Vitamins and minerals in the diets of 13-15-year-old boys at a sports school in Warsaw

Vitamin D intake was found to be insufficient in 100% of 13-15-year-old boys from a sport school.

• 69% of the boys had inadequate potassium intake.
• 53% were not getting enough folate, and 50% had insufficient calcium intake.
• Lower percentages of inadequate intake were observed for magnesium (27%), vitamin C (24%), and vitamin E (15%).
• The risk of exceeding safe sodium levels was extremely high, with 99.5% of participants surpassing the Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
• The findings indicate a significant variation in vitamin and mineral intake, highlighting an unbalanced diet among the group.

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