Use of Herbal Medicine and Other Dietary Supplements in Community‐Dwelling Older People: Baseline Data from the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study

Nahin, Richard L.; Fitzpatrick, Annette L.; Williamson, Jeff D.; Burke, Gregory L.; DeKosky, Steven T.; Furberg, Curt D.

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00942.x

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“…This may indicate that even though the participants in our study may have limited income, they were willing to spend money on nutritional supplementation. A larger percentage of older adults making less than $40,000 per year and greater than $55,000 per year have been reported to take supplements (9). In agreement with reports on the general U.S. population (8,10,13,35), the likelihood of a participant in the current study taking a vitamin supplement seemed to increase with higher education and with higher income.…”

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“…Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999-2000 indicated that 40% of older adults in the United States (U.S.) take a multivitamin supplement (8). Between the years 2000 to 2002, more than 60% of the older adult population consumed at least one vitamin or mineral supplement (9). The frequency of supplement use by older adults is increasing at an accelerated pace (10).…”

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Reasons Given by Homebound Older Adults Living in a Large Midwestern City for Taking or Not Taking Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

Minor

Driskell

2009

Journal of Nutrition For the Elderly

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The prevalence of vitamin and mineral supplement usage in a group of homebound older adults in a large Midwestern city and their motivation for supplement use or nonuse were evaluated. Sixty-one selected homebound individuals 60 years and older from three assistance programs for older adults participated in the study. Forty-seven percent reported taking vitamin or mineral supplements, and of these 93% were taking a multivitamin supplement. Most participants received their information regarding supplements from a health care professional, generally a physician. For those not taking supplements, the most common reason given was the absence of a prescription/recommendation. For those taking supplements, the most common reason given was that supplements were prescribed/recommended.

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Reasons Given by Homebound Older Adults Living in a Large Midwestern City for Taking or Not Taking Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

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Driskell

2009

Journal of Nutrition For the Elderly

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“…Gingko also had no signifi cant effect on the rate of progression to dementia in participants with mild cognitive impairment (HR: 1.13; 95 % CI: 0.85, 1.50). Nearly a third of the GEM cohort reported use of some type of nonvitamin/nonmineral dietary supplement at entry into study [ 206 ]. Nearly 10 % of these participants were taking ginkgo and were unwilling to give up their current ginkgo supplements or would not accept assignment to placebo.…”

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Dietary Supplements in Older Adults

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Costello

Merkel

et al. 2014

Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging

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IntroductionThis chapter focuses on the rationale and evidence base for the use of dietary supplements for both maintaining health and decreasing the risks of some common chronic diseases. This review also updates the information in a review of data through 2009 on nutritional supplements for older adults [ 1 ] by summarizing evidence published in 2009-2013 from systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials with disease endpoints. The chapter concludes with recommendations for assessing dietary supplement use in older persons and suggestions for counseling them. We have categorized these supplements according to their active ingredient(s), and we pay particular attention to

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“…Low risk alternative interventions that improve memory in the aged or slow cognitive decline are needed. A study of older people in the US found that 66.6% used at least one vitamin or mineral supplement and 27.4% used a non-vitamin, non-mineral dietary supplement including herbal medicines (Nahin et al 2006). In Singapore, 25.3% of Chinese adults aged 65 years and older had used CHM in the previous year (Ng et al 2004).…”

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Chinese herbal medicine for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Age Associated Memory Impairment: a review of randomised controlled trials

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This review assesses the effectiveness and safety of Chinese herbal medicines (CHM) for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Age Associated Memory Impairment (AAMI). Electronic searches of English and Chinese databases and hand searches of Chinese journal holdings were conducted. Randomised controlled trials comparing orally administered CHM with placebo, no intervention or other therapy were considered. Ginkgo biloba was excluded. Ten trials met inclusion criteria. Eight different CHM were investigated. Methodological quality was assessed using the Jadad scale and five studies scored three or above. Two studies compared CHM with placebo and eight with another intervention. This review found an overall benefit on some outcome measures for the eight CHMs involved in the 10 RCTs but methodological and data reporting issues were evident. Meta-analysis of three studies found the effects of the CHMs were at least equivalent to piracetam on Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores. No severe adverse events were reported.

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Use of Herbal Medicine and Other Dietary Supplements in Community‐Dwelling Older People: Baseline Data from the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study

Cited by 43 publications

References 42 publications

Reasons Given by Homebound Older Adults Living in a Large Midwestern City for Taking or Not Taking Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

Reasons Given by Homebound Older Adults Living in a Large Midwestern City for Taking or Not Taking Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

Dietary Supplements in Older Adults

Chinese herbal medicine for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Age Associated Memory Impairment: a review of randomised controlled trials

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