Question
How can we solve the issue of calcium deficiency in children? What should we eat for dietary supplementation?
Answer
- Before supplementing calcium for your child, first have them tested for calcium levels at a regular hospital.
- Do not believe in the excessive advertising of certain calcium supplements.
- Calcium supplementation is not the more, the better; it should be done under a doctor’s guidance.
- Milk is the best food for calcium supplementation; do not stir when heating to prevent calcium loss.
- When making bone broth, remember to add vinegar to help dissolve the calcium.
- At night, the body needs calcium the most and it is most easily absorbed.
- Vegetables like spinach, bamboo shoots, and chives, which contain a lot of oxalic acid, should be blanching with hot water first to remove the oxalic acid, as this can affect calcium absorption.