Table 1.
General Characteristics of Eligible Websites
| Website Name | URL | Type(s) of DHSs Discussed | Type(s) of Non-DHS Therapies Discussed | Appeared in More Than One Search? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial (n = 41) | ||||
| Aus Natural Care | https://www.ausnaturalcare.com.au/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Australian Sports Nutrition | https://www.australiansportsnutrition.com.au/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | No |
| Bodybuilding | https://www.bodybuilding.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | Yes |
| Boots | https://www.boots.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat) | No |
| Botanic Choice | https://www.botanicchoice.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Botanica Health | https://botanicahealth.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Brighter Day Foods | https://brighterdayfoods.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Bulk Nutrients | https://www.bulknutrients.com.au/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| Bulk Powders | https://www.bulkpowders.co.uk/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| Carusos Natural Health | https://carusosnaturalhealth.com.au/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Chemist Warehouse | https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| CVS | https://www.cvs.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat) | Yes |
| Elite Supps | https://www.elitesupps.com.au/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | No |
| Feel Good Natural | https://feelgoodnatural.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Fusion Health | https://www.fusionhealth.com.au/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Global Healing | https://globalhealing.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| GNC | https://www.gnc.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat) | Yes |
| Go Healthy | https://gohealthy.co.nz/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Healthy Being | https://www.healthybeing.com.au/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Herbal Magic | https://www.herbalmagic.ca/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Holland and Barrett | https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Indigo Herbs | https://www.indigo-herbs.co.uk/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Legion Athletics | https://legionathletics.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Mind Body Green | https://www.mindbodygreen.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| My Nutricentre | https://www.mynutricentre.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| My Vitamins | https://www.myvitamins.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | No |
| My Protein | https://www.myprotein.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes |
| Natural Grocers | https://www.naturalgrocers.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Nature's Best | https://www.naturesbest.co.uk/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | No |
| Now Foods | https://www.nowfoods.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| Nutrition House | https://www.nutritionhouse.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | No |
| Nutrition Warehouse | https://www.nutritionwarehouse.com.au/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| OpenFit | https://www.openfit.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| PatchMD | https://www.patchmd.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Pharmacy Online | https://www.pharmacyonline.com.au/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | No |
| PHD | https://www.phd.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | No |
| Priceline | https://www.priceline.com.au/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Shoppers Drug Mart | https://www1.shoppersdrugmart.ca/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat) | No |
| Supreme Natural Health | https://supremenaturalhealth.com.au/ | Botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | No |
| The Natural Way | https://www.thenaturalway.com.au/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| True Protein | https://www.trueprotein.com.au/ | Botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes |
| Other (n = 19) | ||||
| Active | https://www.active.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Body and Soul | https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes |
| Choice | https://www.choice.com.au/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | No |
| Craig Lewis Fitness | https://craiglewisfitness.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Digital Welt | https://www.digitalwelt.org/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Family Living Today | https://familylivingtoday.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | No |
| Health | https://www.health.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| LifeHack | https://www.lifehack.org/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| Lose Weight Loss | http://www.loseweightloss.net/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Men's Journal | https://www.mensjournal.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes |
| National University of Health Sciences | https://blog.nuhs.edu/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Natural Foods Market Online | https://nfmonline.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Natural Health Courses | https://naturalhealthcourses.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Nutrain Ingredients | https://www.nutraingredients.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Prevention | https://www.prevention.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Remedy Review | https://www.remedyreview.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Style Craze | https://www.stylecraze.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| The Cut | https://www.thecut.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Women's Health Magazine | https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes |
| Health Portal (n = 15) | ||||
| Body Nutrition | https://bodynutrition.org/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| Consumer Health Day | https://consumer.healthday.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Drugs | https://www.drugs.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat) | No |
| Empower Your Health | https://www.empoweryourhealth.org/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| Examine | https://examine.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| Future's Recovery Healthcare | https://futuresrecoveryhealthcare.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | No |
| Healthline | https://www.healthline.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| Mayo Clinic | https://www.mayoclinic.org/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | Yes |
| Medicine Net | https://www.medicinenet.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Medscape | https://www.medscape.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| NDTV | https://doctor.ndtv.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| RenueRX | https://renuerx.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| The Healthy | https://www.thehealthy.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes |
| Very Well Fit | https://www.verywellfit.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes |
| WebMD | https://www.webmd.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | Yes |
| News (n = 6) | ||||
| Coach Nine | https://coach.nine.com.au/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Express | https://www.express.co.uk/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No |
| Insider | https://www.insider.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| Medical News Today | https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| Shape | https://www.shape.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Times of India | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes |
| Government (n = 3) | ||||
| Government of Canada | https://www.canada.ca/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | No |
| Medline Plus | https://medlineplus.gov/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | Yes |
| NIH Office of Dietary Supplements | https://ods.od.nih.gov/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | Yes |
| Professional (n = 3) | ||||
| Cleveland Clinic | https://my.clevelandclinic.org/ | Botanical/herbal products | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | Yes |
| Draxe | https://draxe.com/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes |
| Wexner Medical | https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/ | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes |