New research says it’s becoming “exceedingly common” for children and teens in the U.S. to take melatonin supplements for sleep, a trend some Canadian pediatricians are watching with caution in this country.
Researchers behind a University of Colorado Boulder letter published in the November issue of the journal JAMA Pediatrics say they want to raise awareness for parents and clinicians and sound the alarm for the scientific community on the trend.
The study’s authors found nearly one in five school-aged children under the age of 14 now take melatonin, based on a survey of 993 families.
“Melatonin forms and preparations are more child friendly (eg. gummies), which may be factors in increased
