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Feed Kids More Than Apples & Milk

Jacob Gaffney  in Health, Food ,

Drinking wine responsibly is one of the greatest ways an adult may maintain their health. (Always check with a doctor familiar with your patient profile before making a lifestyle decision.) Children, on the other hand, should never be allowed to drink, as alcohol consumption has the exact opposite effect.

So, parents, take this kind advice from InterWined.com’s vast health knowledge:

A study published in the current issue of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found otherwise healthy looking children to be Vitamin D deficient.

Vitamin D is crucial for musculoskeletal health. The best way to increase vitamin D levels is from controlled exposure to sunshine. Vitamin D fortified milk is a good source as well. Severe deficits in vitamin D may lead to muscle weakness, defective bone mineralization and rickets. In addition to musculoskeletal effects, vitamin D is important for immune function, and low blood levels of the vitamin may contribute to diseases such as hypertension, cancer, multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes. Decreased blood levels of vitamin D have also been linked to obesity.

Another study in the July issue of the medical journal Chest, found that teenagers who resist eating well (as teenagers are prone to do) tended to have more respiratory problems, such as wheezing or asthma. The simple way to fix this is by a simple adjustment…and you may have heard this before…to eating an apple a day. Variety is key, the researchers found, so rotate the types of fruits and vegetables and be sure to get in some fish once and a while. The researchers also found that supplements help. But InterWined can clarify that this is only on the short term, as a much larger study earlier this year found that people who take supplements did not live longer than those on ‘the real deal.’ In fact, sadly, they tended to die a few years younger.

Teach them well and let them lead the way.

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