Abstract
Frequent consumption of supplements is a common behavior in adults, as well as children and adolescents. We report on vitamin intake from consuming supplements, taking into account the vitamin intake from fortified and usual foods. A total of 5990 3-d weighed dietary records from 931 German subjects (452 males, 479 females, 2-18 y of age) between 1986 and 2003 from the Dortmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed (DONALD) Study were evaluated. We identified 133 different vitamin-containing supplements in 451 records (7.5%). Slightly more males (8.0%) than females (7.1%) consumed supplements, with highest frequencies found between ages 15 and 18 y. For the majority (10 of 13) of vitamins (vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12, niacin, biotin, and vitamin C), intake from usual and fortified food already reached or exceeded 80% of the recommended dietary allowances in all age groups. In the case of folate and pantothenic acid, intake from supplements was necessary to achieve at least 80% of recommended dietary allowances for half of the age groups, especially in females. Supplements with vitamin D considerably helped increase vitamin intake but failed to achieve 80% of r...Continue Reading
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