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Regan L Bailey | Zendy; Jaime Gahche | Zendy; Paige Miller | Zendy; Paul Thomas | Zendy; Johanna Dwyer | Zendy

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Why US Adults Use Dietary Supplements

Author(s) -

Regan L Bailey,

Jaime Gahche,

Paige Miller,

Paul Thomas,

Johanna Dwyer

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

jama internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14

H-Index - 342

eISSN - 2168-6114

pISSN - 2168-6106

DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.2299

Subject(s) - medicine , multivitamin , environmental health , national health and nutrition examination survey , dietary supplement , gerontology , national health interview survey , population , public health , cross sectional study , vitamin , food science , nursing , pathology , chemistry

Dietary supplements are used by more than half of adults, although to our knowledge, the reasons motivating use have not been previously examined in US adults using nationally representative data. The purpose of this analysis was to examine motivations for dietary supplement use, characterize the types of products used for the most commonly reported motivations, and to examine the role of physicians and health care practitioners in guiding choices about dietary supplements.

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