Use of dietary supplements among active-duty US Army soldiers

Lieberman, Harris R.; Stavinoha, Trisha; McGraw, Susan M.; White, Alan; Hadden, Louise; Marriott, Bernadette P.

doi:10.3945/ajcn.2010.29274

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“…A standardized taxonomy used in national surveys, such as National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey, was used to categorize DSs (Bailey et al 2011). Participants were also queried about the use of sports drinks, bars or gels, and meal replacement beverages based on previous reports indicating they are frequently used by military personnel (Lieberman et al 2010). These nutritional products were analyzed separately, and not reported here, as they are not classified as a DS by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994.…”

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“…From 2006-2007and from 2010-2011, data were collected from 989 and 1207 active-duty soldiers, respectively, to ascertain prevalence and patterns of DS use using a standardized survey tool, the Dietary Supplement and Caffeine Intake Survey of U.S. Army Active Duty Personnel (Lieberman et al 2010). The data obtained for the 2006-2007 study were collected at 11 locations (9 United States installations and 2 overseas sites).…”

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“…Multiple reports have documented a greater prevalence of DS use among active duty military personnel than the general United States civilian population (Department of Defense 2005;Lieberman et al 2010;Austin et al 2015Austin et al , 2016c. In addition, patterns and reasons for DS use by soldiers differ substantially from the civilian population with soldiers reporting much greater use of protein supplements and combination products as they believe these products will improve muscle strength, enhance performance, and facilitate weight loss (Lieberman et al 2010;Jacobson et al 2012). Despite differences in prevalence and patterns of DS use, information regarding longitudinal changes in prevalence of DS use among certain occupational subgroups, such as the military, is not available as this information is not typically included in national health surveillance studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Based on previous reports suggesting greater use of DSs among active duty soldiers and the need for interventions to prevent adverse events from DS use among this population, we readministered a survey previously administered to United States active-duty Army soldiers to assess changes in prevalence, patterns of use, and reasons for use of DSs (Lieberman et al 2010). In addition, we discuss changes in use of DSs by active-duty soldiers compared with changes in DS use by the general civilian population over a similar period of time.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Longitudinal trends in use of dietary supplements by U.S. Army personnel differ from those of civilians

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Prevalence and patterns of dietary supplement (DS) use by U.S. Army soldiers differ from the civilian population. Longitudinal trends in use of DSs by civilians have been examined, but are unavailable in subpopulations such as military service members. The present study examined longitudinal changes in DS use by soldiers. A standardized questionnaire on DS use was administered in 2006-2007 (N = 989) and 2010-2011 (N = 1196) to convenience samples of active duty soldiers. Data were weighted for total population demographics of age, sex, and rank. Regular use of DSs by soldiers increased significantly (56% ± 1.6% vs. 64% ± 1.7%; p ≤ 0.001) over the 4 years primarily because of an increase of DS use among the youngest 18-to 24-year-old soldiers (43.0% ± 2.5% vs 62.3% ± 2.4%; p ≤ 0.01). Protein (22% ± 1.4% vs. 26% ± 1.5%; p ≤ 0.001) and combination (10.0% ± 1.0% vs. 24% ± 1.4%; p ≤ 0.001) product consumption also increased over the 4 years. Individual vitamin and mineral use -including iron, magnesium, selenium, and vitamins A, B 6 , B 12 , and D -significantly increased as well (p ≤ 0.05). In addition, expenditures on DSs by soldiers increased over time (p < 0.01). Reasons reported by soldiers for DS use suggest use increased to meet the occupational demands of military service. Educational interventions to minimize inappropriate use of DSs by soldiers are necessary to reduce adverse events resulting from unnecessary use of DSs and the financial burden associated with their use.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…More recently, Gore and colleagues (2010) explained that the United States Air Force has worked to improve fatigue countermeasures, such as developing duty hour limitations, improving sleeping conditions to control sound and light, and offering hypnotics to induce sleep when time permits. Despite these formal efforts to reduce fatigue among military personnel, recent surveys have found that, in addition to using prescription alertness-enhancing medications such as modafinil, deployed military personnel are also using over-the-counter stimulants (Lieberman et al, 2010). This finding has raised concerns among the medical community over the safety and efficacy of combining prescribed and over-thecounter stimulants.…”

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confidence: 90%