Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Use in the United States: Results From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Balluz, Lina; Kieszak, Stephanie; Philen, Rossanne M.; Mulinare, Joseph

doi:10.1001/archfami.9.3.258

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“…The relationship between intake of dietary supplements and education level has been reported in other studies (Slesinski et al, 1996;Ervin et al, 1999;Balluz et al, 2000;Egeland et al, 2001). Observations on the relationship between subjective health and use of dietary supplement have been contradictory.…”

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Predictors for cod-liver oil supplement use — the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study

2003

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Objective: To assess the use of cod-liver oil supplements among Norwegian women and to examine dietary, lifestyle, demographic, and health factors associated with use of this supplement. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting and subjects: The study is based on data from a food frequency questionnaire from 1998 answered by 37 226 women aged 41-55 y, who in 1991/1992 participated in the Norwegian component of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). The Norwegian EPIC cohort was based on a random nation-wide sample of Norwegian women. Results: Cod-liver oil supplement use was reported by 44.7% of the participating women. Subjects with higher education, high physical activity level, and body mass index (BMI) in the normal range were more likely to use cod-liver oil supplements. Consumption did also increase with increased age as well as with increased reported consumption of fruits, vegetables, fatty fish, lean fish, and vitamin D (excluding the vitamin D contribution from cod-liver oil). Energy intake was higher among cod-liver oil users than nonusers. Whole-year daily users of cod-liver oil were also more likely to take other dietary supplements (OR ¼ 2.45, 95% CI: 2.28-2.62). Never smokers were more likely to use cod-liver oil supplements than current smokers. Conclusion: Use of cod-liver oil is associated with several sociodemographic factors, self-reported health issues, and intake of fish, fruit, and vegetables. When assessing the relationship between cod-liver oil use and occurrence of chronic diseases potential confounders need to be considered. Cod-liver oil use seemed not to be matched with vitamin D needs. Thus, emphasis on assessing vitamin D status by measuring levels in blood should be investigated further, in particular, among people living in northern latitudes.

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Predictors for cod-liver oil supplement use — the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study

2003

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“…As Table 1 shows, the prevalence of supplement use was 15% among young children up to the age of 6 y, indicating that the supplement use among young Japanese children is not as prevalent as in the United States (17,20,22,(26)(27)(28). There are supplements that have been specially designed for children, but 69% of the parents of the supplement non-user children were unaware of the existence of such supplements.…”

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“…In addition, young children are in the process of forming healthy dietary habits, so reliance on supplements may result in a disregard for the importance of healthy daily eating habits. In the United States where the use of supplements by adults became popular earlier than in Japan, it has been reported that supplement use by children is common and is being extended to infants (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23). In those studies, it was shown that about 30 to 50% of children take supplements and that the factors that affect their use are families with higher incomes, only one child, or dietary problems, parents with a high education level, and parent's use of supplements.…”

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Use of Dietary Supplements among Preschool Children in Japan

Sato

Yamagishi

Hashimoto

et al. 2009

J Nutr Sci Vitaminol

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Summary This study was conducted to examine the characteristics and use of dietary supplements by preschool children in Japan. A survey was conducted among 2,125 parents of preschool children to discover the status of dietary supplement use and their attitudes towards supplement use by their children. Logistic regression models were used to determine which characteristics predict supplement use in this population. For detailed characterization, child supplement users were also categorized as either the users of vitamins and minerals only or the users of other supplement components. For parents of non-user children, the parent's knowledge and attitudes toward supplements for children were investigated. Fifteen percent of children had used dietary supplements. Two parent-related factors were especially important, the frequency with which they referred to nutritional labels and their own supplement use, which had a significant encouraging effect on their children's supplement use. The parents of child supplement users showed limited awareness of the government system concerning diet and food, placed safety over efficacy, selected products with natural ingredients, and did not seek consultations with professionals. These parents, especially those who were aware of the specially designed supplements for children, exhibited positive responses to supplement use by their children. It is likely that parents' knowledge and attitudes toward dietary supplements and nutrition have a striking effect on their children's use of supplements. Unfortunately, their knowledge at present was less than satisfactory. More accurate information on nutrition, dietary intake and dietary supplements must be disseminated.

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“…Uma possível explicação para os efeitos negativos da suplementação vitamínica, observada nos ensaios clínicos, diz respeito aos paises onde os estudos foram conduzidos, cuja renda per capta é alta e a população está saturada de vitaminas na sua dieta normal (10) . A dieta nos EUA prove 120% da dieta recomendada para caroteno, vitamina A, vitamina C, assim como deficiência de vitamina E nunca foi relatada neste país (147)(148)(149) .…”

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“…Introduzidos inicialmente na medicina geral com o intuito de aumentar a expectativa e qualidade de vida, prevenindo diversos tipos de câncer, doenças cardíacas e vári-as outras condições associadas ao envelhecimento (7)(8)(9)(10) , estão também sendo indicados na área oftalmológica. Pelo consenso que há a respeito do papel de patogênese do dano oxidativo cumulativo na DMRI (11)(12)(13) , vários artigos têm sido publicados demonstrando eventuais efeitos benéficos do uso destas substâncias contra esta patologia ocular.…”

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Conceitos atuais e perspectivas na prevenção da degeneração macular relacionada à idade

Torres¹,

Précoma²,

Maia³

et al. 2008

Rev. bras.oftalmol.

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Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Use in the United States: Results From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Cited by 207 publications

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Predictors for cod-liver oil supplement use — the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study

Predictors for cod-liver oil supplement use — the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study

Use of Dietary Supplements among Preschool Children in Japan

Conceitos atuais e perspectivas na prevenção da degeneração macular relacionada à idade

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