ReviewJournal of nutritional science2020
Appropriate and inappropriate vitamin supplementation in children.
Review in Journal of nutritional science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04915638 (Evaluation of Nutritional Status in Chimalhuacán Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Evaluation of Nutritional Status in Chimalhuacán Children: Anthropometric, Biochemical, and Molecular Approaches
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Community knowledge, attitudes, and preferences towards vitamin A supplementation in a semi-rural health zone, Kasai Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a mixed-methods study.Global health action · 2026Article
- Appropriateness of paediatric vitamin prescribing in Vietnamese outpatient settings: associated factors.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- The Role of Vitamins in Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection: Mechanisms and Integrative Strategies.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Parents' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding vitamin A and D intake in children: a study from Yangzhou, China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy and safety of vitamin A supplementation in children with sepsis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- The effects of vitamin B and D supplementations on autonomic functions and quality of life in children after vasovagal syncope.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- The relationship between serum vitamin C levels and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in children.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Children's Diets and Planetary Health: A Study in Wroclaw, Poland, and Sydney, Australia.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Predictors of Dietary Supplement Use Among Children Attending Care and Educational Institutions in Krakow, Poland.Nutrients · 2024Observational
- The Role of Zinc in Developed Countries in Pediatric Patients: A 360-Degree View.Biomolecules · 2024Review
- Challenging directions in pediatric diabetes - the place of oxidative stress and antioxidants in systemic decline.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Adherence of Primary Care Providers to Practice Guidelines for Common Pediatric Conditions in Urban, Rural, and Remote Sites in the Philippines: A Cross-Sectional Study.Acta medica Philippina · 2024Article
- Dietary supplements increase the risk of excessive micronutrient intakes in Danish children.European journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Biomarkers of Micronutrients and Phytonutrients and Their Application in Epidemiological Studies.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Vitamin D in pediatric age: Current evidence, recommendations, and misunderstandings.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Use of Health-Promoting Food and Supplements in Swiss Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Micronutrients and the Risk of Allergic Diseases in School Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Role of vitamins in the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2022Review
- Complementary Feeding: Pitfalls for Health Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The vitamin status of a child depends on many factors and most of the clinical studies do not take into account the different access to adequate nutrition of children coming from different countries and the consequent major differences in micronutrients or vitamin deficits between low-income and high-income countries. Vitamin supplements are included in the general field of dietary supplements. There is a large amount of not always factual material concerning vitamin supplements, and this may sometimes create confusion in clinicians and patients. Inadequate information may lead to the risk of attributing beneficial properties leading to their over-use or misuse in the paediatric field. Vitamin supplementation is indicated in all those conditions in which a vitamin deficiency is found, either because of a reduced intake due to reduced availability of certain foods, restrictive diets or inadequate absorption. The lack of guidelines in these fields may lead paediatricians to an improper use of vitamins, both in terms of excessive use or inadequate use. This is due to the fact that vitamin supplementation is often intended as a therapy of support rather than an essential therapeutic tool able to modify disease prognosis. In fact, various vitamins and their derivatives have therapeutic potential in the prevention and treatment of many diseases, especially in emerging conditions of paediatric age such as type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. The aim of the present article is to analyse the state of the art and consider new perspectives on the role of vitamin supplements in children.
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