Kidscare Vitamin C Chewable 70 Tablets

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Healtheries KidsCare Vitamin C chewable tablets (tiger, hippo, lion, and elephant shapes) are buffered, and therefore stomach friendly, being a blend of ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate.

Vitamin C is a water soluble nutrient. The level of ascorbic acid in the blood reaches a peak 2 to 3 hours after ingestion and then decreases as excess is eliminated in the urine and through perspiration in 3 to 4 hours.

Recommendations for use:

Children: As a daily supplement to maintain good health, for those with lowered resistance to colds and influenza or while under stress.

Contra-indications:

• Vitamin C 100mg contains sucrose and therefore is not recommended for diabetics.
• Vitamin C increases excretion of oxalic acid and uric acid, common causes of kidney stones.
• A personal or family history of kidney stones is a warning that you should not take high doses of Vitamin C in the long term.
• Diabetic medication (diabinase) and sulphur drugs may not be as effective when taken with Vitamin C

Adverse effects:

Diarrhoea in excessive doses

Dose:

Children 3-8 Years: Take 1 tablet daily.
Children 8 Years and over: Take 2 tablets daily.

Contains No:

Wheat, Gluten, Milk derivatives, Yeast, Artificial colour, Artificial flavour or preservatives

Pack Information:

Available in bottles of 70 Chewable Tiger, Hippo, Lion and Elephant Shaped Tablets.

Ingredients:

Ascorbic Acid 52.6mg: providing 100mg buffered
Sodium Ascorbate 53.5mg: Vitamin C

Vitamin C:

• Helps reduce recovery time to colds.
• Helps build body resistance in conjunction with B Complex, zinc, iron and vitamin A.
• Maintains collagen, a protein necessary for the formation and health of connective tissue in the skin, gums, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, bones and teeth.
• Helps promote wound healing.
• Important for the production of cortisol by the adrenal glands and the body's adaptive stress response.
• Enhances iron absorption.
• Helps the detoxification and excretion of some toxic substances, including heavy metals such as lead.

Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Vitamin C:

• Reduced resistance to infection due to decreased phagocyte activity and capillary fragility.
• Fatigue and irritability due to decreased synthesis of adrenal hormones.
• Easy bruising.