Dietary Supplements in Childhood — Harm or Benefit?

Consumption of dietary supplements in childhood has increased significantly over the past decades. The most common dietary supplements are multivitamin-mineral complexes. Commonly parents make the decision to give dietary supplements without any pediatrician consultation, despite the presence of cer...

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Main Authors: Anatoly I. Khavkin, Andrew V. Nalyotov, Nataliya A. Marchenko, Olga S. Nalyotova
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Language:Russian
Published: Union of pediatricians of Russia 2025-02-01
Series:Педиатрическая фармакология
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Online Access:https://www.pedpharma.ru/jour/article/view/2572
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Olga S. Nalyotova
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description Consumption of dietary supplements in childhood has increased significantly over the past decades. The most common dietary supplements are multivitamin-mineral complexes. Commonly parents make the decision to give dietary supplements without any pediatrician consultation, despite the presence of certain indications. The major reasons to use dietary supplements in children are protection against infections, accelerated growth, and unbalanced nutrition. Uncontrolled implementation of such supplements can lead to various adverse reactions. Promotion of healthy diet among children is crucial aspect of maintaining the children health. It should be noted that dietary supplements are not necessary for healthy children with diverse diet, and their excessive uncontrolled consumption can even do harm. At the same time, there are target groups of children whose diets can be enriched with dietary supplements. Among them are adolescent athletes who, with increased physical exertion, are recommended to consume protein dietary supplements, vitamin supplements are indicated in situations of poor nutritional quality, restrictive diets, pregnancy, the risk of vitamin deficiency, vegetarians and vegans need to make up for micronutrient deficiencies.
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spelling doaj-art-d47eeb8c1e7d4da7b817e6f11a4fce4b2025-08-03T19:21:32ZrusUnion of pediatricians of RussiaПедиатрическая фармакология1727-57762500-30892025-02-01221495510.15690/pf.v22i1.28542153Dietary Supplements in Childhood — Harm or Benefit?Anatoly I. Khavkin0Andrew V. Nalyotov1Nataliya A. Marchenko2Olga S. Nalyotova3Research and Clinical Institute for Children; Belgorod State UniversityDonetsk State Medical University named after M. GorkyDonetsk State Medical University named after M. GorkyDonetsk State Medical University named after M. GorkyConsumption of dietary supplements in childhood has increased significantly over the past decades. The most common dietary supplements are multivitamin-mineral complexes. Commonly parents make the decision to give dietary supplements without any pediatrician consultation, despite the presence of certain indications. The major reasons to use dietary supplements in children are protection against infections, accelerated growth, and unbalanced nutrition. Uncontrolled implementation of such supplements can lead to various adverse reactions. Promotion of healthy diet among children is crucial aspect of maintaining the children health. It should be noted that dietary supplements are not necessary for healthy children with diverse diet, and their excessive uncontrolled consumption can even do harm. At the same time, there are target groups of children whose diets can be enriched with dietary supplements. Among them are adolescent athletes who, with increased physical exertion, are recommended to consume protein dietary supplements, vitamin supplements are indicated in situations of poor nutritional quality, restrictive diets, pregnancy, the risk of vitamin deficiency, vegetarians and vegans need to make up for micronutrient deficiencies.https://www.pedpharma.ru/jour/article/view/2572dietary supplementschildrenrestrictive food typesmultivitamin-mineral complexesprobiotics
spellingShingle Anatoly I. Khavkin
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Olga S. Nalyotova
Dietary Supplements in Childhood — Harm or Benefit?
Педиатрическая фармакология
dietary supplements
children
restrictive food types
multivitamin-mineral complexes
probiotics
title Dietary Supplements in Childhood — Harm or Benefit?
title_full Dietary Supplements in Childhood — Harm or Benefit?
title_fullStr Dietary Supplements in Childhood — Harm or Benefit?
title_full_unstemmed Dietary Supplements in Childhood — Harm or Benefit?
title_short Dietary Supplements in Childhood — Harm or Benefit?
title_sort dietary supplements in childhood harm or benefit
topic dietary supplements
children
restrictive food types
multivitamin-mineral complexes
probiotics
url https://www.pedpharma.ru/jour/article/view/2572
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