Dietary supplement type | Average daily usage | % of women who were daily users | % of men who were daily users |
---|---|---|---|
Multivitamin/mineral (with or without iron) | * | 89.5 | 84.7 |
B-Complex | †| 87.7 | 79.5 |
Vitamin C | 1000 mg/d | 86.4 | 80.3 |
Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol and mixed tocopherols) | 800 IU/d | 79.0 | 74.4 |
Carotenoids | ‡ | 79.6 | 74.4 |
Flavonoids (from a variety of sources) | 362 mg/d | 86.4 | 52.1 |
Calcium with vitamin D | § | 81.5 | 68.4 |
Zinc | 15 mg/d | 48.2 | 55.6 |
Lecithin | 3.1 g/d | 71.6 | 66.7 |
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa, leaf) | 2.85 g/d | 75.9 | 70.9 |
Garlic (Allium sativum, clove) | 1 g/d | 49.4 | 54.7 |
Omega-3 fatty acids (from fish oil) | 1000 mg/d | 81.5 | 73.5 |
Coenzyme Q10 with resveratrol | # | 69.8 | 64.1 |
Soy protein isolate | 14 g/d | 46.9 | 55.6 |
Glucosamine hydrochloride | 1500 mg/d | 59.3 | 57.3 |
Saw palmetto extract (Serenoa repens, berry) | 320 mg/d | 1.9 | 67.5 |
Gamma linolenic acid (from borage seed oil) | 180 mg/d | 62.4 | 35.0 |
Probiotic supplement (from Bifidobacterium longum and Lactobacillus acidophilus) | ††| 50.0 | 32.5 |
Herbal immune supplement | ‡‡ | 60.5 | 58.1 |