Stalled out

When it comes to vitamins and minerals, you really can have too much of a good thing, and the folks at the EWG make a compelling argument (strongly disputed by cereal manufacturers) that the levels of vitamin A, zinc, and niacin in many breakfast cereals actually pose a potential danger to kids’ health. Now, of course, I’m looking at the cereal boxes in my pantry and wondering what to do with them. I think I’ll go to a public restroom and ask the toilet.

David L. Hill, M.D., FAAP, is the author of Dad to Dad: Parenting Like a Pro (AAP Publishing, 2012). He is also vice president of Cape Fear Pediatrics in Wilmington, N.C., and  adjunct assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He serves as Program Director for the AAP Council on Communications and Media and as an executive committee member of the North Carolina Pediatric Society. He has recorded commentaries for NPR's All Things Considered and provided content for various print, television, and Internet outlets.