Question
Doctor, my friend’s child is growing slowly and wants to supplement calcium. How should children supplement calcium? Are there any suggestions?
Answer
Calcium supplementation can be achieved through exercise and diet. Children should participate in outdoor activities for 0.5 to 1 hour each day, as sunlight exposure allows the skin to synthesize vitamin D, which aids in calcium absorption. Here are some foods rich in calcium: dairy products such as cow, sheep, and horse milk and their products, cheese, ice cream; fish, shrimp, crab, and other seafood like tilapia, shrimp, kelp, and seaweed; legumes and their products like soybeans, tofu, soy milk; vegetables such as celery, black fungus, mushrooms; fruits and dried fruits like raisins, walnuts, watermelon seeds, pumpkin seeds; meats such as lamb and pork shreds. In daily cooking, it is important to minimize calcium loss. For example, food should be kept…