Kids Vitamins - Necessary for your Kids

10 Apr

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Vitamins and minerals are substances that are found in foods we eat. Your body needs them to work properly, so you grow and develop just like you should. When it comes to vitamins, each one has a special role to play. For example:

• Vitamin D in milk helps your bones.

• Vitamin A in carrots helps you see at night.

• Vitamin C in oranges helps your body heal if you get a cut.

Vitamins for Kids

Children need a sound nutritional basis upon which to grow and develop, so it’s important to ensure that they eat a balanced diet. Of course, many children do not eat the right foods, opting instead for fast foods and foods containing more sugar than nutritional value. In order to ensure that your children get all the nutrients needed, you may choose to give them a daily vitamin.

Children that are deficient in vitamins suffer from the same symptoms and signs specific to the vitamin they lack. Indeed, because children’s body and immune systems are not developed as those of adults, they are more susceptible to the ravaging consequences of vitamin deficiencies that only grow worse over time. At least as kids they have an opportunity to correct these deficiencies - as adults it may be too late.

Most children probably do not need or benefit from extra-large supplemental doses of vitamins or minerals, and especially vitamin A benefits or iron. Most children certainly do not benefit from artificial colors or preservatives, or from extra helpings of sugars or artificial sweeteners found in some children’s vitamins. Look for vitamins with low-sugar, or healthy sweetener options. I suggest not starting with gummy or candy vitamins, because daily candy is not a lesson kids need to learn, and it can be a hard habit to break. Where possible, food sources of the vitamins and minerals in the supplements may contain many more nutrients than named on the label. Don’t settle for pop-culture standards. A healthy food store is a great place to ask for help selecting the best vitamins for your child.

The only vitamins that parents might have a warranted overdose concern about are ones which are fat-soluble, such as vitamins A and D. It is possible for children to overdose on vitamins such as these but the possibility is so unlikely that even these should not cause an all-consuming concern for parents. Even if your child is getting “100 percent” of vitamins A and D in their children’s multi in addition to extra doses in milk products, juice drinks, cereal, and granola bars, these amounts are not very likely to lead to a serious problem.

Iron on the other hand is something to be concerned about. Too much iron can lead to fatal poisoning. This type of poisoning is actually a leading cause of death in children under six, so steer clear of too many iron-enriched.

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