The concept, use, and population of Dietary Supplement

In the last decade or so, with the increasing awareness of health care, the use of Dietary Supplements has become more and more common, and the Health food market has become an important economic growth point in many countries. The sales of Dietary Supplements in Europe and the United States reached 15 billion and 18.8 billion US dollars in 2003 respectively. At the same time, the scientific use of Dietary Supplement has a positive impact on health promotion and medical cost savings. Therefore, developed countries are paying more and more attention to the use of Dietary Supplement, and have been conducting research to guide the rational use of the population and regulate the market development. There are few studies on the use of Dietary Supplements in China, and this paper reviews the studies conducted in recent years in foreign countries, aiming to provide a reference for the relevant work in China. Next, let's take a look at the concept of Dietary Supplements, their usage, and the distribution characteristics of the population using them. Here are some answers.

Here is the content list:

l The concept of Dietary Supplement.

l The use of Dietary Supplement in foreign countries and the distribution characteristics of the population using them.

The concept of Dietary Supplement.

In China's Health Food Administration Measures, "health food" is used to define such products, which refers to food products with specific health functions, suitable for consumption by specific people, with the function of regulating the body, and not to treat diseases. However, there is also the problem that it is difficult to distinguish from some drugs. The concept of "Dietary Supplement" is introduced and regulated by law in the United States. Dietary Supplement is defined in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 as products containing dietary supplements for oral consumption, including vitamins, minerals, herbs or similar plants, amino acids, enzymes, animal tissues and glands, metabolites, etc., manufactured by extraction or concentration methods, and in the form of tablets, capsules, and pills. These include tablets, capsules, pills, powders, and liquids. If a product has been used as Dietary Supplement and later classified as a new drug, it can continue to be used as Vitamin. A Dietary Supplement is a food, not a drug, and Dietary Supplement is not a substitute for food.

The use of Dietary Supplement in foreign countries and the distribution characteristics of the population using them.

The results of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in the United States from 1999 to 2000 showed that 52% of adults had used at least one Dietary Supplement in the month before the survey. Several studies in the UK from 1998 to 2002 showed that about 50% of UK adults had used or were using Dietary Supplements. In Germany, the National Health Survey showed that the use rate was about 43%. In Japan, the prevalence of use among the population over 45 years of age is about 20%. Because of the differences in definitions and methodologies among studies, it is not possible to make simple comparisons across countries, but it is generally clear that the use of Dietary Supplement has become widespread in developed countries. Several surveys in the United States have shown that the rate of Immunity increases use varies by population: more whites than blacks, more non-Hispanics than Hispanics, more women, the elderly, the highly educated, and the economically well-off, and an increasing trend with age among adults.

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