Kids who are physically active, eat healthy foods, don’t have a family history of high cholesterol and aren’t overweight probably aren’t at risk for cholesterol problems. But you should still take steps to ensure a healthy cholesterol balance.
Sufficient levels of circulating vitamin D help prevent nutritional rickets in children and osteomalacia (softening of the bones, typically through a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium) in adults.
Expectant mothers need folic acid, a type of B vitamin, that contributes to the development of a healthy fetus. The vitamin can help prevent birth defects that affect the formation of the brain and spinal cord.
Our bodies are about 60 percent water in adulthood and as high as 65 to 75 percent in childhood, which means we need to drink a lot to stay healthy.
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