How to Maintain Children’s Bone Health: Interpretation of the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines on Optimizing Children’s and Adolescents’ Bone Health

I. Recommended amounts of new calcium and vitamin D According to the recommendation of the American Medical Research Institute in 2011, this guideline updated the recommended amount of calcium and vitamin D in children’s daily diet (see the figure below). It should be noted that we only need to supplement according to the recommended amount. There is no evidence that exceeding the recommended amount will be better, let alone according to the upper limit. Exceeding the upper limit may cause side effects. Second, encourage calcium and vitamin D from diet As can be seen from the above figure, the daily calcium requirement within one year old is less than 300 milligrams. The calcium content in breast milk can meet the Read More …