| Calcium is known as "the cornerstone of life". It plays | | | | body. It will surely lead to calcium loss. Especially for |
| an important role in the development of bone, brain, | | | | the infants and young children, excessive phosphorus |
| tooth, as well as the prevention of lead poisoning for | | | | will lead to serious consequences. As a result, Chinese |
| children. As children are just in the period of growth | | | | nutrition experts strongly call for parents not to give |
| and development, the amount of calcium from the | | | | infants and young children calcium supplements |
| food is really limited to meet the physical needs of | | | | containing phosphorus! |
| the body. As a result, apart from the normal food, | | | | Thirdly, magnesium will affect the absorption of |
| parents should provide children with additional calcium | | | | calcium |
| supplement. | | | | Calcium and magnesium are divalent ions. The |
| When parents give supplement calcium to children, | | | | absorption of the two elements together will produce |
| there are some issues they shouldn't ignore: | | | | competitive effect in the body. For infants and young |
| Firstly, vitamin D should be added with calcium | | | | children, the amount of magnesium from food is |
| supplements. | | | | enough to meet the needs of the body, so no |
| Vitamin D can effectively promote the absorption of | | | | additional amount of magnesium is needed. Excessive |
| calcium in the body. It plays an important role in the | | | | magnesium can not only affect the absorption of |
| metabolism of calcium. Children only need 400 | | | | calcium, but also can lead to movement dysfunction. |
| international units of vitamin D every day. In fact, | | | | So it is recommended that parents should not blindly |
| vitamin D can be synthesized by the human body | | | | provide children with calcium supplements containing |
| itself. Parents can occasionally bring children outside | | | | magnesium. |
| and take a sun bath; or choose some calcium | | | | Fourthly, food with little salt is conducive to the |
| preparations containing vitamin D. | | | | absorption of calcium |
| Secondly, do not take calcium supplements containing | | | | Recent finding shows that calcium and sodium will |
| phosphorus. | | | | compete with each other when they are reabsorbed |
| The main elements for the formation of bone are | | | | in renal tubules. When people take in too much |
| calcium and phosphorus, which have close relationship | | | | sodium, the absorption of calcium will be reduced in |
| with each other. There is fixed proportion between | | | | the body. World Health Organization suggests that, |
| the calcium and phosphorus taken in by human body. | | | | for Chinese people, the daily salt intake per person |
| If there is too much phosphorus, the excessive part | | | | should be less than 6g. And for the infants and young |
| will react with the calcium and form calcium | | | | children, the less the better. |
| phosphate, which will then be excreted out of the | | | | |