What is cod liver oil?
Cod liver oil is fat extracted from the liver of deep-sea fish such as sharks and cod. Yellow and fishy, it is a natural food. Its main components include vitamin A and vitamin D, and the ratio of vitamin A to vitamin D is usually 10: 1. In addition, it also contains nutrients contained in other fish.
Dietary cod liver oil, safe in dosage, mainly helps to promote the absorption of calcium, can be used to prevent rickets, can be used as a supplement to the baby's daily diet, and is suitable for daily consumption.
It should be noted that infants under one year old do not need to supplement cod liver oil, because the mother's breast milk is rich in DHA. In addition, cod liver oil food can be freely sold in maternal and child stores, shopping malls, supermarkets and other ways. It is suggested that mothers must choose products marked with Jianpai and "police tactical unit" health care products when purchasing. And pay attention to the content and proportion of vitamins a and d.
How should the baby supplement cod liver oil?
Infants who are exclusively breastfed can be supplemented according to the daily recommended amount. Infants with formula milk are advised to supplement the insufficient part after subtracting the vitamin AD content in formula milk to avoid excessive consumption. In summer, the baby basks in the sun more, so you can shoot it every other day or reduce it. In autumn and winter, it can be supplemented according to the recommended amount every day; Cod liver oil is recommended to be taken before lunch, which is beneficial to digestion and absorption.
What is vitamin AD?
Most of the vitamin AD drops are synthetic, and the ingredients are generally simple, only containing two nutrients, vitamin A and vitamin D. The dosage is also more clear. Generally, vitamins A and D are synthesized in a ratio of 3: 1, such as vitamin A 1800IU/ D600IU and vitamin A 1500IU/ D500IU. Because it is handmade, it will be more scientific and the proportion will be more suitable for the baby to absorb.
Vitamin AD drops is a therapeutic full-dose preparation, which is basically tasteless and more acceptable to babies. It can be used for treating rickets and rickets. Suitable for sick infants during treatment. It belongs to medicine, not food, and is not suitable for long-term supplementation.
Why does the baby need to supplement vitamin AD?
Vitamin A and vitamin D are very important but most easily deficient nutrients in infant growth and development. Due to the lack of vitamin AD in infants and young children in China, the Ministry of Health, Chinese Medical Association and other authoritative institutions suggest that infants should take vitamin AD preparations 15 days after birth for early prevention. Kindergartens at all levels are best to systematically manage the baby until the baby is 3 years old. At the same time, parents should choose regular OTC drugs, which can be purchased in hospitals or regular pharmacies. The preventive dose of vitamin AD preparation is safer and more effective.
How to correctly supplement vitamin AD
In the choice of products, we should choose products with vitamin A and vitamin D of 3: 1.
According to the national formulary of China (children's edition) published on 20 13, it is suggested: "vitamin AD drops: children under 0 years old, each containing vitamin A 1500U, vitamin D 500U 1 children over 0 years old, and each capsule containing vitamin A 2000U and vitamin D 700U. It can be used for preventing and treating vitamin A and vitamin D deficiency. It is oral, once 1 capsule, one day 1 time. "
Normal newborns begin to supplement appropriate vitamin AD preparation on 15 days after birth, and then supplement calcium after the full moon, which can prevent rickets and improve their resistance.
For premature infants/low birth weight infants/twins/multiple births, it is suggested that the dosage of vitamin AD drops (namely, vitamin A 2000U and vitamin D 700U) should be taken immediately after birth, and then changed to the dosage of 65438+ (namely, vitamin A 1500U and vitamin D 500U) for children under 0 for 3 months. Adolescence is vitamin A 3000 IU and vitamin D 1000 IU.
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