Food and nutrient intake in dietary supplement users: a nationwide school-based study in Japan.

ABSTRACT: Dietary supplements can be used to compensate for an inadequate diet. However, some studies indicate that supplement users consume healthier diets than non-users, although such data are lacking in Japanese children. The aim of the present study was to investigate the food and nutrient intake of dietary supplement users among school-aged children in Japan. A nationwide school dietary survey was conducted at fourteen elementary schools and thirteen junior high schools in twelve prefectures in Japan. Three-day non-consecutive semi-weighed dietary records were obtained on two weekdays and one weekend day. Analysis of covariance was performed to investigate differences in food and nutrient intake from meals consumed at school and outside of school between dietary supplement users and non-users,

SUBMITTER: Ishitsuka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9066313 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature