The article emphasizes the importance of protein for children's growth and development, highlighting that most U.S. children get sufficient protein from their diets. Guidelines for daily protein intake vary by age and weight, with children needing about half a gram of protein per pound. Recommendations include specific daily amounts, such as 13 grams for toddlers and 46-52 grams for adolescents. Experts suggest parents need not worry about their child's protein intake, even with picky eaters or vegetarians, as deficiencies are rare.
In children and adolescents, protein intake plays a direct role in growth and development, making protein intake perhaps more important than at any other time in life.
Most kids get more than enough protein from their daily diets, and while exceptions exist, insufficient protein intake in kids is rare in the U.S.
The amount of protein your child should be eating depends on their weight. In general, children should be eating a half a gram of protein per pound of body weight every day.
Toddlers (1 - 3 years old) need 13 grams of protein per day, while adolescents (14 - 18 years old) need 46 to 52 grams, depending on weight.
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