Many children (and adults) often can’t or won’t swallow tablets or capsules, but they still need vitamin D supplements. A couple of interesting options that Costco is now selling include a vitamin D3 liquid product and “gummy vitamin” style vitamin D3 supplements with or without calcium. For kids, I would recommend they take 1 a day, rather than the suggested dose of 2 a day for adults. Some of these are available in certain stores, but for many customers they must be ordered on Costco’s website [1] and shipped to the customer. Here are links to the products:
Calcium 500 mg, Vitamin D3 1000 IU
100 Whipped Gummies
vitafusion™ Vitamin D Adult Gummy Vitamin
500 IU of Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) per gummy vitamin
Peach, Blackberry & Strawberry – 300 Gummies
Wellesse® Vitamin D3 Liquid Supplement -1000 IU Per Serving
Apple Berry Flavor, 2 Bottles, 32 Fluid Ounces Each (64 Ounces Total)
192 servings of 1000 IU, or 96 servings of 2000 IU
Super Sale Extended! Get $15 off $150 | $60 off $425 + free shipping on all Life Extension supplements (until February 5, 2024) [2]
Save 20% on Life Extension’s Top Rated Two- Per- Day Multivitamins with AutoShip & Save! (until February 5, 2024) [3]
Vitamin D3 Plus Fish Oil for Kids
Finally, Purity Products has updated their I.Q. Essentials: Children’s Omega 3 Fish Oil [4] adding 1000 IU of vitamin D3 per serving. The product uses 5 very small chewable orange-flavored softgels per serving containing 130mg of EPA and 230mg of DHA, a little more than the omega 3 content in many single large fish oil softgels for adults. DHA is essential for brain and nerve development in children, and vitamin D is also suspected to be important for children’s development to prevent autism, multiple sclerosis, and other health problems.
Further Reading:
70% of US Children Have Low Vitamin D Levels [5]
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