Dietary supplement use among cancer survivors and the general population: a nation-wide cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Use of dietary supplements among cancer survivors is common and controversial, but information on the amount of nutrients from supplements among cancer survivors is limited. We examined the amount of nutrients and their contribution to total nutrient intake from supplements and compared these data between cancer survivors and cancer-free individuals. We also identified factors associated with supplement use among cancer survivors.

Methods

We identified 400 cancer survivors and 10,387 cancer-free individuals, aged ≥ 19 years, from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) V-1, 2 (2010, 2011). We calculated the amount of nutrients consumed from foods and supplements, the percent contributions of supplement nutrients to total nutrient

SUBMITTER: Song S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5745960 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature