Recommended vitamins for children
In general, in most life situations there is no need for additional intake of vitamins (substitution), since a balanced diet rarely leads to a vitamin deficiency. However, there are recommendations for the intake of vitamins in certain life situations. Infants and toddlers can be given vitamin D (cholecalciferol).
Substitution is also possible in childhood and adolescence. This is especially important if the children are not sufficiently exposed to the sun. This is due to the fact that the synthesis of vitamin D in the body is promoted by exposure to sunlight.
The precursor of the vitamin is converted into the actual vitamin by the action of sunlight. The less exposure to light, the less vitamin D is produced. Vitamin D is only present in small amounts in food.
Due to sun exposure as a necessity for the development of vitamin D 3, a deficiency is particularly important in old people and children.Vitamin D can be supplied in tablet or drop form. Among other things, it plays an important role in bone formation.
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