Parents prefer immunity boosting food over antibiotics.

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Superkids: A special report on children's health

Recommendations abound on boosting immunity, but experts disagree on whether

specific foods and supplements can 'germ-proof' a child

By Elizabeth Neff

and Ronnie Lynn

The Salt Lake Tribune

You might call them superkids.

A growing number of authors, nutritionists and even celebrity pediatricians

say parents can use a combination of diet, vitamins and supplements to

supercharge their children's immune systems. The result: a generation of

children more able to ward off bugs, and more likely to turn into healthy

adults.

It's an idea with appeal for Utah parents now staring down the cold and flu

season.

Grace Jeffers says she is stocking up on chewable versions of the herb

echinacea and vitamin C for her 6- and 9-year-old children. The 43-year-old Salt

Lake City mother picks up a bottle whenever she visits family in Los Angeles -

an easy place for her to find the tablets.

Her kids seem to respond well if they take one a day the moment they start to

feel sick, she said.

" Their cold symptoms don't seem to last as long, and they feel more up to

participating in their normal activities, " she said.

But when it comes to food, she sticks with traditional fare: chicken noodle

soup and lots of fluids, such as orange juice and Sprite.

 

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