Why Do Kids Need Dietary Supplements?
                     WHY DO KIDS NEED DIETARY 
 SUPPLEMENTS?
As k i ds  g r o w  up,  t h e y  n e e d  t o  g e t   
a p p r o p r i a t e  a m o u n t s  o f  nu t r i en t s ,  s u c h  as  
v i t am i ns ,  c a l c i u m ,  m i ne r a l s ,  p r o t e i n ,  carbs ,   
e tc .  These n u t r i e n t s  ac c e l e r a t e  t h e i r  m e n t a l   
as w e l l  as phy s i c a l  g r o w t h .  They h e l p  i n   
b u i l d i n g  s t r o n g  bones ,  musc les ,  a n d   
i m m u n i t y .  B u t  m o s t  o f  t h e  c h i l d r e n  re fuse t o   
ea t  h e a l t h y  mea ls ,  w h i c h  resu l ts  i n  a  
d e f i c i e n c y  of  v i ta l  n u t r i e n t s  i n  t h e i r  bod ies .   
There fo re  d o c t o r s  adv ise  t h e  pa r e n t s  t o  g i ve   
d i e t a r y  s u p p l e m e n t s  t o  t h e i r  l o v ed  ones.
The d i e t a r y   s u p p l e m e n t s ( m u l t i v i t a m i n s ,   
c a l c iu m , an d f o l a t e ) h e l p H  E  R  E  A  R  E  T  H  E  4  M  U  S  T  -  H  A  V  
inruotnr ,i e n t s  d e f i c i e n c y  in  tcoh i l d rceunr.b For  i n s tance ,  E   N  U  T  R  I E  N  T  S  T  H  A  T  Y  O  U  R  C  
i f  y ou r  c h i l d  does  n o t  ea t  a d e q u a t e   i r o n - r i c h  H  I L  D   S  H  O  U  L  D  B  E  G  E  T  T  I N  G  
f ood ,  t h e n  he / s he  m a y  be  a t  h i g h   r isk  o f  OD  AN  I AL  Y  B  A  S  I 
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d e v e l o p i n g  a ne m i a ,  t o  av o i d  th is ,  i t  is  P  R  O  T  E  I N  
necessary  t o  use i r on  s u p p l e m e n t s  fo r  k ids.   S
This w i l l  i n c rease  t h e  h e m o g l o b i n  c o n t e n t  i n   Protein plays a vital role in building muscles  
t h e  b l o o d  a n d  p r o t e c t  t h e  c h i l d  f r o m  b e i n g   and tissues in kids. Also, it helps in building  
a n e m i c .  If p r o p e r  meas u r e s  are n o t  t a k e n  o n   strong immune systems that help your child  
t i m e ,  t h e  c h i l d  c an  b e c o m e  p r ey  t o  var ious   to fight against bacteria, viruses, and other  
diseases. If your child is between 2 to 8  
t e r r i b l e  diseases.
years, then he/she should intake 3 to 5  
ounces of protein per day. Whereas, if  
The c h i l d r e n  w h o  ea t  a w e l l - b a l a n c e d  d i e t   he/she lies between 10 to 14 years, then his
d o n ' t  usua l l y  n e e d  a d i e t a r y  s u p p l e m e n t ,  b u t   /her protein intake should be between 10-14  
t hos e  w h o  are weak ,  d o  n o t  ea t  we l l ,  or   su f fe r  years.
f r o m  a c h r o n i c  d isease are a t  h i g h  r isk   o f  
d e f i c i e n c y  a n d  s h o u l d  t a k e  s u p p l e m e n t s . If your child is eating iron-rich foods such as  
chicken, egg, soy, fish, yogurt, etc. then it's  
okay, but if not, then it would be good to mix  
the protein powder in his milk.
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I t  is a lso m e a n t  fo r  s t r on g   bones ,  
I r on  h e l ps  i n  m a k i n g  r ed  b l o o d  ce l l s  a n d   
a n d  t h e  k i ds  w h o  g e t   e n o u g h  
ac c e le r a t es  t h e  c h i l d ’ s  g r o w t h .  The s m a l l  k ids(3 t o   
c a l c i u m  have less r isk  of   b o n e  
8 years o l d )  n e e d  a r o u n d  10 m i l l i g r a m s  a day,  a n d   
f rac t u res  i n  l a t e r  years.
a f t e r  t ha t ,  i t  is r e d u c e d  t o  8 m i l l i g r a m s . R e d  m e a t ,   
The c h i l d  ages  4-8  years o l d   
g r e en  lea fy  veggies,  d r i e d  beans ,  etc .  are t h e   g o o d  
s h o u l d  i n t a k e  1000  m i l l i g r a m s   
sources  of  I ron .  Bu t ,  i f  your  c h i l d ' s  i r on
of  c a l c i u m  pe r  day.  Whereas ,  9-
r e q u i r e m e n t s  are  n o t  f u l l - f i l l e d   by  t hes e  foods ,   
14-year -o l d k i d s n ee d t o
t h e n  y ou  s h o u l d  i n c l u d e  i r on s u p p l e m e n t s  i n
 c o n s u m e 130 0 m i l l i g r am s
t h e i r  da i l y  d i e t  p l an .  There  are n u m e r o u s  va r ie t ies
of   iron  supplements  for  adults c a l c i u m  every  day.,   as  w e l l   as fo r
k ids.  They  c o m e  i n  d i f f e r e n t  f l avors   a n d  fo rms ,
Da i ry  p r o d u c t s  are r i c h  i n   
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c h i l d  is n o t  e a t i n g  e n o u g h  da i r y   
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This is also k n o w n  as t h e  s u ns h i n e  v i t a m i n ,  a n d   i ts  
on l y  sou rc e  is sun  rays. I t  p r o m o t e s  h e a l t h y   bo n e s  
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