Vitamin and minerals play a vital role in all domains of child development. It's essential to make children understand the significance of the link between the consumption of specific vitamins and reduction in risk of illness.
Vitamins have a list of fat soluble and water soluble types but one tablet, centrum, serves as a blend of all vitamins. Centrum a to z is a complete multi-vitamin that compensates for all the vitamin and mineral requirements of a child's body and help support growth and healthy development.
The basic ingredients of centrum kids vitamin are Mannitol, Calcium Carbonate, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Pregelantinized Starch, Sucrose, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Di-Alpha and Tocopheryl Acetate. It also contains less than 2% of Citric Acid, Dl-Alpha Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Carrageenan, Aspartame, Butylated Hydroxytoluene Maltodextrin, Guar Gum, Lactose, Magnesium Stearate, Malic Acid, Mono and Diglycerides, Sorbic Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sodium Aluminum Silicate, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Sorbate, Silicon Dioxide, Vanillin and Water. Apart from these vitamins and minerals there are some tablets that may contain some extra nutrients, dextrose and fructose, in traces. So, now after knowing the composition of the tablet, do you think there can be anything better than this for your child.
Centrum vitamins for kids are available in chewable form with great tasting flavors for easy intake by a child. The best flavors that the children enjoy taking are cherry, orange and fruit punch. The tablet is not advised for infants and kids below 2 years. Children of 2-3 years are advised to have half a tablet every day and children of 4 years and above are recommended for one tablet daily.
Centrum tablets are definitely the best multivitamin supplement for any child who is picky eater or has an imbalanced diet. But, extra dosage of this tablet can lead to fatal poisoning in children. Hence, these tablets must be kept away from the reach of children and give them a dose as recommended by the doctor or a child's specialist. In case, your child has accidentally taken an overdose, immediately call upon a doctor or poison control center.