On average, children grow 5-6 cm per year during their preschool and early school years.  Most healthy children also gain between 2-3 kg each year.

As young children grow, they’re building “bone mass”—the bone tissue in their skeleton. Most bone mass accumulates during childhood and adolescence.  Helping bones reach maximum strength and density reduces the risk of childhood fractures and adult osteoporosis—a disease that causes bones to become fragile and break easily.

Calcium is essential to developing bone mass.  Unfortunately, studies indicate that young children often consume less calcium than is recommended.

PROMISE GOLD helps supply needed calcium, along with biofactors that promote its absorption.  Besides being generously fortified with vitamin D, PROMISE GOLD has a balanced addition of phosphorus and low saturated fat levels.  This is important, since too much phosphorus can interfere with calcium absorption, as can saturated fat.   

Zinc is another biofactor that is important for growth.  Specifically, zinc triggers reactions for more than 300 body enzymes involved in growth, and there are studies that have found a positive link between zinc and gains in weight and height.

Two servings of PROMISE GOLD supply the recommended dietary allowance or RDA of zinc to help young children reach their growth potential.