Label Statements and Perceived Health Benefits of Dietary Supplements.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Dietary supplement use is widespread, and their labels often contain structure/function claims (eg, supports heart or brain health), which legally are not intended to imply the supplement prevents or treats a disease. How structure/function statements are interpreted by consumers, however, is unknown.

Objectives

To evaluate how commonly used structure/function claims are associated with consumer beliefs regarding the health benefits of supplements.

Design, setting, and participants

We conducted 2 online survey studies of US adults participating in the SurveyMonkey Audience platform, one for a fish oil supplement and one for a hypothetical supplement called Viadin H. For each survey, participants were randomized to 1 of 4 labels that were otherwise identical

SUBMITTER: Assadourian JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455376 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature