Environmental Influences and What Have We Learned From Dietary Behavior Change With Children?

Sparse research exists on factors influencing use of dietary supplements or on programs to increase dietary supplement use among children. Borrowing from the literature concerning influences on children's diet, parents likely influence children's dietary supplement intake by controlling their availability and accessibility at home and through parenting and socialization strategies. Borrowing from the literature on programs to change diet, programs to promote dietary supplements will likely work when implemented with highly motivated individuals, delivered by specialists and promoting increased, rather than decreased, consumption. Research into these areas is warranted.