OBJECTIVE To measure nutrient intake adequacy of vitamin/mineral supplement users and nonusers aged 51 years and older, determine the efficacy of supplement practices in compensating for dietary deficits, and identify predictors of supplement use. DESIGN Analyses of two 24-hour recalls, demographic variables, and attitude questions collected during the Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Ind...

Linear programming can be applied to identify a nutritionally adequate diet of the lowest cost, since price and nutrient contents are linearly related to food weight. Most computer spreadsheets now include an easy-to-use solver function that is suitable for this purpose. This approach can also be used to estimate the effect of introducing a food supplement on the minimal cost required to provid...

Background and Aims: For many centuries herbs spices have traditionally been used to treat or manage a variety of diseases. The formulation food supplements containing single multiple is now popular. These formulations provide biochemical, pharmacological medicinal benefits due their diverse phytochemical constituents. Methods: In the present study, Diapin® – supplement Olea europaea L. leaves...

Background: This study investigated the effects of an aronia juice-based food supplement on background and total DNA strand breaks in whole blood, H2O2-induced isolated peripheral blood lymphocytes. Methods: Ninety-one healthy volunteers were randomly selected to consume either (2 × 25 mL drinking ampules, n = 45) or no (n 46) daily for eight weeks. Results: Background decreased significantly a...

Almost anything that is swallowed in pill or potion form that is not a licensed medicine is, by default, legally classified as a dietary supplement. The present paper is an overview of supplement use and is intended to provide a logical framework for their discussion. Five major supplement categories are identified: essential micronutrients; other metabolites that have vitamin-like roles; natur...