Calcium for Kids
This certainly must be the week for Calcium news. 
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued a clinical report (designed to help pediatricians in treating patients) on bone health. It included advice for doctors to begin asking parents about kids’ calcium intake.
I wonder when the day will come when the pediatrician asks about complete nutritional profiles. To tell you the truth, I find it hard to believe that this is just now being suggested.
Because of the other nutrients (in addition to calcium) that are necessary for bone formation (see this previous post) and because we don’t do much milk, my kids have always taken calcium supplements.
Visit this KidsHealth.org article for the full story.
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