| Compared to adults, children should be taught | | | | based products such as yogurt, ice cream, |
| healthy food consumption habits which will | | | | cheese and obviously milk. Calcium helps them |
| help them make the right choices, this is | | | | build strong bones and can be also supplied |
| certainly a part of their education which | | | | through cereals, vitamins and |
| should not be overlooked. Often times we find | | | | calcium-fortified juices but beware that |
| parents who don't exactly know what the right | | | | these last products do not guarantee a |
| food choices are because they haven't been | | | | nutritional adequate diet. Nowadays, we can |
| properly taught or just don't keep a healthy | | | | find all sorts of calcium-enriched products |
| diet which would provide the right vitamins | | | | such as spreads-margarine, snacks and even |
| our children's bodies need. | | | | rice. |
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| The fact is that without proper guidance | | | | Iron is another important mineral which is |
| children avoid food which are rich in | | | | needed to help prevent diseases such as |
| vitamins and minerals needed to develop | | | | anemia. Babies are the ones usually the ones |
| healthy bodies, vital minerals and vitamins | | | | who are most at risk of suffering from iron |
| can be found in dairy products, fruits, | | | | deficiencies but make sure to talk to your |
| vegetables and lean meat. Through a child's | | | | doctor about the amounts of iron needed for |
| eye food is all about candies, ice cream, hot | | | | an infant to develop properly. Too much iron |
| dogs, cookies,"fries floating in Ketchup", | | | | in the blood can cause serious diseases such |
| soda, etc. So we need to realize that as | | | | as hemochromatosis, that's why consulting |
| adults we need to start acting properly by | | | | with a pediatrician about iron-enriched |
| setting an example and teaching them to eat | | | | vitamins can prevent complications. |
| food that will benefit their bodies and | | | | |
| health. | | | | An extremely important vitamin every child's |
| | | | body needs is vitamin D. Just like calcium, |
| Children who are left alone to decide what | | | | vitamin D helps them build strong bones and |
| kind of food they want to eat end up | | | | teeth. In babies, a vitamin D deficiency can |
| suffering from vitamin and mineral | | | | trigger diseases such as Rickets which causes |
| deficiencies. These chemicals are supplied to | | | | bone deformity which manifests itself by |
| their bodies through eating, as they are not | | | | weakening or softening the skull, wrists, |
| produced by our bodies naturally. | | | | ribs and ankles. |
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| Among the most important vitamins and | | | | Other equally important vitamins and minerals |
| minerals every child needs to develop into | | | | include vitamin A, C, D, B-12, thiamine, |
| healthy adults we have: | | | | riboflavin, fluoride and niacin. Remember to |
| | | | always consult with your child's doctor |
| Calcium is a very important mineral which | | | | before you give them any supplement. |
| should be provided to children through milk | | | | |