Discuss why certain children with special needs have a harder time meeting the DRI for vitamins and minerals.
What will be an ideal response?
Children with chronic conditions may have more difficulty meeting the DRI as a result of the following considerations:Eating or feeding problems may restrict intake of foods requiring chewing, such as meats, so that certain minerals usually contributed by meats may be low.Prescribed medications and their side effects can increase turnover for specific nutrients, raising the recommended amount needed.Food refusals are common with recurrent illness, so total intake may be more variable day to day than in other children of the same age.Treatment of the condition necessitates specific food and nutrient restrictions, so that vitamins and minerals usually provided in restricted foods have to be supplemented.
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