Are vitamins so essential for children? Do they need vitamin or mineral supplements? These are the important queries that caring parents look for reply. When we are going to build a house first of all we try to buy and use the best materials. The same is correct for building of human body and health. Everyday we have to choose the right materials to get a good health. It is especially true for kids. What are these bodybuilding substances which are necessary to support our health? Vitamins are nutrients we need for the building our body and functioning the organs properly.
To grow up strong and healthy kids need sufficient vitamins intake since the first birthday, or when they are no longer getting of breast milk. That is why babies who began eating solid food at six months should be given vitamin supplements. The body and brain are growing especially rapidly up to age 3.
Kids must get vitamins in sufficient quantity and at proper time in order to make bones and connective tissue, to fight infections, diseases and to keep teeth strong and healthy and so on. The vitamins affect development of immune system, intelligence and behavior.
Children must get all nutrients which necessary for their development by eating a proper combination and quantity of fresh healthy food. Kids need to get a balanced diversity of food: fresh fruits and various vegetables, beans, nuts which are the sources of protein and calcium and rich in vitamins and minerals as well.