Pediatric Nutrition Library

Ingredient Science: Zinc—Growth, Cell Division and Normal Immune Function

A pediatric guide to zinc’s normal roles in growth, protein and DNA synthesis and immune function, with food sources and total-intake safety context.

Ingredient Science: The B Vitamins—B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, Biotin, Folate and B12

A practical guide to the eight B vitamins in current DocVites multivitamin formulas, including normal metabolic roles, food sources and form-labeling context.

Ingredient Science: Vitamin E—Antioxidant Protection and Pediatric Nutrition

A clear guide to vitamin E’s normal antioxidant role, food sources, fat-soluble vitamin safety and DocVites label context.

Ingredient Science: Vitamin C—Collagen, Antioxidant Function and Food Sources

What vitamin C normally does in children, where food provides it, how it affects nonheme iron absorption and why immune-boosting claims need caution.

Ingredient Science: Vitamin A—Vision, Growth and Cell Development

A pediatric, food-first guide to vitamin A: its normal roles in vision and cell development, sources, safety and how to read it on a supplement label.

Ingredient Science: Iron—How to Read the Number on a Supplement Facts Label

A short FDA- and NIH-based guide to serving size, iron amount, percent Daily Value and why label context matters.

From the Pediatrician: Iron in Infancy—Why Feeding History Matters

A concise guide to iron in infancy, including AAP guidance for breastfed infants, complementary foods and 12-month screening.

From the Pediatrician: Vitamin D for Breastfed and Formula-Fed Infants

A short, source-based guide to the practical vitamin D difference between breastfed and formula-fed infants.

Age & Stage Guide: How Nutrition Questions Change Through Childhood

A stage-based guide to the kinds of nutrition questions families and pediatricians commonly revisit from infancy through the teen years.

Ingredient Science: Vitamin D—Source, Serving Size and the Number on the Label

An AAP-, NIH- and FDA-aligned guide to vitamin D: age-specific intake context, D3 source, serving size and where vitamin D appears across current DocVites formulas.