Do Dietary Supplements Improve Micronutrient Sufficiency in Children and Adolescents?

Objective To examine if children use supplements to fill gaps in nutritionally inadequate diets or whether supplements contribute to already adequate or excessive micronutrient intakes from foods. Study design Data were analyzed for children (2-18 years) from the National Health and Nutrition Examin...

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Published in:The Journal of pediatrics 2012-11, Vol.161 (5), p.837-842.e3
Main Authors: Bailey, Regan L., PhD, RD, Fulgoni, Victor L., PhD, Keast, Debra R., PhD, Lentino, Cindy V., MS, Dwyer, Johanna T., DSc, RD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
adolescents
Biological and medical sciences
calcium
Calcium - metabolism
Child
Child, Preschool
children
copper
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet
Dietary Supplements
Ethnic Groups
Female
folic acid
foods
General aspects
Humans
iron
magnesium
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Micronutrients
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
nutrients
Nutrition Surveys
nutritional adequacy
Nutritional Requirements
Pediatrics
phosphorus
Prevalence
questionnaires
selenium
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tolerable Upper Intake Level
United States
vitamin D
Vitamin D - metabolism
Vitamins
zinc
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Summary:Objective To examine if children use supplements to fill gaps in nutritionally inadequate diets or whether supplements contribute to already adequate or excessive micronutrient intakes from foods. Study design Data were analyzed for children (2-18 years) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2006, a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey (n = 7250). Diet was assessed using two 24-hour recalls, and dietary supplement use was assessed with a 30-day questionnaire. Results Prevalence of supplements use was 21% (
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.05.009