Discuss why some children with special needs have more difficulty meeting the DRI for vitamins and minerals
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 in 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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