Can children drink effervescent tablets?

When we go to the pharmacy to buy medicine, we will see effervescent tablets on sale there. Effervescent tablets are tablets with a high vitamin content. They can effectively supplement the vitamin C content in the human body and also have a good effect on improving human immunity. It is recommended to eat some effervescent tablets in moderation in daily life. Children can take effervescent tablets, and they can enhance their physical fitness after taking them.

1. Can children take vitamin C?

The human body needs very little vitamin C. The recommended daily intake of vitamin C released by the Chinese Nutrition Society is: 40-50 mg per day for infants and young children aged 0-12 months, and 60 mg per day for children aged 1-3 years. But the human body cannot synthesize vitamin C and must obtain it from food. Children have appropriate vitamin C reserves when they are born. The vitamin C content in umbilical cord blood plasma is 2 to 4 times higher than that in maternal plasma. Therefore, infants under 3 months old are less likely to suffer from vitamin C deficiency. However, if the pregnant mother's diet lacks vitamin C, the newborn may also suffer from scurvy. It is important to give your baby proper vitamin C supplementation to enhance immunity.

2. The role of vitamin C in babies

2.1. During the metabolic process of the human body, the baby forms tissues and repairs red blood cells and bones.

2.2. It is good for the baby's gum health, strong blood vessels, reducing bruises from falls and scrapes, and can also control infection and accelerate wound healing.

2.3. It can enhance the child's immune system function and help fight the baby's viruses.

2.4. Food can help babies absorb iron and calcium effectively, so eating a piece of fruit with every meal is very beneficial to the baby's growth.

3. Common misunderstandings about taking vitamin C

3.1. If the water is too hot, add vitamin C effervescent tablets: The water just taken from the water dispenser is very hot. Add vitamin C effervescent tablets. While waiting for it to dissolve, the water will slowly cool down. This is a "time-saving trick" for many people. In fact, although the effervescent tablet preparation is very stable, vitamin C will still be lost to a certain extent in hot water above 80 degrees Celsius and is easily oxidized and decomposed. Therefore, the best way is to brew it with warm water at around 40 degrees Celsius.

3.2. Leaving it for too long: If your cup is relatively large, you may spend the whole morning drinking a cup of vitamin C effervescent tablets. Exposing it to the air for too long will also deplete the vitamin C. The amount of water used to make the effervescent tablets has little effect on the absorption of vitamin C. Therefore, you can use about 200 ml of boiled water or mineral water each time so that you can drink it as soon as possible, and you should drink it immediately after brewing.

3.3. Mixing drinks: Some people also use tea or drinks to brew effervescent tablets, which may also pose a safety hazard. Because the commonly used effervescent disintegrants are composed of sodium bicarbonate and citric acid, and ingredients such as theanolide contained in tea will react chemically with vitamin C or disintegrants. Beverages generally contain sodium benzoate, which can also react with vitamin C to produce the harmful substance - benzene.