Vitamin and mineral supplement use among adults in Central and Eastern Poland

Determining the prevalence of dietary supplement consumption among Ardabil University students and related factors, 2014

“…22 It should be mentioned that the results of this study were somewhat similar to the results of surveys conducted among university students in Brazil and Poland and the United States. [23][24][25][26] Usage of dietary supplements is influenced by various factors such as gender, age, marital status and other similar factors. 7,15 For example, significant differences between men and women, who were consuming nutritional supplements were observed in the study, so that women tended to use dietary supplements 1.5 times more than men.…”

“…The same results were observed in other areas of the world such as consumer population of dietary supplement in America and England and Poland, so that NHANESIII study showed that the willingness to consume dietary supplements among women is more than men. 24,[27][28][29] O'Brien et al in their study reported that the willingness to regular consumption of dietary supplements in women is twice more than men. 21 Also Chen et al in Taiwan have introduced women as a group which are more intended to use of dietary supplements than men.…”

Iron Supplementation and Oxidative Damage to DNA in Healthy Individuals with High Plasma Ascorbate

“…However, the effects of iron supplementation on oxidative DNA damage have never been investigated. The consumption of dietary supplements which contain at least the RDA of iron (14 mg/d), has become widespread within the general public (13)(14)(15). Yet, insufficient information is available on the potential side effects of iron supplementation or benefits in normal individuals.…”

Dietary Supplement Usage by the Female Students of the University of the Third Age

“…Na podobne uwarunkowania wskazują wyniki badań przeprowadzonych przez Pietruszkę i Brzozowską [9] oraz Marinac et al [10]. Najczęściej spożywanymi suplementami diety wśród badanych przez autorów niniejszej pracy kobiet po 50. r.ż.…”

“…są ponadto świadome skutków niewłaściwej suplementacji, co potwierdza, że znaczna część ankietowanych kupuje suplementy w aptece oraz zapoznaje się z ulotką informacyjną. Podobnie badania Pietruszki i Brzozowskiej [9] wskazują, że prawie 50% osób zażywających suplementy diety przy ich wyborze kierowało się zaleceniami lekarza. Co ciekawe, w populacjach osób pochodzących z innych kontynentów stwierdzono, że np.…”