Indeed, natural vitamins are extremely useful for a growing young body, and there is no point in stuffing a child with synthetic vitamin complexes in the summer. But what if winter is outside the window and greenhouse, not very healthy fruits and vegetables are moody on the shelves? Consider what are the best vitamins in this case, you can choose in a pharmacy for your child. Indeed, in addition to the hypovitamin season, the factors of a harmful urban environment strongly influence children, and from here frequent colds appear.
Vitamins, as a rule, are divided into two types: single-component, containing one vitamin, and multivitamin complexes, which include all the necessary minerals, enzymes, and trace elements. When choosing the best vitamins for a child, consult with a pediatric therapist about the optimal ratio of substances in the drug to take into account all the necessary nuances.
First of all, you need to take into account the age group of the child, since newborn children and adolescents need completely different nutrients and microelements. Babies on breast or artificial feeding do not need vitamin complexes at all, since they get everything they need for growth and development with their mother’s milk or milk formula. The exception is vitamin D3, which is recommended for babies to prevent rickets. Also, vitamin complexes for children from birth can be prescribed in case of vitamin deficiency ("Multi-Tabs Baby", "Watery Baby", etc.).
In general, when starting to look for the best vitamins for a child, always listen to the doctor’s opinion, since an excess of vitamins is no less harmful than their lack.
Age categories of children and vitamin complexes suitable for them:
- children after 1 year - "Pikovit", "Alphabet" Our baby "", "Biovital-gel", "Sana-Sol";
- children after 3 years - "Alphabet" Kindergarten "";
- children after 4 years - "Vita-Bears", "Multi-Tabs Classic";
- children after 12 years old - Centrum, Vitrum.
If you are thinking about which vitamins are the best, remember that the production of medicines costs a lot of money, and it is quality manufacturing that guarantees their high quality and optimal balance. Always buy vitamins from well-known and trusted pharmaceutical manufacturers, check the expiration date and carefully read the instructions to see a list of contraindications and side effects. Be sure to keep all medicines away from children, because if your baby finds a bright colorful jar with sweet colorful candies, he will eat them all and get a significant excess of vitamins. Do not think that only abroad produce good vitamins. Reviews of young mothers show that our domestic manufacturers are no worse than foreign ones. At the same time, the price of Russian drugs is more suitable than foreign ones.
Choosing the best vitamins for your child, you should not buy dietary supplements, which proudly call themselves vitamin complexes. The content of useful minerals and trace elements in them is extremely small, and the composition of additional miracle supplements is little understood. Trust in well-known brands and purchase vitamins for your children only from time-tested manufacturers, because this guarantees their optimally balanced composition.