Vitamins for Kids and Teens

Kids and teenagers grow fast. To fuel that growth, they need good nutrition, including plenty of
vitamins and minerals. Unfortunately, kids today don't always get what they need. One out of every
ten toddlers is low on iron, for example, and teenage girls need extra. Many teens, male and female,
are low on zinc.

How can you be sure your kids are getting their vitamins? The standard answer is to make sure they
eat a variety of foods, including lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. That's easy for the nutritionists to
say. Anyone who's ever been a parent knows that it's a lot harder to do. It's tough enough to get a six-year-old to eat vegetables—just try getting a sixteen-year-old to eat them!

Vitamin and mineral supplements can be very helpful here. Give children under age two vitamin and
minerals supplements only if your doctor
recommends them. Many doctors do suggest an iron supplement or a formula containing iron for
babies under 24 months, especially if you are breastfeeding. For young children over age two, liquid
multi supplements are convenient—all you have to do is add a squirt to their morning milk or juice.

Older kids like chewable tablets and you might even be able to get your teenagers to swallow a
daily supplement. There are a lot of different brands from which to choose. We suggest looking for
one that has the RDA for your child's age group and is made without artificial colorings and
preservatives. As a rule, there's no real reason to give a child or teen supplements of individual vitamins and minerals—stick to a good multi instead.

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Fri July 22/2005

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Water Soluble Vitamins

Vitamin C
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B8 (Biotin)
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)
Vitamin B12
Vitamin Choline
Vitamin Inositol
Vitamin P (Bioflavonoids)
Vitamin T
PABA

Fat Soluble Vitamins

Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K

Health Tip

The iron in apricots will be absorbed much better if they are eaten with foods rich in vitamin C.

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