Comments on: Study Suggests Kids Who Get Vitamins Don’t Need Them. Should You Stop? http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/02/study-suggests-kids-who-get-vitamins-dont-need-them-should-you-stop/ Science Driven Real Life Toddler Nutrition Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Kayris http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/02/study-suggests-kids-who-get-vitamins-dont-need-them-should-you-stop/#comment-188 Kayris Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:07:33 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=942#comment-188 My kids get a chewable vitamin when I remember to give it to them. A whole one for the 4 1/2 year old and a half tablet for the 2 year old. Our previous pediatrician was very adamant about vitamin use and insisted that if I didn't give my infant Vitamin D drops, he would get rickets. Strangely, my doctor routinely tests *my* Vitamin D level, and she says I am one of few patients with a normal result. I assume it's because we eat so many eggs and get morning sun. We changed pede's, for a sort of complicated reason, and the new doctor doesn't seem to care either way. He asked me if I give a vitamin, and when I said, "When I remember," he just shrugged and went on. Both my kids eat pretty well and healthfully, but my older child is a little pickier and there are foods neither one eats well. Vitamin C foods, for example, because while both devour their veggies, they don't really eat a lot of fruit. So I figure a vitamin a couple times per week is extra insurance against anything that might be missing in their diets. My kids get a chewable vitamin when I remember to give it to them. A whole one for the 4 1/2 year old and a half tablet for the 2 year old. Our previous pediatrician was very adamant about vitamin use and insisted that if I didn’t give my infant Vitamin D drops, he would get rickets. Strangely, my doctor routinely tests *my* Vitamin D level, and she says I am one of few patients with a normal result. I assume it’s because we eat so many eggs and get morning sun.

We changed pede’s, for a sort of complicated reason, and the new doctor doesn’t seem to care either way. He asked me if I give a vitamin, and when I said, “When I remember,” he just shrugged and went on.

Both my kids eat pretty well and healthfully, but my older child is a little pickier and there are foods neither one eats well. Vitamin C foods, for example, because while both devour their veggies, they don’t really eat a lot of fruit. So I figure a vitamin a couple times per week is extra insurance against anything that might be missing in their diets.

]]> By: Kayris http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/02/study-suggests-kids-who-get-vitamins-dont-need-them-should-you-stop/#comment-2947 Kayris Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:07:00 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=942#comment-2947 My kids get a chewable vitamin when I remember to give it to them. A whole one for the 4 1/2 year old and a half tablet for the 2 year old. Our previous pediatrician was very adamant about vitamin use and insisted that if I didn't give my infant Vitamin D drops, he would get rickets. Strangely, my doctor routinely tests *my* Vitamin D level, and she says I am one of few patients with a normal result. I assume it's because we eat so many eggs and get morning sun. We changed pede's, for a sort of complicated reason, and the new doctor doesn't seem to care either way. He asked me if I give a vitamin, and when I said, "When I remember," he just shrugged and went on. Both my kids eat pretty well and healthfully, but my older child is a little pickier and there are foods neither one eats well. Vitamin C foods, for example, because while both devour their veggies, they don't really eat a lot of fruit. So I figure a vitamin a couple times per week is extra insurance against anything that might be missing in their diets. My kids get a chewable vitamin when I remember to give it to them. A whole one for the 4 1/2 year old and a half tablet for the 2 year old. Our previous pediatrician was very adamant about vitamin use and insisted that if I didn’t give my infant Vitamin D drops, he would get rickets. Strangely, my doctor routinely tests *my* Vitamin D level, and she says I am one of few patients with a normal result. I assume it’s because we eat so many eggs and get morning sun.

We changed pede’s, for a sort of complicated reason, and the new doctor doesn’t seem to care either way. He asked me if I give a vitamin, and when I said, “When I remember,” he just shrugged and went on.

Both my kids eat pretty well and healthfully, but my older child is a little pickier and there are foods neither one eats well. Vitamin C foods, for example, because while both devour their veggies, they don’t really eat a lot of fruit. So I figure a vitamin a couple times per week is extra insurance against anything that might be missing in their diets.

]]> By: Dominique http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/02/study-suggests-kids-who-get-vitamins-dont-need-them-should-you-stop/#comment-187 Dominique Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:14:11 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=942#comment-187 I will continue giving my kids multivitamin supplements irregardless of what the latest studies say as they are picky eaters and am afraid that they do not get enough vitamin and minerals on a regular basis. I will continue giving my kids multivitamin supplements irregardless of what the latest studies say as they are picky eaters and am afraid that they do not get enough vitamin and minerals on a regular basis.

]]> By: Dominique http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/02/study-suggests-kids-who-get-vitamins-dont-need-them-should-you-stop/#comment-2946 Dominique Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:14:00 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=942#comment-2946 I will continue giving my kids multivitamin supplements irregardless of what the latest studies say as they are picky eaters and am afraid that they do not get enough vitamin and minerals on a regular basis. I will continue giving my kids multivitamin supplements irregardless of what the latest studies say as they are picky eaters and am afraid that they do not get enough vitamin and minerals on a regular basis.

]]> By: Annie @ PhD in Parenting http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/02/study-suggests-kids-who-get-vitamins-dont-need-them-should-you-stop/#comment-185 Annie @ PhD in Parenting Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:12:52 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=942#comment-185 Interesting post. I have 2 kids and give one of them a multivitamin supplement and the other one an Omega 3 supplement. These choices were made based on watching my children's diet, knowing what is important for optimum health, and using supplements strategically to fill the gaps in their diet. I think some of the study's findings and your findings about what might cause the difference between who uses and doesn't use a supplement are plausible. But certainly in general I think we can probably say from the findings that those parents that put less emphasis on health & fitness are also less likely to prioritize EITHER fruits/vegetables OR multivitamins on their shopping list. Interesting post. I have 2 kids and give one of them a multivitamin supplement and the other one an Omega 3 supplement. These choices were made based on watching my children’s diet, knowing what is important for optimum health, and using supplements strategically to fill the gaps in their diet.

I think some of the study’s findings and your findings about what might cause the difference between who uses and doesn’t use a supplement are plausible. But certainly in general I think we can probably say from the findings that those parents that put less emphasis on health & fitness are also less likely to prioritize EITHER fruits/vegetables OR multivitamins on their shopping list.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/02/study-suggests-kids-who-get-vitamins-dont-need-them-should-you-stop/#comment-2945 Anonymous Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:12:00 +0000 http://www.littlestomaks.com/?p=942#comment-2945 Interesting post. I have 2 kids and give one of them a multivitamin supplement and the other one an Omega 3 supplement. These choices were made based on watching my children's diet, knowing what is important for optimum health, and using supplements strategically to fill the gaps in their diet. I think some of the study's findings and your findings about what might cause the difference between who uses and doesn't use a supplement are plausible. But certainly in general I think we can probably say from the findings that those parents that put less emphasis on health & fitness are also less likely to prioritize EITHER fruits/vegetables OR multivitamins on their shopping list. Interesting post. I have 2 kids and give one of them a multivitamin supplement and the other one an Omega 3 supplement. These choices were made based on watching my children’s diet, knowing what is important for optimum health, and using supplements strategically to fill the gaps in their diet.

I think some of the study’s findings and your findings about what might cause the difference between who uses and doesn’t use a supplement are plausible. But certainly in general I think we can probably say from the findings that those parents that put less emphasis on health & fitness are also less likely to prioritize EITHER fruits/vegetables OR multivitamins on their shopping list.

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