Five Major Problems in calcium can not be ignored

Calcium is known as "the cornerstone of life" for the children's bone development, brain development, tooth development and prevention of lead poisoning and other aspects, a pivotal role. As the child is in the growth and development period, just rely on dietary intake of calcium can hardly satisfy the body's needs, and therefore the normal food, the need for additional calcium supplement daily, compared with more than the amount of calcium in all age groups of children need to 50% -60% calcium.　　



　　Five Major Problems in calcium can not be ignored

　　Calcium for their children when the parents can not ignore the following questions:

　　1, calcium plus vitamin D must be

Vitamin D can effectively promote the body's absorption of calcium is the golden key to open the door of calcium metabolism, children's daily needs of 400 international units of vitamin D on it. In fact, the body's own vitamin D can be synthesized, advising parents with children of appropriate sun; or select a number of vitamin D, calcium preparations.

　　2, do not take calcium supplements, phosphorus
The main elements are manufactured bone calcium and phosphorus, a very close relationship between the two. Human intake of calcium and phosphorus must meet a certain percentage, if phosphorus intake is excessive, it will form a water-insoluble calcium phosphate body. Will inevitably lead to calcium loss. The Chinese people because food and water issues, phosphorus intake has been greatly exceeded. Particularly in infants and young children during and phosphorus can cause excessive number of serious consequences. Nutrition Experts Call for China: Do not give infants and young children taking calcium supplements, phosphorus!

　　3, magnesium affect the absorption of calcium
Calcium and magnesium are divalent ions, the absorption in the human body will have competitive effects. For infants and young children, the body's magnesium metabolism can be achieved through food needs, no additional supplement, but not too much magnesium can affect calcium absorption and utilization, but also cause movement dysfunction, it is recommended not to blindly add magnesium to calcium .

　　4, food salt and is conducive to the absorption of calcium
Recent research found that: calcium and sodium in renal tubular reabsorption within the occurs during competition, and sodium intake is high, the body will reduce the absorption of calcium. The World Health Organization suggest that the Chinese people per day, 6g of salt intake should be less than infant little as possible. Therefore recommended that hi strict control of the family to eat salty diet salt intake of children to ensure their children use the body to absorb calcium.

　　5, dietary phytic acid, the effects of calcium oxalate

The Chinese people to plant food-based. Beans, unfermented flour contains phytic acid; some vegetables (spinach, bamboo shoots, soybeans and water bamboo, onion, etc.) containing oxalic acid, can combine with calcium into insoluble substances affect the absorption of calcium. Calcium when due attention to these problems.