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Bolster yourWwffiw* wwWww ffiffiothers are always worriedabout giving proper nutri-tion to their kids. As it ischildren are ftrssy eaters, besides ourprocess of cooking green, leafii veg-etables takes away almost 70% of vi-tamin and mineral potency fromthese vegetables. F\:rther more, thetend of increased consumption ofjunk food and the use of harmfulchemicals to artificially ripen fouitsa-re reasons enough to increase thewor.ries of mums regardingthe kindof nukitionkids get.Grcwing children need essential

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hood and adolescence.While the requirements of these es-sential nutrients varies accordins tothe age and gender of children, the In-dian Council of Medical Research(ICI\[R), suggests, for instance, calci.um intake of 4009Q0 mg,/d for chil-dren between Gl3.years of age. Calci-um is got from milk and milk productsbesides eggs. while vegetarians canlook at vegetables like lofus stem.beans and colacasia. Aparna Thndon.a nutritionist says, "During child-hood, since the body grows towards at-taininC adult stature, needs of allnutrientslike Vitamin A, Vita-min C, iron. iodine, calcium,zinc, pottasium and magnesium..And the impact of theabsence of these sss,snfialsfrom a child's daily food in-take can be multifold - like .,impaired physical or mental

development."youngchildrenare- growing relatively' quickly and have high: nutrient require-ments. Behaviowaleat-*, ing problems are

nutrients are high. Chil-dren need a balanceddiet to meet require-''.. ments for grou,'th and

common in thisgroup and neecl to bemalaged. As theneed to provide opti-mum nutrition in-creases and as thegap between re-quirement and in-take widens, thisvacuum is being in-creasingly filled bynutritional,/dietarysupplements - a rel-atively new phenom-ena in India. Dietarvgrowth.Vita-min A, manifests itself in the form ofRetinol and Betacarotine. WhileRetinol is got from animal sources, Be-tacarotine is obtained primarily fromplant sources. Vitamin A is essentialforhealthy skin, eyesight and growth.It also strengthens bones,and teeth.Food items like carrot, spinach, sweetpotato, pumpkin, mango, papaya,eggandmilk arerich sources of Vita-minA. But it isnoteasytogetthe kidsto consume these.Vitamin Cthatbuilds immunitv isyet another importaat micronutrient.Cabbage, tomatoes and capsicum areexcellent sources of Vitamin C. Grow-ing children, prone to fa[s and hurts.have all the more reason to have an ad-equate intake of Vitamin C.Calcium is yet aaother importantnubient vital for the development ofbones aad teeth. Lack of calciumleads to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis.long considered as a disease of the eld-erly could acfually be a paediatricailment which surfaces later in life.This probably explains the impor-tance of calcium throughout child-

supplements are vitamins, minerals,herbs and other nutrients meant tobolster diet. They may come in theform of tablets, capsules, powdersand liquids, having the capacity topositively impact the daily nutrition-al requirement for healthy living.Among the many players in themarket which provide nutritionalsupplements, is Amway's nutritionand welhress brand, Nutrilite, with arange of supplements for every mem-ber of the family - children, women.men aad the aged. Nutrilite. a ?Syearold brand, is the world's leadins mul-timineraVmultivitamin supplementsbrald. For 75 years, Nutrilite foodsupplements have set the industrvstandard for quality and innovation.From the very beginning, Nutrilitehas used orgaaic farming techniquesand sfuingent processingstandards tocarefiilly grow and extract nature,smost benefrcial nutrients so you canenjoy more energy more vitalit5lmore life. Nutrilite, a global vitaminand mineral brand grows, hawests.and processed plants on their owncertified organic farms. TNN(3o 'o