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. 2013 Apr 2;5(4):1110–1121. doi: 10.3390/nu5041110

Table 3.

10 Most Frequently Used Supplements.

Supplement Name Total Population Supplement Name Male Supplement Name Female
n = 376 n = 152
n = 224
n (%) n (%)
n (%)
Vitamin D 117 (31.1) Multivitamin 45 (29.6) Vitamin D 84 (37.5)
Multivitamin 117 (31.1) Vitamin D 33 (21.7) Calcium 83 (37.1)
Calcium 97 (25.8) Vitamin C 22 (14.5) Multivitamin 72 (32.1)
Vitamin C 61 (16.2) Calcium 14 (9.2) Vitamin C 39 (17.4)
Omega 3,6,9 49 (13.0) Omega 3,6,9 13 (8.6) Omega 3,6,9 36 (16.1)
Vitamin B12 45 (12.0) Vitamin B12 13 (8.6) B Vitamin Complex 32 (14.3)
B Vitamin Complex 42 (11.2) Glucosamine 11 (7.2) Vitamin B12 32 (14.3)
Fish Oil 40 (10.6) B Vitamin Complex 10 (6.6) Magnesium 31 (13.8)
Magnesium 37 (9.8) Fish Oil 10 (6.6) Fish Oil 30 (13.4)
Green Tea 35 (9.3) Flaxseed Ground * 6 (3.9) Green Tea 29 (12.9)
Garlic * 6 (3.9)
Green Tea * 6 (3.9)
Magnesium * 6 (3.9)

* Supplements with same frequency of use in 10th position.