HOW TO SUPPLEMENT VITAMIN A FOR CHILDREN RIGHT?

Vitamin A plays an important and necessary role in child development. However, Many mothers do not know how to supplement properly and in the right dosage. DinoGPT will share how to supplement Vitamin A for children through the article below.

 

What is Vitamin A?? The role of vitamin A in children

Why is Vitamin A important and necessary for children?? This is an oil-soluble vitamin and is involved in many body functions. Vitamin A exists as a compound and is derived from animals.

Some roles of vitamins in children's bodies include::

• Vitamin A helps children improve their immune system. Thanks to that, Children can prevent the risk of infection such as tuberculosis, flu, measles,…
• Vitamin A is also a nutritional component for eye mucosa cells and is very important for our eyes. If children are adequately supplemented, their eyes will be sharp, healthy glow and at the same time prevent eye diseases.
• Supplementing children with Vitamin A is also a factor to help the bone and joint system develop healthily.
• Supplementing Vitamin A helps the child's body protect the epithelial layer, mucous membranes and skin.

If the child's body is not adequately supplemented with Vitamin A, it can cause the following problems:

• Children have delayed physical and intellectual development.
• Children's eyesight is poorer and they are more susceptible to eye diseases such as night blindness, severe visual impairment.
• It is easy to encounter damage to epithelial and mucosal cells.
• The child's immune system is weakened, so the risk of infection is high, diarrhea,…

Vitamins have many important roles in children's development

When to supplement vitamin A for children

One of the important things to note when supplementing Vitamin A for children is the appropriate time. Mothers should supplement their babies for a period of time from 6 arrive 36 month, every year needed 2 time.

When should children take Vitamin A?? Vitamin A also needs to be supplemented for children in the following cases:

• Children under 6 months old and not breastfed.
• Children under 5 age are at risk of Vitamin A deficiency.

Dosage of vitamin A supplement for children

Mothers supplement Vitamin A for children for approx 400 Mcg Vitamin A, Adults' bodies need approx 600 Mcg. For pregnant women, they need to supplement approx 800 Mcg/day.

Children need to supplement according to the recommended dosage as follows:

• Take vitamin A for children from several months? Children under 6 months old and being breastfed requires 50.000 IU Vitamin A.
• Children range from 6 arrive 12 months old needs to take approx 100.000 IU Vitamin A.
• Young words 12 arrive 36 months of age, a supplement dosage of approximately 200.000 IU.
• Young words 37 arrive 60 months need approx 200.000 IU.

How to properly supplement vitamin A for children according to experts

How to supplement vitamin A for children? Mothers can supplement in the following way:

Give your child Vitamin A

• Young words 6 arrive 12 months old, The mother will give the child a drink slowly 3 arrive 4 Vitamin A drops ( about half a capsule).
• Young words 12 arrive 23 One month old, let your child take one capsule. Finally, give your baby a spoonful of dessert water.
• Children above 24 One month old can let your baby chew or swallow and then drink water.

Supplement through nutrition

Nutrition experts recommend that mothers should supplement Vitamin A for children with foods such as milk, oil, Foods rich in Vitamin A,…Besides, Mothers also need to pay attention to the following things:

• Ensure a balanced diet throughout pregnancy, when breastfeeding. For children in the weaning period, it is necessary to ensure adequate nutrition 4 group of essential substances.
• Add foods rich in Vitamin A such as dark green vegetables, The fruit is red and yellow in color,…
• Vitamin A is only soluble in oil, so children's diets need to add more fat to absorb it.

How to supplement Vitamin A for your baby

Be careful when supplementing vitamin A

To ensure health when supplementing Vitamin A for children, Mothers need to pay attention to the following points:

• After giving children Vitamin A, they need to be monitored for a while 2 day to be able to promptly handle cases of allergies or side effects of vitamin A given to children.
• Each capsule contains approx 6 drops of Vitamin A, so when you cut close to the head, you can squeeze out the words 6 arrive 8 drop.
• Supplement the correct recommended dosage and according to the child's age.
• Pay attention to how to preserve vitamin A for children to avoid losing its effectiveness.

From the above information we know the importance of Vitamin A supplementation for children. DinoGPT hopes that with the shared knowledge, mothers will have more information to take care of their babies.

The article was evaluated by Associate Professor, PhD. Pham Ngoc Khai,
Senior lecturer, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, President of Vietnam Nutrition Association.