Dietary Supplement Use: Consumer Characteristics and Interests

摘要: Four major issues should be considered in a discussion of what consumers need to know about supplements and herbal treatments. 1) Usage is changing as are taking charge their health seeking alternative forms medicine (Eisenberg et al. 1998, Gilbert 1999). 2) The characteristics supplement users have been profiled numerous academic industrial surveys. However, even the best models based on consumers' can predict < 30% diet-related behavior (Baranowski 3) Experts traditional nutrition lack information herbals. Practice Policy Guidelines Panel National Institute Health Office Alternative Medicine (1997) stated that practices used complementary were unsuitable for development evidence-based practice guidelines. Well-designed basic clinical research needed efficacy, bioavailability safety medications. 4) It debatable which agencies professionals gatekeepers Significant numbers do not seem rely physicians 1997). Despite obstacles, medical community (including nutritionists) focus more efforts diet treatments increase training these topics students majoring care fields. Then mount high quality, targeted education programs consumers.