Americans’ Use Of Supplements Remains Steady, But Types Of Supplements Taken In Flux, Study Finds.

reports that a study published in JAMA suggests that “the majority of American adults use dietary supplements,” a rate which has “remained steady for about the past decade...despite an increase in the number of studies” showing they produce little to no health benefits. According to CNN, the National Institutes of Health “has spent $250 million to $300 million to study the health effects of supplements, and ‘most of the larger NIH-supported clinical trials of DS (dietary supplements) failed to demonstrate a significant benefit compared to control groups.’” While the research has not deterred Americans from using supplements altogether, it may have caused some to stop “using some of the products and been drawn to others” instead. http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/health/dietary-supplement-trends-steady/index.html Americans take fewer multivitamins but more vitamin D, omega-3s studies suggesting health benefits of vitamin D and fish oil, and the resultant widespread media attention, drove the increases in use of those products.