Teen Multi Once Daily

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Teen Multi Once Daily has the following benefits:

  • Provides 100% of the Daily Value for 19 vitamins and minerals
  • Offers antioxidants, choline and green foods, organic fruit & vegetables

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Teen Multi Once Daily has the following benefits:

  • Provides 100% of the Daily Value for 19 vitamins and minerals
  • Offers antioxidants, choline and green foods, organic fruit & vegetables

 

Adolescent Health Statistics

Roughly 80% of high school students do not eat fruits and vegetables five or more times per day1. Almost 80% of adolescent females do not consume enough calcium2. During the last 25 years, consumption of milk, the largest source of calcium, has decreased 36% among adolescent females3. More youth are fracturing their bones than children a generation ago—specifically, “Fracture incidence has increased by one-third in boys and one-half in girls compared to a generation ago.” Possible causes include the large increase in childhood obesity, replacement of milk with other beverages such as soda and juice and less physical activity due to increased “screen time” such as playing video games or being on the computer” 8. Calcium from the diet and physical activity are major factors associated with fracture risk—that is, the greater the calcium intake, the lower the risk of fracture.

 

A large number of high school students use unhealthy methods to lose or maintain weight. A nationwide survey found that during the 30 days preceding the survey, 11.8% of students went without eating for 24 hours or more; 4.3% had vomited or taken laxatives in order to lose weight; and 5.9% had taken diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor's advice1. Hunger and food insufficiency in children are associated with poor behavioral and academic functioning3,4.

 

Vitamin D Deficiency and Teens

Overall, 9% of the pediatric population, representing7.6 million US children and adolescents, were vitamin D deficientand 61%, representing 50.8 million US children and adolescents had insufficient levels. Only 4% had taken 400 IU of vitaminD per day for the past 30 days. Girls, and non-Hispanic black or Mexican-Americans were more likely to be deficient. Those who usedvitamin Dsupplementation were less likely to be deficient. Vitamin D deficiency was associated with higher parathyroidhormone levels, higher systolic bloodpressure, lower serumcalcium, and lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or “good”) cholesterol levels compared with those with25(OH)D (serum vitamin D) levels 30 ng/mL6. In another study, low serum vitamin Din US adolescents was stronglyassociated with hypertension, hyperglycemia, and metabolic syndrome,independent of adiposity7.

 

Organic Foods

It is generally accepted that organic produce and grains contain fewer pesticides and other potentially harmful chemicals compared to non-organic counter parts. Some studies show organic produce may confer more nutrients. In addition, supporting organic farming may assist the environment in part by offering sustainable farming practices.

 

Our Product

Our Teen Multi Once Daily tablets provide 100% of the Daily Value for 19 vitamins and minerals, plus offers organic fruit and vegetables, green foods, choline, and bioflavonoids to support nutrient absorption.

 

Dosage

Take 1 tablet per day.

 

Specifications

Product Name:       Teen Multi Once Daily

Label Claim:           Daily Nutrition with Whole Foods

How Supplied:        Oval vegetarian tablet

Drop Count:            60 ct

Product Code:         VL550

 

References

  1. CDC. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - U.S., 2007. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2008;57(SS-4)
  2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General, 2004.
  3. Cavadini C, et al. U.S. adolescent food intake trends from 1965 to 1996. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2000;83(1):18-24.
  4. Alaimo K, et al. "Food Insufficiency and American School-Aged Children's Cognitive, Academic and Psychosocial Developments." Pediatrics 108.1 (2001
  5. Kleinman, R. E., et al. "Hunger in children in the United States: Potential behavioral and emotional correlates." Pediatrics 10; 1998
  6. Kumar, J, et al. Prevalence and Associations of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Deficiency in US Children: NHANES 2001–2004. Pediatrics, Sep 2009; 124: e362 - e370.
  7. Jared P. Reis, et al. Vitamin D Status and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the United States Adolescent Population. Pediatrics Vol. 124 No. 3 September 2009
  8. Dairy Council of California website as viewed February 2010.http://www.dairycouncilofca.org/