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When talking about strengthening children's immunity, the goal is to keep the child's immune system working normally and optimally to help prevent infection with viruses and diseases, which calls for an approach that includes proper sleep, organized activity, hygiene and good nutrition for the child, and this article will address the most important vitamins to strengthen children's immunity And other information:
1. Vitamin C
Vitamin C is important for children's health and the immune system as it is an antioxidant, and antioxidants help reduce damage to cells from free radicals in the body.
Vitamin C is also concentrated in many immune cells indicating that it is an immune-boosting agent, and it also helps children's bodies better absorb iron.
2. Vitamin A
Vitamin A strengthens immunity, prevents blindness, and helps children grow stronger and healthier. Children who are deficient are at greater risk of disease and early death, and it is the leading and preventable cause of childhood blindness. Vitamin A deficiency may contribute to: increased morbidity and mortality due to a weakened immune system, slowed growth and development, permanent blindness and night blindness.
According to the International Nutrition Organization, which is based in Canada, providing children between the ages of six months and five years with two doses of vitamin A annually may lead to the following:
- A 12-24% reduction in the overall risk of death.
- Reducing the incidence of diarrhea by 12%.
- Reduce the incidence of measles by 50%.
