Tag: Calcium Supplement

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Pillow baldness is not a disease, but calcium supplement for all is a disease.

Many parents may notice that within a few months of the child’s birth, the back of the head loses all its hair in a circle, which is very bare and ugly. When the enthusiastic people in the community see it, they also say that your child lacks calcium. They need to supplement calcium and go to see a doctor. In fact, the statement that occipital baldness is due to calcium deficiency does come from doctors, but doctors do not intend to deceive parents, but many doctors also believe that occipital baldness is a manifestation of calcium deficiency and rickets, because when we were studying in textbooks, occipital baldness was regarded as a symptom of rickets. Therefore, when you go to Read More …

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Pillow baldness is not a disease, but calcium supplement for all is a disease.

Many parents may notice that within a few months of the child’s birth, the back of the head loses all its hair in a circle, which is very bare and ugly. When the enthusiastic people in the community see it, they also say that your child lacks calcium. They need to supplement calcium and go to see a doctor. In fact, the statement that occipital baldness is due to calcium deficiency does come from doctors, but doctors do not intend to deceive parents, but many doctors also believe that occipital baldness is a manifestation of calcium deficiency and rickets, because when we were studying in textbooks, occipital baldness was regarded as a symptom of rickets. Therefore, when you go to Read More …

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Those things about giving birth to children during pregnancy: calcium supplement during pregnancy

Recently, when visiting the clinic, I am often asked the question of calcium supplement during pregnancy, and the answer is as follows: 1. Does every pregnant woman need calcium supplement after entering the middle and third trimester of pregnancy? Yes, most pregnant women need extra calcium. From a fertilized egg in the first trimester of pregnancy to a full-term child, A lot of calcium is needed to help children grow bones and teeth. According to dietary surveys, The daily calcium intake of Chinese women during pregnancy is about 300-400 mg, Even in Western women who consume more calcium, The average daily calcium intake during pregnancy is only about 800 mg, which is lower than the recommended daily calcium intake of Read More …

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Infants aged 4-6 months can only rely on vitamin D supplements.

Sources of vitamin D in human body: sunlight irradiates skin; Diet; Vitamin D fortification. Due to the shortage of vitamin D in breast milk, when the baby cannot add supplementary food within 4-6 months, it cannot receive enough sunlight to irradiate the skin and can only rely on vitamin D supplements. In order to prevent vitamin D deficiency rickets, in addition to receiving as much sunlight as possible, one vitamin D preparation acceptable to infants should also be selected. The article was reprinted by Clove Garden authorized by the author.

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Why do pediatricians not recommend calcium supplement for children?

Some parents always ask me on Weibo, is there any difference between vitamin A + D and vitamin D supplementation for babies in what? How long will vitamin D take? In addition to vitamin D, do you need calcium? How big is the baby’s fish oil and calcium supplement? When the baby is two or three years old, many mothers have not made up for it. Why? Foreign professional pediatricians usually do not recommend infants to supplement extra calcium. To answer the above questions, Let’s explain three things first: First, domestic pediatricians recommend that babies regularly supplement not [fish oil] but [cod liver oil], [Fish oil] refers to supplements such as DHA, It is not recommended as a conventional supplement. Read More …

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Babies should not have both vitamin D and sun protection.

Parents all know that vitamin D can promote calcium absorption, and obtaining sufficient vitamin D is the key to successful calcium supplement. And sun exposure is undoubtedly the most economical and convenient way to obtain vitamin D. However, everything has its advantages and disadvantages. While basking in the sun makes the baby get vitamin D, If the ultraviolet rays in the sunlight are too strong, Or exposure to the sun for too long may also bring some damage to the baby’s skin. Therefore, the baby’s delicate skin must not be directly exposed to the sun. It is easy to get sunburned. The sunburned skin will become red, swollen, hot, painful, Then blisters, peeling, This not only brings temporary pain to Read More …

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Pregnant mothers supplement iron and calcium, [food supplement] is better than [medicine supplement]

Pregnant mothers often complain to me that when they go to the hospital, the doctor does not explain at all and directly prescribes them a bunch of vitamin supplements, including vitamin multivitamins during pregnancy, calcium or iron, etc. Didn’t you say that multivitamins already contain iron and calcium? Should it be added? They were full of doubts and asked the doctor for fear that the doctor would be too troublesome. They took it home and did not dare to eat it easily. They had to turn to me on the Internet. Food supplement is suitable for most pregnant mothers. In a few cases, The doctor may diagnose the pregnant mother’s calcium deficiency or anemia through the clinical symptoms or blood Read More …

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How complicated can the amount of calcium required by the baby be? One article makes it clear

Parents often consult their children about calcium supplement. Many parents worry that their children will lack calcium and even start to supplement calcium to their children under the impetus of advertisements. Does the baby really need calcium supplement? Which foods are rich in calcium? How much calcium do infants need? According to the latest 2013 edition of the Recommended Intake of Dietary Nutrients for Chinese Residents, the appropriate intake of calcium is 200 mg per day for 0-6 months, 250 mg for 7-12 months and 600 mg for 1-3 years. Appropriate intake (AI) refers to the intake of certain nutrients in healthy people obtained through observation or experiments. For example, Healthy full-term babies who are exclusively breastfed come from breast Read More …

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Is leg and foot cramps calcium deficient?

Winter goes and spring comes, All things recover, People were jubilant, To enjoy the most beautiful scenery in nature, However, the retired teacher Wang next door was sad. It turned out that in recent days, teacher Wang often had calf cramps at night, which were unbearable in pain. He woke up in the middle of the night and could not sleep at night. People said that cramps were calcium deficiency, but teacher Wang drank milk every day, and still had frequent cramps. Teacher Wang ridiculed himself that it was really the most difficult time to rest when it was warm and cold at first sight. To identify a cramp Cramps, medically known as muscle spasms, are involuntary and unsightly excessive Read More …

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Calcium, did you supplement it right? 10 Advice Stay Away from Misunderstanding of Calcium Supplement

经常有人问: 我需要补钙吗?怎么挑选钙片?吃多少合适? Indeed, there are so many advertisements for calcium supplement products that consumers will be dizzy by the publicity of merchants: the amount of calcium is large! Vitamin D! Collagen! It tastes good! Good absorption! …… Ask experts which one to buy, opinions seem to be not unified. First of all, the following questions should be clarified: Do you and your family really need calcium supplements? How are your eating habits? Is the target children, young women, middle-aged men or elderly women? How is the digestion and absorption capacity? Calcium supplement depends on the cause of calcium deficiency and physical condition. If it is because of insufficient dietary calcium intake, the first consideration should be to increase the supply Read More …