Pediatricians: Your Child May Not Need The Multi-Vitamin

2-SYDNEY: PEDIATRICIANS SAY MORE CHILDREN ARE TAKING MULTI- VITAMINS THAN EVER BEFORE – AND MAY NOT NEED TO.ROBERT: KXAN’S LAUREN LANMON WENT LOOKING FOR DOCTORS’ ADVICE ON “WHEN” VITAMINS COULD DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.NAT VITAMIN POUR A THIRD OF KIDS AND TEENS IN THE U.S. TAKE SOME DIETARY SUPPLEMENTâ| ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY.”PEOPLE ARE HEARING A MESSAGE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY EATING AND THIS IS A PIECE THEY PERCIEVE AS BEING A PART OF HEALTHY EATING,”BUT PARENTS RELIANCE ON VITAMINS MAY BE MISGUIDED.”THEY MAY USE THE VITAMIN AS A WAY OF SAYING, WELL MY CHILD NEVER HAS A PIECE OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLE, SO AS LONG AS I GIVE THEM A VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT,”AND DR. STEVEN ABRAMS SAYS THAT’S WHERE THE PROBLEM BEGINS. ALTHOUGH A MULTI-VITAMIN IS UNLIKELY TO CAUSE ANY SERIOUS HARM TO CHILDREN, PEDIATRICIANS WORRY ABOUT THE VAST AMOUNT OF CHOICESâ| AND ENTICING MARKETINGâ| DOTTING ISLES IN LOCAL STORES. “SUPPLEMENTS THAT ARE SOMETIMES ON THE MARKET ARE NOT VERY WELL REGULATED CAN HAVE HORMONES IN THEM, OR JUST TOXIC THINGS IN THERE, OR EVEN JUST SO MUCH CAFFEINE,” HOWEVER, IF YOU AND YOUR DOCTOR DECIDE YOUR CHILD NEEDS A BOOST, DR. ABRAMS SAYS THE BEST CHOICE IS OFTEN THE CHEAPEST ONE ON THE SHELF.”A GENERAL, BROAD TYPE MULTI-VITAMIN THAT HAS MINERALS IN IT TOO LIKE CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D IN IT AND DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT TOO MUCH,”INSTEAD, HE SAYS, FOCUS ON THE FOOD AT THE TABLE.

SLOWLY INTRODUCE FRUITS AND VEGIES AND YOUR CHILD WILL GET ALL THE VITAMINS THEY NEED.LAUREN LANMON, KXAN NEWS. ROBERT: MULTI-VITAMIN USE HAS REMAINED STEADY OVER THE PAST DECADE, AND THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE OR

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Source: KXAN