If anyone has not yet seen this, The Johns Hopkins Health Insider - August Issue online has an article about vitamin supplementation. It is written by Benjamin Caballero, M.D., Ph.D., who is Director of the Johns Hopkins Division of Human Nutrition and The Center for Human Nutrition. A Professor of International health, he serves on the Food and Nutrition Board, a committee of the National Academy of Sciences that sets dietary guidelines for the U.S. population. Dr. Caballero states in this article that the average heathy American has no need for vitamin supplements, and that "in many cases, the $12 billion that Americans spend each year on those supplements is a waste of money". However, what I found disturbing is the following categories of people that he feels *do* need supplementation: pregnant and lactating women, the elderly, and **children who are breast-fed**(sic) About breastfed children Dr. Caballero states: ".....should receive supplementation of vitamins A, C, and D, and there is a preparation called Trivisol that is the standard issue to these babies". (Needless to say, Tri-Vi-Sol was not "standard issue" to my healthy breastfed babies! :) ) I'm having a bit of trouble here in that this article written by such a known name in nutrition appears to target breastfed children as those who are nutritionally *at risk* and recommends supplements for all of these babies . The article can be found and this address: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtInsider click on Superfluous Supplements article. Ruth Scuderi Westfield, MA