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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2013 Mar 7;91(3):287–294. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.01.021
Total

n (mean per visit) 738

Vitamins / Minerals 525
1 Calcium 100
2 MVI 80
3 Vitamin D, Calcium 69
4 Potassium 42
5 ‘Vitamin’ 35
6 Vitamin C 33
7 Iron 29
8 Vitamin E 29
9 Prenatal vitamins/folic acid 22
10 Magnesium 15
11 Niacin 13
12 Vitamin B Complex 11
13 Vitamin B12 11
14 Zinc 6
15 Vitamin B6 5
16 Beta carotene 3
17 ‘Natural vitamins’ 3
18 Vitamin B1 3
19 Vitamin B 2
20 Vitamin liquid 2
21 Calcium, mag, zinc vitamin 1
22 Chromium 1
23 ‘Minerals’ 1
24 ‘Occular vitamins’ 1
25 Powdered vitamins 1
26 Selenium 1
27 Vitamin B50 1
28 ‘Vitamin with D’ 1
29 ‘Vitamin with calcium’ 1
30 Vitamins with iron 1

Non-vitamin non-mineral dietary supplements 213

31 Glucosamine chondroitin 40
32 Fish oil / omega 3 35
33 Fiber supplement 22
34 Gingko biloba 11
35 Saw palmetto 9
36 Flaxseed oil 7
37 Weight loss supplement 6
38 CoQ10 5
39 Cod liver oil 5
40 ‘Supplements’ 5
41 Garlic pills 4
42 ‘Herb supplement’ 4
43 Valerian 3
44 Acidophillus 2
45 Black cohosh 2
46 Cranberry 2
47 Melatonin 2
48 Probiotics 2
49 Prostate supplement 2
50 Protein supplement 2
51 DHEA 1
52 NADH supplement 1
53 Arthrozyme 1
54 Beano 1
55 Cholesterol supplement 1
56 Cinnamon 1
57 Circulation supplement 1
58 Creatine monohydrate 1
59 Dandelion 1
60 Digestive enzyme 1
61 Echinacea 1
62 Echinacea and goldenseal 1
63 Enzymes 1
64 Ephedra–ma huang 1
65 Estroven 1
66 Gano 1
67 Ginger 1
68 Ginseng 1
69 GNC herbs 1
70 Gotu kola 1
71 Green vibrant 1
72 Hydrochloric acid 1
73 Lactobacillus 1
74 Lipoflavin 1
75 Lutein 1
76 Lysine 1
77 Male enhancement 1
78 Natural papaya 1
79 Peppermint 1
80 Peppermint oil 1
81 Policosinol 1
82 Psyllium husks 1
83 Pycnogenol 1
84 Red yeast rice 1
85 Royal jelly 1
86 Salmon oil 1
87 Shark cartilage 1
88 Slippery elm 1
89 St. John’s wort 1
90 Stevia 1
91 Tribulus terrestis 1
92 Venastat 1
93 Wild yam root 1