Why is it important that your children take vitamins?

  Vitamins are organic nutrients essential for health at any stage of life, their importance lies in the fact that the body cannot synthesize most vitamins and must obtain them from the diet.

  During childhood, a series of biochemical reactions takes place, essential for the proper functioning of the body, for this, vitamins are necessary, since they act as catalysts, antioxidants and cell activators.

  Since there is no food for each vitamin or a food that contains a single vitamin, which guarantees the proper growth and development of your child, it is necessary to offer them a balanced and varied diet.

  Will require 13 essential vitamins to keep your child healthy, as they are the water-soluble vitamins (Vitamin C and Vitamin B complex) and Vitamins fat-soluble (A, D, E, K), available in many foods. Each fulfills different functions in the body, the main during the childhood:

Vitamin A: found in fruits, vegetables, carrots, spinach, tomato, egg yolk, milk, oil, olive and fish. It has multiple properties: antioxidant strengthens the immune system, contributes to the development of vision, skin, teeth and bones.

Vitamin D: the main source comes from the sun, because the body cannot synthesize it and it can be obtained only slightly (10%) from dairy products, fish and liver. It acts in the mineralization process of the bones and teeth, intervening in the absorption of Calcium.

Vitamin E: It is in green leafy vegetables (broccoli, asparagus and spinach), cereals, vegetable oils (corn, sunflower and olive), seeds and nuts, powerful antioxidant, cofactor in brain development and in the formation of white and red blood cells.

Vitamin K: available in green leafy vegetables, beef, liver, fish, eggs, cereals, and olive oil, participates in the regeneration of tissues and coagulation factors.

Vitamin B9 or Folic Acid: found in legumes, vegetables and citrus fruits, indispensable for neuronal development, cell reproduction, red blood cell formation and growth.

Vitamin B12: available in lean meats (poultry, fish and pork), eggs and dairy, participates in the development of the nervous system and in the multiplication of the formed elements of the blood.

Vitamin C: present in citrus fruits, vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, spinach) and potatoes. It helps strengthen the immune system, helps in the absorption of iron and intervene in the reconstruction of tissues.