Dietary Supplement Use Among Adults: United States, 2017-2018

NCHS Data Brief. 2021 Feb:(399):1-8.

Abstract

Dietary supplement use is common in the United States (1). The additional nutrients provided by dietary supplements can help meet recommended nutrient targets but can also potentially lead to excess intakes (2,3). This report describes recent prevalence estimates for dietary supplement use among U.S. adults, the distribution of the number of dietary supplements used, and the most common types of dietary supplements used. Trends in dietary supplement use from 2007-2008 through 2017-2018 are also reported.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Dietary Supplements / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Sex Factors
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult