the uptake of calcium-rich diet, while supplementary calcium containing VD, such as calcium, singular-D or-D then you deserve force against insufficient calcium in the breast milk.

Special reminder:

After the baby is 1 year old should also complement the 400 international units of vitamin d every day, taking 150-300 mg calcium until 2 and a half. However, summer outdoor activities are available for more pause, winter sun there and then add.