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Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation in Children
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It is common for parents in the United States to give their children vitamins (such as a daily multivitamin) and minerals (such as calcium or iron) as supplements. Almost $2 billion is spent each year on these supplements in the United States, but many parents are not sure if their child should be taking vitamin and mineral supplements.
An article in this month's Archives observed vitamin and mineral supplement use in children and adolescents. The researchers wanted to learn more about which children in the United States were taking vitamins or mineral supplements on a regular basis. There were over 10 000 children between the ages of 2 and 17 years in this study; more than one-third of them took a vitamin and/or mineral supplement in the previous month. Interestingly, the study results showed that children who do not really need vitamin and mineral supplements were more likely to take supplements, . . . [Full Text of this Article] WHO NEEDS VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS?
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN GIVING VITAMIN OR MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS TO CHILDREN WHO DON'T NEED THEM
HOW CAN MY CHILDREN GET ENOUGH VITAMINS AND MINERALS FROM THEIR DIET?
DOES MY CHILD NEED A VITAMIN OR MINERAL SUPPLEMENT?
FOR MORE INFORMATION
INFORM YOURSELF
Megan A. Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, Writer;
Fred Furtner, Illustrator;
Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH, Editor
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