The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dietary Food Supplement Usage Habits
Mehmet Ağıllı,
Alpslan Coşar
Abstract:With COVID-19 pandemic, it is seen that people are in demand for dietary food supplements in order to protect themselves from this virus-related disease. In this study, we aimed to evaluate what extent the COVID-19 pandemic affects people's food supplement usage habits by controlling blood levels of vitamin D, vitamin B12 and zinc. In this retrospective study design, we examined patients test results collected from laboratory information system over a two-year period including one year before and after the dat… Show more
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