The expert assessed the need to give additional vitamins to the child

Maria Selezneva, an assistant at the IPM Department of Hygiene at Pirogov University, assessed on Wednesday, July 8, the need to additionally give the child vitamins or trace elements.

According to the expert, a child who grows up in a family where a food culture is formed has a very low probability of getting any deficiency in vitamins or trace elements.

"Additionally, a vitamin complex or individual vitamins should be consumed only as prescribed by a doctor in cases of identified deficiency (most often with serious illnesses and digestive disorders), because with proper nutrition, the child simply renews his reserves and covers the vitamin needs by getting them daily from food," she said in a comment. RuNews24.ru .

Selezneva noted that the medical community recommends only vitamin D for preventive purposes.

She clarified that vitamin D exists in two types: D3 (cholecalciferol) and D2 (ergocalciferol). Vitamin D2 is converted to its active form very slowly, so you should take vitamin D3.

"A healthy child is shown a preventive dose of vitamin D, recommended for his age group, without additional tests. Oil and water solutions of vitamin D are medicines that have been tested and have proven effectiveness," she concluded.

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On the eve of July 7, therapist and nutritionist Tatiana Zaletova told Moscow 24 that when cooking berries, most of the vitamin C is lost, but potassium, magnesium and calcium turn into syrup in an easily digestible form.

She noted that fast deep freezing at -35...-40 degrees allows berries to be preserved with maximum benefit. 360.ru . After defrosting, the fruit retains its structure and almost the entire pool of vitamin C and folic acid.

Earlier, on July 5, Anastasia Lebedeva, associate professor of the Department of Dietetics at ROSBIOTECH University, told Izvestia that the body's need for protein changes throughout life. So, according to the recommendations of experts, children from 1 to 3 years old need about 13-15% of the caloric content of the diet, adolescents — 1-1.2 g per 1 kg of body weight, and adults with low activity — 0.8–1 g and up to 1.5–2 g during active strength training.