VITAMIN A – DO WE REALLY NEED TO GIVE HIGH DOSES ?

High-dose Vitamin A supplementation  was started in 1970, when Indian kids faced nutritional blindness due to Vitamin A deficiency. But now this problem has almost  disappeared  and is seen in few poor socio economic groups who unfortunately have a poor access to fruits, Fresh Vegetables and Milk Products  Experts and most studies suggest long-term dietaryContinue reading “VITAMIN A – DO WE REALLY NEED TO GIVE HIGH DOSES ?”

WHEN YOUR CHILD REFUSES TO EAT !

It gets very stressful for parents when their child refuses to eat or is not eating well. Mostly in those situations, we try to distract(use screens), coax, force or bribe the child into eating. Why do most of us do that is because of our societal norms around eating. We have our preset notions aboutContinue reading “WHEN YOUR CHILD REFUSES TO EAT !”