Flintstones should be Bam Bammed

By Barb Jarmoska

Type “Butylated Hydroxytoluene” into any Internet search engine and you’ll discover that the chemical is believed to cause cell mutation and cancer. The compound is used in jet fuel, rubber manufacturing and embalming fluid.

Butylated hydroxytoluene is also the third most prevalent ingredient in Flintstones vitamins - the one recommended for 2 and 3 year olds. According to the My First Flintstones label, butylated hydroxytoluene is third in line behind the first and most prevalent ingredient - artificial flavor.

Move up to the regular Flintstones, suggested for kids 4 and older, and the butylated hydroxytoluene is mercifully absent. However, the very first ingredient is now aspartame - a known brain toxin.

All Flintstones vitamins contain more aluminum by weight than many of the vitamin and mineral ingredients. Aluminum is able to accumulate in the body and is implicated in an array of health challenges.

According to Bayer, the manufacturer, Flintstones are the No. 1 selling children’s vitamin in America. Bayer claims Flintstones are also the No. 1 pediatrician-recommended vitamin. I wonder how many of these well-meaning doctors have ever taken time to read the label.

I invite you to read ALL of the fine print on ANY bottle of vitamins on the Freshlife shelves. Our children’s section offers many well-formulated products. As with the adult multis, you have a choice of delivery systems. Whether your child prefers a liquid, chewable tablet, gummie or small gel cap that can be swallowed or dissolved on the tongue – the ingredients are clean, the formulas are free of artificial flavors and colors, the sweeteners are safe and natural and the nutrients used in the formulas are bio-available.