The doctor told about the dangers of children's vitamins in the form of marmalade

Often in pharmacies you can see children's vitamins in the form of marmalade, but they cause more harm than good for the child's body. About this on July 24, "Gazeta.Ru" was told by Daria Khaikina, a pediatric endocrinologist at the SM Clinic for children.

According to the doctor, all the benefits of such marmalade are offset by a large amount of added sugar and artificial flavors. They impair the absorption of many vitamins, such as vitamins C and D. Increased amounts of sugar also exacerbate vitamin B deficiency.

"Sometimes two or three "vitamins" account for up to 5 grams of sugar. If you take them every day, that's almost 2 kg of sugar per year — a "bonus" to the diet," said Khaikina.

The endocrinologist added that due to the flavor enhancers of such vitamins, an overdose of the components is quite possible in children. This can lead to intoxication of the body.

"Marmalade vitamins are not about health, but about pampering a child. And if you choose them, do it consciously: see the composition, dosages. Choose the ones with less sugar. And remember that you are unlikely to make up for the child's deficiencies with such vitamins," the specialist emphasized.

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Earlier, on July 23, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the SM Clinic Reproductive Health Center, Idilia Orfanova, named vitamins for women's health. The doctor noted that vitamins A, C, D and E, as well as folic acid (vitamin B9), will be useful.

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