Before you travel for the summer, be sure your vaccinations are up to date. While many kids need vaccinations throughout the year, traveling overseas may require additional vaccines beyond what children normally have. Here’s what you need to know.
They are bioactive molecule that selectively concentrate in the brain and have profound effects on all parts of the body and is very important for maintaining good cardiovascular health and healthy immune system. These are remarkable fatty acids for the fact that they cannot be made by the human body and can be obtained only through diet. It is very important for critical brain development.
There are two sources of omega 3’fatty acids in the diet, marine fatty acids which are biologically active long-chain fatty acids (EPA and DHA) they come from fish oils, fish flesh and generally from the sea.
Another source is shorter chain fatty acid which come from Flax oil and are 18 carbon long.
Omega 3’s are really good every age, but especially essential in children since they are in need of healthy brain development. A good dose of omega 3’s in winter months will help strengthen their immune system and keeps colds at bay. The trick is to make kids like it and eat it which is not an easy thing to do. Parents need to find creative ways to incorporate omega 3’s into their diet to keep them healthy.
How to get kids to eat this nutrition powerhouse. Why are Omega 3’s essential for kids?
How to get these omega 3’s into your kid’s diet:
Find ways to increase omega 3’s in kid’s diet like some kids like to eat fish if they are covered in bread crumbs, or when made into fish cakes, some like homemade salmon sticks a good source of omega 3’s, pasta salads with canned tuna will get good omega 3’s in diet of the kids.
Fortified juices and eggs that are rich in omega 3’s is another way to go. Read labels and see how much omega 3’s are in them. Although it is not likely to get a lot of omega 3’s with fortified beverages it might be the extra step to meet the recommended doses of omega 3’s for your child.
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