Advance Nutrition For Teeth & Bone Formation
Growing children needs optimum calcium intake during their growth period.
Usually they reduce their calcium intake at a time when the need is greatest.
Milk is one of the good source of calcium in children and avoiding this
generally is associated with small bones, low bone mineral density, high
fracture rates and short stature. Besides calcium, even marginal deficiencies of
Magnesium, Zinc & Vitamin D3 can lead to improper development of peak bone mass
and improper tooth formation.
Calcium: Optimum intake of calcium is required for children to
achieve peak adult bone mass, to prevent osteoporosis in the later years, to
prevent tooth decay and to form hard tooth enamel. Even in adults calcium
supplementation is utmost essential, especially during pregnancy. It reduces
chances of pre-eclampsia by dilatating the blood vessels and thus ensure normal
pregnancy and gestation period. Pregnant women finding difficulty in swallowing
the solid oral dosage forms can benefit from Calcicare liquid formulation.
Magnesium: has a definite role to play in the proper metabolism
of calcium. Calcium absorption is facilitated in the body by the action of a
hormone - Parathyroid hormone secreted from Parathyroid gland, in presence of
magnesium. Deficiency of magnesium would result in decreased availability of PTH,
which results in reduced absorption of calcium and consequently hypocalcaemia.
Also, magnesium helps in the formation of hard tooth enamel, while calcium forms
the soft tissue. In pregnancy, Magnesium supplementation prevents PIH, PE &
Eclampsia. It also prevents IVGR, spontaneous abortion and premature delivery.
Zinc: Growing phase involves a lot of metabolic process
including division of cells. Zinc is an important cofactor involved in cell
division & synthesis of numerous enzymes, DNA & RNA. Supplementation of adequate
amount of Zinc in growing children ensures proper enzymatic process, division of
cells, multiplication of DNA & RNA. In pregnancy, deficiency of Zinc has been
associated with many complications, growth retardation & congenital
abnormalities of fetus. Zinc is needed to produce a matrix of protein threads
onto which bone-forming calcium laid.
Vitamin D3: Facilitates the absorption of calcium mainly from
intestine. Vitamin D3 into active form inside the body by the action of PTH.
Active form Vitamin D3 then increases the calcium level in the body by
decreasing the renal excretion & increasing the intestinal absorption. Sunlight
is the good source for Vitamin D3 in the body & hence it is seen that places
where the children are not exposed to direct sunlight suffer from bone
deformation.
