Kid’s multivitamin requirements are vital to their overall health.
And we all want to give the best for our child. More so on their daily multivitamin needs.
But what kind of multivitamin does your child actually need?
In this video, Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson shares that supplemental vitamin D is recommended for kids.
Listen to Swanson as she also explains why together with research findings from the Environmental Working Group.
Kid’s Multivitamin Daily Needs
You probably don’t need to give your child a multivitamin. And don’t ever give them fortified food.
The American Academy of Pediatrics doesn’t recommend a daily vitamin for your child. They only recommend vitamin D.
We don’t want your child to get a lot of that UV radiation from the Sun where we can get vitamin D.
We know babies and children can get the vitamin D they need by taking it in orally through whole foods and also through supplements.
But outside of that nothing else is likely necessary.
The environmental working group published a report about kids cereals that were fortified in addition to multivitamins.
Getting The Right Multivitamin
They found kids got a lot more of those nutrients or even vitamins than they need it.
The main reason is processed or fortified foods are also added with vitamins. They spray these foods with daily vitamins for adults.
So, if your child eats three servings when they’re in seventh grade that might be three hundred percent of an essential vitamin really unnecessary
The Environmental Working Group Report serves off just a great reminder: Those food marketers might be trying to get you to buy something that’s fortified making you think it’s healthier.
In fact, there might be research that suggests it’s quite the opposite.
Just focus on giving your child fresh fruit and vegetables dairy sources that are organic when you can.
Protein sources with supplemental vitamin D that’s all you need to do to get your child a great diverse diet.
For more information about vitamins in general Vitamin D intake and the environmental working group report check out links at SeattleMama.Com.
video credit SeattleChildrens
