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- Questions about child nutrition, exercise, and obesity/weight loss.
- 2. Are vitamins necessary? - Top
- In most cases, No.
There is no evidence that healthy kids need vitamins. There are exceptions though.
1) exclusively breast fed babies need vitamin D and iron and so a vitamin with iron is often prescribed.
2) Girls who have started having their periods should take a multivitamin with folate (a prenatal vitamin).
3) There is some evidence that many adults don't get enough Vitamin D.
4) Children with specific health problems may need a vitamin. - Updated: June 4, 2010
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