Vitamins with iodine for children

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In the children's body iodine plays a significant role. First of all, this element is important for the functioning of the thyroid gland and the formation of its hormones responsible for metabolic processes. Also daily intake is required for the functioning of other organ systems of the child.

Childhood Needs

Since iodine does not form in the child’s body, it should be taken daily by the child’s body with food or as part of supplements. Depending on the age, the child requires such amount of iodine every day:

Up to 2 years

50 mcg

In 2-6 years

90 mcg

At 7-12 years old

120 mcg

Over 12 years old

150 mcg

Symptoms of shortage

Kids with iodine deficiency often get sick, become lethargic and nervous. The child will experience weakness, headaches, complaints of discomfort in the throat (a feeling of coma and itching), difficulty in swallowing. His physical activity decreases, a dry cough may appear.

Long-term lack of iodine in food can affect the mental development of the child and the state of the thyroid gland. The result of a deficiency is mental retardation, goiter and hypothyroidism. The thyroid gland increases in size, nodes can form in it, and the level of hormones decreases.

Lack of iodine in the child’s body is a serious problem, as it can affect the child’s mental development

Iodine products

Most often iodine deficiency is associated with unbalanced nutrition of children, so the task of parents should be to control the diet of their son or daughter. In the child's menu should be present such products:

  • Sea Kale
  • Hake, salmon, haddock, flounder and other fish.
  • Squids and shrimp.
  • Whole milk, hard cheese and dairy products.
  • Chicken eggs.
  • Dishes from pork, beef and other meats.
  • Broccoli, greens, peas, beans and other vegetables.
  • Persimmon, melon, grapes, banana, apples, strawberries, citrus and other fruits or berries.
  • Buckwheat, millet, oatmeal, bread from rye and wheat flour.
  • Champignon.

It is important to remember that heat treatment reduces the amount of iodine in the product, so it should be gentle. The best option is called steaming. Of great importance in the prevention of the shortage of this element is iodized salt.

Who needs vitamins with iodine

Supplements including iodine are recommended for children:

  • Living in an area where this microelement is small in soil and water.
  • With a genetic predisposition to thyroid disease.
  • With diseases of the digestive tract, impairing the absorption of nutrients from food.

Drug review

To supplement the children's diet with iodine, apply supplements based on potassium iodide. Its dosage for the prevention of goiter is 50-100 mcg of iodine at the age of 12 years and 100-200 mcg of iodine for children over 12 years old. The duration of use should be agreed with the doctor, as in some cases, prevention is carried out only a few months, and sometimes these supplements are required to take a lifetime.

Drugs in which iodine is the main component are:

  • Yodomarin 100 or 200.
  • Jodbalans.
  • Iodine Vitrum for children.
  • Iodide 100 or 200.
  • Potassium iodide.
  • Yodostin
  • Microiodide
The most popular drug containing iodine is Iodomarin, which can be given even to children.

Most of these drugs produced in tablets and used from birth - for the smallest tablet is dissolved in a small amount of water.

For the prevention of iodine deficiency in childhood, iodine-containing vitamin complexes are also often used.Iodine in them is often represented by potassium iodide or sodium iodide. Here are the most popular multivitamins:

Name of the complex

Iodine content

Whit Multi +

20 mcg in 1 pastille for a child over 3 years old

Alphabet Our baby

35 mcg in 1 sachet for children 1.5-3 years

Alphabet Kindergarten

50 mcg in 1 orange tablet for a 3-7 year old child

Alphabet Schoolboy

78 mcg in 1 orange tablet for a 7-14 year old child

Alphabet Teen

150 mcg in 1 orange tablet, calculated on the age of 14-18 years

Vitrum Baby

80 mcg in 1 fruit tablet for a child 3-5 years old

Vitrum Kids

150 mcg in 1 strawberry tablet for a 4-7 year old child

Vitrum Junior

150 mcg in 1 fruit tablet for children 7-14 years

Vitrum Teen

150 mcg in 1 chocolate tablet for a teenager 14-18 years old

Jungle kids

70 mcg in 5 ml of syrup for children 1-6 years

Jungle with minerals

150 mcg in 1 chewable tablet for children over six years old

Compl Active

100 mcg in 1 tablet in the shell for a 7-12 year old child

Comp active Chewable

50 mcg in 1 chewable tablet for children 3-10 years

Complite Multivitamins + Iodine

75 mcg in 5 ml suspension for a child over three years old

Multi-tabs Kid

70 mcg in 1 tablet for a child 1-4 years

Multi-tabs Kid Calcium +

70 mcg in 1 tablet for babies 2-7 years

Multi-tabs Junior

150 mcg in 1 tablet for children 4-11 years

Multi-tabs Teen

130 mcg in 1 tablet

Multi-tabs Immuno Kids

80 mcg in 1 tablet for a child 7-14 years old

Pikovit Junik 3+

16 mcg in 2 chewable tablets

Pikovit Plus 4+

40 mcg in 1 banana tablet

Solgar Kangavites Multivitamins and Minerals

22.5 mcg in 1 tablet for children from 2 years

Solgar U-Cubes Chewable Multivitamins and Minerals

30 mcg in 2 lozenges for a child over 2 years old

Supradin Kids Junior

60 mcg in 1 tablet for children from 5 years

In the video below, you can see what Dr. Komarovsky says about the benefits of iodine for the children's body, and how iodine deficiency can affect the development of the child.

Information provided for reference purposes. Do not self-medicate. At the first symptoms of the disease, consult a doctor.

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