Choose the right Vitamins for Kids

Vitamins are the organic compounds that are essential components required in our diet in small quantities for maintenance of normal health and ensure optimum growth of children's Vitamins.

It is believed that during the course of evolution, the higher organisms i.e. humans lost ability to synthesize vitamins. Hence, vitamins are obtained from the diet or supplemented from some synthetic source from outside.

Vitamins are the essential co-factors that aid in all catabolic process of the body, such as protein synthesis, necessary for the development and growth of every child.

Vitamins play a crucial role in the:

Metabolic i.e. catabolic and anabolic processes of body
Maintenance and repair of cells, tissues and organs
Production of skin, bone and muscle
Maintain and strengthen nerve function
Strengthening of the immune system
Converting food into energy

Types of Vitamins

Vitamins are of two types:

Fat-soluble - Vitamins A, D, E and K are the fat soluble vitamins. These fat-soluble vitamins enter the blood stream via lymph channels in the intestinal wall and travel through the body along with proteins that act as carriers.

Water-soluble – are the vitamins found in the watery portions of the foods and are absorbed directly into the bloodstream during digestion or when supplement dissolves.

Vitamin C and B-Complex are the water soluble vitamins.

Role of Vitamins in growth of a child

All vitamins play their specific role in the development and growth of children and are often given to the children right from their infancy stage.

The essential children's vitamins include:

Vitamin-A i.e. Retinol- strengthens immune system; helps fighting infections. It is essential for protection against night blindness and maintaining night vision, maintain integrity of skin and help normal growth of bone.

Being anti-oxidant, it scavenges oxygen free-radicals, protects body and reduces cancer risk.

Vitamin-B – usually termed as B-Complex as these are 8 B-complex vitamins.

B-complex Vitamin C for Kids are essential factors for Carbohydrate and Amino acid metabolisms, oxidative reactions and blood formation besides maintaining a healthy nervous system. Some of B-Complex vitamins are Energy Releasing while others are known as Hemopoitic (Blood forming).

Energy releasing B-Complex vitamins are:

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) – prevents disease Beri-Beri
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)- prevents Cheilosis, Glossitis and Dermatitis
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)- protects Skin from Sunlight Sensitivity
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) –prevents Neurological symptoms and Nerve damage
Pantothenic acid –protects against Burning Feet Syndrome
Biotin- prevents Loss of Appetite, Dermatitis, Anemia and Glossitis

While Haemopoitic B-Complex vitamins include:

Vitamin B12 – help maturation of RBCs and prevent anemia
Folic acid – help manufacture erythrocytes
Vitamin C - is important in fighting against infection and protecting against scurvy. Being an antioxidant, Vitamin C fights free-radicals and prevents DNA damage. Free -radicals are associated with development of cancer, heart disease and arthritis.
Vitamin D- controls and helps absorption of calcium in the body and maintains good health of teeth, bone density and cartilage.

Among small and growing children, Rickets and Osteomalacia occur due to the deficiency of Vitamin-D.

Accordingly most children with rickets are given preparations of kids vitamins that are fortified with Vitamin –D

Vitamin E- helps to protect cell membranes, strengthens muscles and nerves
Vitamin K – is associated with blood clotting and is important for wound healing

Keeping in view, the role played by vitamins in carrying out and maintaining various metabolic, physiological and regulatory functions for human body, invariably, pediatricians prescribe preparations containing specific Baby Vitamins.

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