Dietary supplements: a great menace of our time or golden remedy? A cross-sectional study amongschool-aged children.
disease prevention
fatty acids
multivitamin
recurrent infections
Journal
Postepy dermatologii i alergologii
ISSN: 1642-395X
Titre abrégé: Postepy Dermatol Alergol
Pays: Poland
ID NLM: 101168357
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2019
Dec 2019
Historique:
received:
09
08
2017
accepted:
11
07
2018
entrez:
31
1
2020
pubmed:
31
1
2020
medline:
31
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Dietary supplements (DS) are commonly used as a remedy for various health issues as they are widely advertised and available. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of DS use among school-aged children in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. Additionally, we evaluated the parents' motivations for DS administration, the frequency of the use of specific compounds and the influence of child's history of allergy on DS use. Children aged 6-7 years who attended the first grade of primary schools in Warsaw were included into the study. Forty-two out of 170 primary schools in Warsaw were randomly selected of which 38 agreed to participate. The research tool was a self-administered questionnaire. Half of the studied children received DS in the previous 6 months. Fatty acids were the most commonly administered DS (49.8%). The most common reason for administering DS was prevention of diseases (69.1%). The total household income correlated positively with the DS use. History of food allergy was one of the factors which increased the risk of DS use, whereas diagnosis of asthma did not correlate with a higher frequency of DS use. This study shows the need to educate patients about medical indications for DS use and expected benefits in the specific indications.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31997995
doi: 10.5114/ada.2019.91418
pii: 91418
pmc: PMC6986285
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
681-686Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019 Termedia.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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