Dietary supplement use is associated with higher intakes of minerals from food sources.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dietary supplement use is extensive in US adults. Some reports suggested that supplement users had higher nutrient intakes from the diet than did nonusers, but to our knowledge this finding has not been examined in nationally representative survey data.

Objective

In this analysis, we examined mineral intakes from the diet by supplement-use categories and how these supplements contributed to meeting or exceeding Dietary Reference Intakes for selected minerals.

Design

Data from adults (≥19 y of age; n = 8860) who participated in NHANES 2003-2006, a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey, were examined. Supplement use was defined as the participant's self-reported use of a supplement that contained one or more selected minerals.

Results

Dieta

SUBMITTER: Bailey RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3192481 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature