Vitamins are important for the well being
of an individual as they help in smooth functioning of several body systems.
Low levels of vitamin D are common in children, especially during the winter.
Deficiency of Vitamin D may leads to rickets and abnormally low levels of Calcium in the blood called hypocalcemia.
The main source of Vitamin D is sunshine rather than diet.
Most kids’ multivitamin products don’t contain the
recommended daily vitamin D dose. Only a few such multivitamin products have
recommended daily vitamin D dose of 400 IU. It was also found that supplements
contain only Vitamin D or labelled specifically for healthy bones typically had
a higher vitamin D content.
The researchers found 67 multivitamins, made by 24 different
manufacturers, and 24 vitamin D/healthy bones products aimed at children under
the age of 12. The daily vitamin D dose in the multivitamins surveyed ranged
from 0 to 800 IU. Only one multivitamin was suitable for use from birth,
supplying 200 IU/day of vitamin D, while for children over 6 months. Some of
the products giving a dose range would only supply the recommended vitamin D
level at the highest dose. For children under six months of age, only one
multivitamin contained more than 340 IU/day vitamin D, but this was only
recommended from four months of age.
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