Vitamin B2 and other micronutrients necessary for childhood

Vitamin B2, together with vitamin B12, A, C, and E, is one of the most important vitamins for the correct development of children in the nutritional aspect

Nutrition is an essential activity for good health, especially in children. A good diet from childhood will be reflected in better health conditions for the person throughout his life, as a general rule. For this reason, children should incorporate elements such as vitamin B2 into their diet.


Vitamin B2 is also called riboflavin and is part of the vitamin B complex. Its functions include its ability to actively interact in the processes of cellular respiration and liver detoxification.


As we have already advanced, vitamin B2 is essential for the proper functioning of the body, in which it performs very specific functions from childhood to old age. Thus, one of its main missions is to participate in the production of red blood cells and white blood cells.


Red blood cells are crucial for life. These are responsible for transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide to the different parts of the body through blood channels. For their part, white blood cells are a fundamental part of the immune system, which acts against external agents that seek to invade us.


But, why is vitamin B2 so important in the diet of the little ones? Well, it is a micronutrient that interacts in the production of collagen, a natural substance that our body needs to produce tissue and improve skin healing. In children, vitamin B2 helps in the constant manufacture of tissues, since it is in a developmental stage.

Other vitamins needed for children

Food is an elementary part of a person's life, but it takes on a special role in childhood. To avoid complications in growth and prevent future conditions related to a poor diet, the diet of children must be based on an important nutritional structure, where in addition to vitamin B2 the following micronutrients cannot be lacking:


Vitamin B12:

Like vitamin B2, it is a molecule with important functions of red blood cell production within the body. Fish, red meat, nuts, eggs, poultry, and chicken are important sources of this vitamin.


Vitamin C:

This vitamin, so easily associated with orange, contains multiple properties for children's health. Without going any further, it reduces the effects of the common cold, since it acts in the immunization process against viruses and bacteria from outside. Common fruits such as red pepper, kiwi, orange, or other more exotic ones such as camu camu stand out.

Vitamin A and Vitamin E:

They are vitamins with proven properties for the well-being of the organism and must be present in an indispensable way in the diet of the smallest of the house; by ingesting carrots, broccoli, peppers, or apricots.


Folate:

Folate is a variation of folic acid and also plays an important role in cell regeneration and consequently in tissue renewal. This element can be obtained through the consumption of spinach, avocados, and beets.

Vitamin B2 in food

The National Institute of Health of the United States establishes the necessary amounts that a person needs to consume on a daily basis, depending on factors such as age, so the dose required by a child will not be the same as that needed by a teenager:

Life stage Recommended amount

 Babies up to 6 months of age 

 0.3 mg

 Babies 7 to 12 months of age

 0.4 mg

 Children 1 to 3 years of age

 0.5 mg

 Children 4-8 years of age  

 0.6 mg

 Children 9 to 13 years of age 

 0.9 mg

 Male adolescents 14 to 18 years of age

 1.3 mg

 Female adolescents 14 to 18 years of age

 1.0 mg

 Men

 1.3 mg

 Women

 1.1 mg

 Pregnant women and adolescents

 1.4 mg

 Breastfeeding women and adolescents

 1.6 mg


In this sense, the most appropriate foods in vitamin B2 to incorporate in the diet of children are eggs, liver, lean meats, kidneys; broccoli, green asparagus, spinach; bread, and other cereal-based products.

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