When it comes to improving your child's health, Rachel Dawkins, MD, D. recommends avoiding vitamins in the form of gummies. While they may seem like a tasty and convenient way to get essential nutrients, gummy vitamins can actually be harmful to children's growth and development. The gelatin and pectin used to hold them together can stick to teeth and, combined with sugar, cause tooth decay.
In addition, gummies often contain high amounts of sugar and questionable ingredients, such as high-fructose corn syrup or other fillers that parents may not want their children to consume. Recent research has shown that gummy vitamins tend to have a lower vitamin content compared to chewable vitamins. This means that children may not be getting the full amount of essential nutrients they need for healthy growth and development. Furthermore, the sugar content in gummies can be detrimental to your child's teeth. While many doctors recommend chewable vitamins over gummies, parents should keep these facts in mind when deciding which vitamin format is best for their children. It's important to remember that although gummy vitamins are a vitamin, they are still a sugary substance.
Therefore, it may be best to keep them out of reach of young children or to discuss vitamin intake with older children. Ultimately, it is up to parents to decide what is best for their children when it comes to vitamins.
