Children health
If you think about it a bit, growing is not a simple process at all. For a growing child, a number of important developments are taking place simultaneously: the child is growing physically, his or her intelligence capacity is developing and so is his emotional capacity. Each day he learns something new, manages to do something new and experiences new experiences.
What does a child need?
To Grow Tall and Get Strong
Protein – Proteins are the body’s building blocks and are vital to the growing process.
Calcium – During childhood kids get taller and the bones are becoming longer very rapidly. These bones make up the skeleton that the entire body rests on. In the first years of life the process for producing bone is fastest. In the first two years of life the skeleton stretches at an average of 15 centimeters per year! Afterwards at an average of 5-6 centimeters per year (until the teenage years). In order to ensure a good and solid skeleton children must consume calcium! The calcium along with the phosphor is absorbed into the bone, making it denser while strengthening it as well. For building strong teeth work we also need plenty of calcium.
It is important to know that along with building the bone, calcium plays an important role in the general development of the child: the calcium participates in transferring nerve signals to various systems in the body – it is important for muscle activity, blood clots and releasing important hormones.
Lately research has shown that it is possible that calcium plays a role in regulating and preventing children from getting overweight. Research indicates that children who consumed more rich in calcium dairy products were thinner than those who did not.
Vitamin D
For the calcium to become absorbed properly in the body it needs Vitamin D. Vitamin D comes from two sources, from nutrition and from the sun. Israeli milk does not naturally contain Vitamin D. This fact along with the recommendation not to expose newborns to sun without sunscreen increases the importance of Vitamin D additives. As a result, the Israel Health Ministry recommends enriching dairy products with Vitamin D.
Iron
Just as a newborn’s body grows quickly, so does his brain. In order for the child to reach his or her full potential, he will need iron and vitamins from the B group. Iron is especially important for the proper development of the brain. Research shows that children suffering from a lack of iron had lower grades then those who did not suffer from a lack of iron. Iron is an important element in the red blood vessels that transfer oxygen to all the body’s cells. At the tender ages, when the amount of blood increases, there is a need for iron. The consumption of iron at a tender age is especially problematic because foods rich in iron such as meat and beans are not popular with kids. So that is why in Israel there are many children suffering from a lack of iron.
Is it possible to put iron in a fresh dairy product?
Of course! With the help of innovative technology we have succeeded at Strauss in enriching the products so that iron particles wrapped in a special coating separate the vitamin from the dairy surroundings to allow good absorption in the body.
Vitamin C
Apart from the known health attributes of Vitamin C it is good to know that this vitamin helps absorb iron in the body better.
Energy
The children grow, run around and find lots of energy. They receive the energy or the “fuel” for that from the food they consume and that is what we have to watch. Vitamins A, C and E are also called Antioxidant vitamins because they fight harmful oxidation processes taking place in the body.
The Importance of Supper
Children Grow At Night
Between the ages of 2-8 children grow approximately 6 centimeters a year. This growth does not happen at a regular pace. Often times the growth takes place in “spurts” of growth (typically in the springtime).
We often hear the term “grew overnight” and many parents are willing to swear that their child woke up taller than he was the previous evening. In research that was conducted at the Wisconsin University in the U.S. sensors were placed on sheep’s’ legs and their growth was measured. It was found that 90% of the lengthening of the bone took place when the sheep were sleeping or resting. Researches claim that a similar process takes place in children. Pediatricians agree that children’s growth spurts take place at night. So it is especially important to provide them with a nutritious supper to support this growth. It is especially important to include calcium since it is the building block of the lengthening bone.
Importance of Consuming Probiotic Products
Right up until today scientists have persevered in researching friendly bacteria for a deeper look at how they influence our health. Probiotics is a scientific approach that collects, directs and upgrades the bacteria as a balancing force contributing to our health. Pro – science, Bio – life!
Not all friendly bacteria are equal. Scientists have identified different types of especially high quality bacteria and it is only these “star” bacteria that can be called probiotic. Probiotic bacteria must provide proof that it can survive in the digestive system and arrive at the intestine alive and active to prove that it can contribute to our health.
Dairy Products – Best Before Sleeping
The bible tells us how Yael gave a glass of milk to Sisra (the commander) to put him to sleep. Dairy products truly have proteins that are called cytoalbumins because these proteins have amino acid that is called tryptophan. The tryptophan is the material extracting the highest concentration of Serotonin in the brain bringing about a relaxed mood. The Serotonin rises in the brain when the concentration of tryptophan rises in the blood in relation to the tryptophan and the rest of the amino acids in the blood. Therefore, there is truth to the grandmother’s cure of a glass of milk before sleeping!
