By Tracey, Pure Matters As a mother, I’m never really sure
whether I should give my child supplements. With so much
conflicting information on necessity and quality, it’s hard to
determine what’s right for my son and what’s gratuitous.
Interestingly enough, new findings were revealed this week that
help make my decision easier: over one-third of American
children aren’t meeting calcium and vitamin D recommendations.
In fact, calcium and vitamin D intakes were low for all
children, according to the Office of Dietary Supplements who
released the surprising data this week in the Journal of
Pediatrics. Taylor Wallace, PhD, and senior director at the
Council for Responsible Nutrition, said the data is “eye-opening
because calcium and vitamin D deficiency is not only important
in elderly women but a large segment of children are not getting
enough.” The data also revealed that non-supplement user
children had a much higher incidence of insufficient intakes of
calcium, vitamins A and C, magnesium and phosphorus when