How Much Vitamin C Does Children Adults Pregnant Women Needed?

A child who eats balanced, vitamin C deficiency - not threatened. However, it is important to ensure that the child regularly receives his vitamin C intake through food.

Daily intake of Vitamin C:

• for children under the age of 1 year - 30 mg,
• for children aged 1 year to 6 years - 40 mg,
• for children aged 6 to 12 years - 50 mg,
• for children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 years - 70 mg,
• for adults - 80 mg,
• for pregnant women - 100 mg,
• for lactating women - 120 mg (the infant receives vitamin C through breast milk).

* Source: Ministry of Health R F.

C – vitamin deficiency is a rather rare occurrence among children. It occurs in people who have not consumed foods containing vitamin C for a long time. The disease caused by C-vitamin deficiency is called scurvy. It manifests itself in soreness and bleeding of the gums, muscle weakness, soreness in the muscles of the legs, a change in skin color, and a general worsening condition.

C-hypervitaminosis in a child can occur if the norm of vitamin C is sharply exceeded. Signs of excessive use of vitamin C are: loose stools, nausea, vomiting, bloating and cramping, headache, insomnia.

Remember!

The decision about whether vitamin C is enough in your child’s body and whether it is worth taking ascorbic acid in tablets can only be made after consulting a pediatric doctor! 

Vitamin C allergy is very rare in children. Most often, the child’s body can respond to fruit acid, which is found, for example, in oranges, strawberries or kiwi, and not on the vitamin itself. 

Symptoms of an allergy to vitamin C are typical:

• itching
• skin rashes,
• hives,
• runny nose and cough,
• Quincke's edema,
• anaphylactic shock.

Each parent in the medicine cabinet must have antihistamines in case of an allergic reaction in the child. Especially if the child is prone to allergies. In any reaction, it is important to consult a doctor immediately to identify the cause of the allergy and take steps to improve the health of the child's body.

10 Tips for Preserve Vitamin C in Foods:

1. The layer to be cut off during peeling of vegetables and fruits should be as thin as possible. It is under it that the highest concentration of vitamin C.
2. Foods must be eaten fresh! With 3-day storage of food in the refrigerator, 30% of vitamin C is lost, and at room temperature - 50%.
3. Grate berries with sugar for the winter. And it is advisable to make it a wooden spatula.
4. Oven baking and steaming are the best ways to cook in terms of preserving vitamin C.
5. When cooking, vegetables should not be dipped in cold, but in boiling water.
6. Salt, sugar, citric acid, tomato juice, added to food during cooking, protect vitamin C from oxidation and destruction.
7. Fruits and vegetables are better to eat whole, rather than cut!
8. Children living with smoking parents are much more likely to be deficient in vitamin C. Nicotine is an enemy of vitamin C!
9. Give up soda! It prevents vitamin C from being absorbed.
10. It is best to choose the fruits that are grown in your area, they have more vitamins.