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The little ones need extra care for their tools of sight.They are particularly prone to different types of conjunctivitis and sties.Infants have tendency of getting eye infections.Since they don't understand when and how they are straining their vision,they frequently have muscular weakness which cause squints.Diagnosis and treatment of squints are greater now than even a decade before,so it does not become a lifetime problem.Cataract is no only of the old;little ones may get it from injuries.In such cases surgery is needed.Vitamin A deficiency (eat carrots) causes dimness of vision and nightblindness.The kid needs an eye test if he/she complains of headaches and not being able to see the blackboard.Wiping the eyes with cotton dipped in cooled boiled water is excellent for the health of eyes young and old!

Want to be as brawny as they come?Or would you rather have tough-as-nails teeth?Then it's time to get your dose of vitamin D.But it's not just strong bones and teeth that the all-important vitamin helps us with.To know more,read on.... 1) Prevents dental caries, develops teeth and bones and protects against rickets-softening of bones in kids. 2) It assists in the assimilation of calcium,phosphorous and other minerals in the digestive tract. 3) It ensures overall development of the child. 4) It stimulates the kidneys to return calcium to the blood stream so that it's not passed on in urine as waste. Sources: Sunlight,fish liver oil,fish,eggs,butter. Ideal daily intake: 0.1 mg(for men,women and kids) 20 tsp cod liver oil= 0.17 mg 20 tsp shark liver oil= 0.002 mg 1 egg= 0.001 mg 100 gm butter= .001 mg Remember,vitamin D requirement doubles after you cross 50 . Lack of vitamin D: Causes rickets in kids, osteomalacia in adults, tooth problems, retarded growth,weak musc...