title: Know how vitamins and minerals.
abstract: Children are potentially at risk of vitamin and mineral deficiency. Young children have high nutrient requirements relative to their body size but frequently are faddy eaters and have small appetites. In contrast, school age children usually have good appetites, but have freedom of choice over what they eat and consume more meals outside the home. Their food choices are increasingly affected by peer pressure and advertising. This is a concern, as their knowledge of nutrition is limited.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: MacDonald
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D014131:Trace Elements
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements