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National Nutrition Data: Contributions and Challenges.
Nutrition Today
|July 20, 2002
Summary
Many young children and adolescents in the US use vitamin and mineral supplements. Adolescents are most likely to use multiple types of supplements, including multivitamins and single vitamins.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nutrition
- Dietary Supplements
- Public Health
Background:
- National nutrition surveys reveal widespread use of vitamin and mineral supplements among US children.
- Approximately 50% of infants and preschoolers and 33% of school-aged children consume at least one supplement, commonly a multivitamin.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the prevalence and patterns of vitamin and mineral supplement use in different pediatric age groups.
- To identify specific supplement combinations frequently used by adolescents.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of data from national nutrition surveys conducted in the United States.
- Categorization of supplement usage based on age groups: infants/preschoolers, school-aged children, and adolescents.
Main Results:
- Over half of infants and preschoolers (approx. 1 in 2) use vitamin and mineral supplements.
- About one-third of school-aged children (approx. 1 in 3) use at least one supplement.
- Adolescents exhibit the highest likelihood of using multiple supplements (2 or more), often combining multivitamins with single-nutrient vitamins.
Conclusions:
- Vitamin and mineral supplement consumption is common across various pediatric age groups in the US.
- Adolescents demonstrate a more complex supplement regimen compared to younger children, frequently using multiple products.
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