ArticleJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2022
Do Multivitamin/Mineral Dietary Supplements for Young Children Fill Critical Nutrient Gaps?
Article in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Dietary supplements increase the risk of excessive micronutrient intakes in Danish children.European journal of nutrition · 2023Article
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- The Perception of Minerals and Their Prevalence in Fortified Foods and Supplements in Japan.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundNearly a third of young US children take multivitamin/mineral (MVM) dietary supplements, yet it is unclear how formulations compare with requirements.
objectiveDescribe the number and amounts of micronutrients contained in MVMs for young children and compare suggested amounts on product labels to micronutrient requirements.
designCross-sectional.
settingAll 288 MVMs on the market in the United States in the National Institutes of Health's Dietary Supplement Label Database in 2018 labeled for children 1 to <4 years old.
main outcome measuresNumber of MVM products and amounts per day of micronutrients in each product suggested on labels compared with requirements represented by age-appropriate Daily Values (DV). Micronutrients of public health concern identified by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) 2015-2020 (DGA 2015) and DGA 2020-2025 (DGA 2020) or those of concern for exceeding the upper tolerable intake levels. STATISTICAL ANALYSES: Number of products and percent DV per day provided by each micronutrient in each product.
resultsThe 288 MVMs contained a mean of 10.1 ± 2.27 vitamins and 4.59 ± 2.27 minerals. The most common were, in rank order, vitamins C, A, D, E, B
conclusionsA reexamination of the amounts and types of micronutrients in MVMs might consider formulations that better fill critical gaps in intakes and avoid excess.
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