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Dietary Supplements Use among Serbian Undergraduate Students of Different Academic Fields
The rising popularity of dietary supplements as a part of self-care practice increases interest in monitoring their usage in the general and specific population groups. This study investigated the prevalence and patterns of dietary supplement use among Belgrade University undergraduate students and...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9518540/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36078751 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191711036 |
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author | Vidović, Bojana Đuričić, Bojana Odalović, Marina Milošević Georgiev, Andrijana Tadić, Ivana |
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description | The rising popularity of dietary supplements as a part of self-care practice increases interest in monitoring their usage in the general and specific population groups. This study investigated the prevalence and patterns of dietary supplement use among Belgrade University undergraduate students and its variations across different academic study fields. Of the 914 online survey students, 55.7% used dietary supplements during the past year. Female gender, eating behavior, and academic field were significant predictors of dietary supplement use. For all students, the most commonly used dietary supplements were vitamins and minerals, alone or in combination. Magnesium, vitamin C, and B vitamins were the most frequently supplemented micronutrients. The reasons for using, place of purchase, and source of information regarding dietary supplements significantly varied among students of different fields of study. Adverse effects related to dietary supplement use, including gastrointestinal symptoms, skin flushing, dizziness, and heart palpitation, were reported in 4.5% of students. Insufficient knowledge about these products was self-reported by 16.5% of users, more common among non-medical students. Thus, public health interventions are needed to improve students’ knowledge regarding rational and safe dietary supplement use. |
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spelling | pubmed-95185402022-09-29 Dietary Supplements Use among Serbian Undergraduate Students of Different Academic Fields Vidović, Bojana Đuričić, Bojana Odalović, Marina Milošević Georgiev, Andrijana Tadić, Ivana Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The rising popularity of dietary supplements as a part of self-care practice increases interest in monitoring their usage in the general and specific population groups. This study investigated the prevalence and patterns of dietary supplement use among Belgrade University undergraduate students and its variations across different academic study fields. Of the 914 online survey students, 55.7% used dietary supplements during the past year. Female gender, eating behavior, and academic field were significant predictors of dietary supplement use. For all students, the most commonly used dietary supplements were vitamins and minerals, alone or in combination. Magnesium, vitamin C, and B vitamins were the most frequently supplemented micronutrients. The reasons for using, place of purchase, and source of information regarding dietary supplements significantly varied among students of different fields of study. Adverse effects related to dietary supplement use, including gastrointestinal symptoms, skin flushing, dizziness, and heart palpitation, were reported in 4.5% of students. Insufficient knowledge about these products was self-reported by 16.5% of users, more common among non-medical students. Thus, public health interventions are needed to improve students’ knowledge regarding rational and safe dietary supplement use. MDPI 2022-09-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9518540/ /pubmed/36078751 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191711036 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Vidović, Bojana Đuričić, Bojana Odalović, Marina Milošević Georgiev, Andrijana Tadić, Ivana Dietary Supplements Use among Serbian Undergraduate Students of Different Academic Fields |
title | Dietary Supplements Use among Serbian Undergraduate Students of Different Academic Fields |
title_full | Dietary Supplements Use among Serbian Undergraduate Students of Different Academic Fields |
title_fullStr | Dietary Supplements Use among Serbian Undergraduate Students of Different Academic Fields |
title_full_unstemmed | Dietary Supplements Use among Serbian Undergraduate Students of Different Academic Fields |
title_short | Dietary Supplements Use among Serbian Undergraduate Students of Different Academic Fields |
title_sort | dietary supplements use among serbian undergraduate students of different academic fields |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9518540/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36078751 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191711036 |
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