Patient's question:
How much vitamin should infants and young children aged six months consume daily? What are the requirements for each vitamin? I couldn't find this information online. Also, when I mix the purchased rice powder with, is it good? I want to check the vitamin requirements for infants and young children.Doctor's answer:
If you feed according to these standards, you might be causing trouble for yourself. How much vitamin should be consumed daily, just like estimating how much protein, carbohydrates, calories, fat, and other trace elements such as iron, zinc, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, etc., need to be taken, in addition to substances that current medicine has yet to test. Moreover, there are many different types of vitamins, almost from vitamins A, B, C, D, E, etc., except for B1, B2, ..., B12, etc. The human body is complex, and each food contains many vitamins, minerals, proteins, etc. It is impossible to weigh every food and calculate how much of these substances it contains. Even if the calculation is done and the food is consumed, it will be eliminated differently due to varying digestive and absorption abilities and different body needs. Therefore, it is fundamentally impossible to achieve this. Even if you believe you have achieved it, the results may not be ideal. So, eat fish, meat, eggs, and dairy, as well as fruits and vegetables, maintain a balanced diet, and there will be no deficiencies. There is no need to estimate these things. Rice powder and milk powder are for young children who are accustomed to the taste of milk and may refuse to eat if it suddenly disappears. Adding milk should make it more expensive and more nutritious than pure rice powder. However, either can be chosen as long as the child is willing to eat.