Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Use by Children and Adolescents in the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Dietary supplements increase the risk of excessive micronutrient intakes in Danish children

“…In studies on Danish adults other factors were also associated with dietary supplement use, including age, sex, self-perceived health status [ 15 ], intention to eat a healthy diet [ 3 ], health index and educational attainment [ 43 ]. However, in contrast to other studies [ 41 , 45 ], we did not find significant differences in micronutrient intakes from the diet between users and non-users, nor did the diet quality score differ. The small sample size in the present study could be a reason why we did not find more factors associated with dietary supplement use or any significant differences in dietary intakes.…”

Food and nutrient intake in dietary supplement users: a nationwide school-based study in Japan

“…In contrast to previous findings, we observed that fruit and vegetable intake was significantly lower and confectionary intake was significantly higher in dietary supplement users than in non-users, suggesting that dietary supplement users were less likely to consume healthy diets than non-users in the present study for Japanese children. Our findings are inconsistent with the results of previous studies ( 6 , 7 , 15 , 16 ) . To date, there have been no studies investigating the association between food and nutrient intake and dietary supplement use in Japanese children, although one study examined this association in Japanese adults ( 43 ) .…”

Probiotic Supplement Use among Young Children in Taiwan: A Prospective Cohort Study

“…For children's health, the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that parents discourage television viewing for children less than 2 years of age, and that parents limit older children's total media time to 1–2 h per day [26]. Previous studies have shown that vitamin and mineral supplement usage among children is positively associated with less television viewing time among children [21], [27]. The findings of this study are not consistent with those of previous studies.…”