Discussing this issue, Dr. Doan Thi Mai - Lecturer of Public Health Faculty, Phenikaa University - Pediatric Nutritionist, Hanoi Medical University Clinic said: Vitamin D3 K2 plays an important role in bone development as well as height growth of children.
With vitamin D3, this is a natural form of vitamin D and it helps absorb calcium from food into the blood better, thereby helping to transfer calcium into the bones and develop the skeletal system better.
Vitamin K2 is a vitamin that helps move calcium to the necessary locations, specifically the desired locations such as bones or teeth. At the same time, it also limits it from going to unnecessary locations such as soft tissue or blood vessels, thereby minimizing the risk of causing vascular diseases later.
According to Master, Doctor Dao Nguyen Phuong Linh - Professional Director of Baby Doctor Clinic, in reality, the height growth of children in urban and rural areas still differs greatly.
"For example, at the same age of 15, children in rural areas are about 6-8cm shorter than those in urban areas. That proves that with good nutrition, Vietnamese children will develop their full potential to grow to optimal height," said Dr. Linh.
Studies around the world have confirmed that it is urgent for parents to take care of their children's diet in disadvantaged areas.
For example, children in areas with protein and micronutrient deficiencies, especially calcium in their diets, are severely deficient when they do not drink enough milk. In addition, the issue of vitamin K2 and MK7 supplementation for children in disadvantaged areas is not as concerned as in urban areas.
Sharing some common misunderstandings when using these two types of vitamins, Master, Doctor Tran Van Phu, Nghe An General Hospital said: "Firstly, this vitamin K2 has absolutely no effect on children's sleep, it can be used for children from 0 months old, not necessarily from 6 months old to use vitamin K2.
Second, vitamin D3 and K2 do not need to be supplemented with fatty meals and do not necessarily need to be supplemented in the morning. Many parents currently believe that D3 must be supplemented before 9am to be effective.
According to doctors, in fact, just supplementing related to meals, especially meals that require a lot of fat, will maximize the effectiveness of vitamins D3 and K2. The development of children's height or weight is especially related to calcium absorption, so we should not limit foods that are too high in sugar or foods that are too high in protein, which will help absorb these two vitamins better.
