Do Children Need Multivitamins?

Do Children Need Multivitamins? (0:29)

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children do not need to take a multivitamin daily; kids should be getting the bulk of their vitamins and minerals from the foods they eat. Watch pediatrician Joanna Dolgoff, MD, discuss this issue.

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[BLANK_AUDIO] According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, kids do not need multivitamins. They really should be getting their vitamins from foods. If they are eating even a general variety of foods, they should be getting enough vitamins. And because so many of our foods are fortified with vitamins it's really not hard to get the numbers of vitamins that our kids need.

Joanna Dolgoff, MD

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About Joanna Dolgoff, MD

Joanna Dolgoff, MD, is a pediatrician, child obesity specialist, the official pediatrician and child obesity specialist for NBC’s THE BIGGEST LOSER. She is also a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Do Children Need Multivitamins?