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Doctor insights on: Daily Recommended Amount Of Vitamin For Children

depends on child: 1 t flaxseeds soaked rinsed and blended into drinks or food is a good source of epa/dha for children. The Amino Acid taurine enhances the uptake of magnesium which can be given to bowel tolerance, zinc 15 mg, and iron 18 mg which are often deficient in children. Supplements don't take the place of healthy food, a good night sleep, fun exercise, and lowering stress. ...Read more

Men vs women: For men, about 4000 units a day. For women, about 2400 units a day. If you are pregnant, talk to your doctor, as high levels of vitamin a can cause birth defects. You also have to watch anti-aging creams, as they contain high levels of vitamin a. A balanced diet and a good multivitamin usually solves the problem. In pregnancy, take prenatal vitamins, as they usually have the correct vit a. ...Read more

Many to list: That would be a very long list, probably more than the 400 characters allowed here. Most multivitamins list the rda of the various vitamins and minerals. You also have to take your age, sex, overall health, diet, and pregnancy status into account. Vitamin requirements vary from person to person. ...Read more

Not dangerous: Not dangerous. The numbers relate to body needs, not risk. ...Read more

I'd recommend: At least 6-8 glasses of water a day to flush your kidneys and intestines of toxic wastes. ...Read more

About 15 min: of met 3-4 per day (this is not even a brisk walk). Lowers risks of diabetes and cardiovascular problems by about half. While data on stress tests say more is better, this is controversial on the upper limit and really heavy exercise certainly is a bit dangerous in the short run. ...Read more

4 fruit servings : Currently 5 servings of vegetables & 4 servings of fruit are recommended per day. Juice should be made fresh from organic produce for optimum results from enyzymes. Whole food juicing will still provide fiber but extraction juicing will not. This is important to remember when substituting juice for fruit. ...Read more

Fluoride vitamins: 0.5mg is recommended dose of polyviflor for kids over 3. ...Read more

420 - 500 mg/day: Consider reading "the omega-3 effect" by william and james sears. Excellent, short, easy to read book that goes into all of the benefits of omega-3's. They recommend: children 2-3yrs: 420 mg per day. Children 3yrs and up: 500 mg per day. ...Read more

1000-3000: Q day is safe.

None: There no recommended amount. Caffeine is not needed for healthful living. Moderate intake is not known to cause harm. Most people can take about 300 mg or about 3 cups of coffee. You need to see what you can tolerate, as higher doses may cause rapid heart rate, disturbance of sleep and excessive urination. See this site for more info. http://www.webmd.com/balance/caffeine-myths-and-facts. ...Read more

None: Sugar is a metabolic poison. It is a root cause of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, cancer, inflammatory diseases. Sugar is highly addictive. The less sugar you consume, the healthier you will be. ...Read more

Supplements: Recommended amounts vary depending on what studies are being followed. The amounts you are taking, i believe are healthy and recommend you continue this program. ...Read more

Let explain: 1, 000 mg of calcium will good for you and the vitamin d3 1000 also good. But talk to doctor about other medications if you have sever osteopenia. ...Read more

Look it in two ways: 250 grams of carbohydrates. 60 grams of protein per day. 65 fat grams per day. You have to keep in mind the body wieght those numbers could be high or low. Fat is 20 to 35 percent of daily calories protein is 10 to 35 percent of daily calories carbohydrates is 45 to 65 percent of your daily calorie intake. ...Read more

Depends : The answer depends on : are you asking me or some "expert" panel how much your child weighs is your child of normal weight? Overweight? Underweight? My recommendation -for each pound of body weight approximately 0.6 grams of carbs per day. Less if overwieght, more if underweight. How much do the "experts" recommend? Probably way too much. ...Read more

Yes but...: you must also recognize that you should limit your intake of caffeine to no more than 400 mg of caffeine / day; approx. 2 cups of brewed coffee, be mindful of other sources of caffeine. This way you can meet your hydration baseline, tap into the multiple benefits of coffee without risking the harmful effects. Cheers! ...Read more

No: Alcohol is not a natural food and it may increase the liking for it and lead to addiction. ...Read more

Yes - depends a bit: Most adults need 5-8000 iu of d3/day to achieve optimal levels of 50-80. Most multivits have 30-60 iu of e but there are benefits to taking 400-800 iu of e a day, but only as natural e with mixed tocopherols- Alpha tocopherol alone may be hazardous.I advise people take 1-2, 000 mg of c 2x/day. Too much zinc can be toxic but doses up to 40 mg/day are safe-but balance with copper in a 10-15:1 ratio. ...Read more

VITAMIN E : Dose for children is 100 iu /kg / day. ...Read more