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Exploring the Discrepancies in Actual and Perceived Benefits of Dietary Supplements Among Obese Patients
Zhe He, Laura A. Barrett, Rubina Rizvi, Seyedeh Neelufar Payrovnaziri, Rui Zhang
1474 - 1475
10.3233/SHTI190491
Research Article
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 264: MEDINFO 2019: Health and Wellbeing e-Networks for All
Abstract

Dietary supplements (DSs) have gained increased popularity for weight loss due to its availability without prescription, relatively low price, and ease of use. Consumers with limited health literacy may not adequately know the benefits and risks associated with DSs. In this project, we found a knowledge gap between reported benefits of major DSs by adults with obesity in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2014 and those reported in existing DS knowledge databases.

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