More than three quarters of U.S.
The ‘Life-supplement’ study of health care professionals also shows that an almost equal number-72 percent of physicians and 89 percent of nurses-personally use vitamin, mineral, herbal and other supplements either regularly, occasionally or seasonally, which is a higher percentage than the 68 percent of adults who report they take nutritional or dietary supplements.
The study was sponsored by the "Life?supplemented" consumer wellness campaign, which is managed by the Council for Responsible Nutrition.
Who Recommends Supplements? Of the 72 percent of physicians who use supplements, 85 percent also recommend them to their patients; and of the 28 percent of physicians who do not use supplements, three out of five (62 percent) still recommend them.
It is common sense that physicians who personally take supplements also recommend them to their patients, however it's interesting that the majority of physicians who don't use supplements still recognize their patients may benefit from them. Although the study doesn't provide an explanation, it may simply be that physicians recommend supplements to their patients for specific conditions that don't apply to the physician's own personal health."
Primary care physicians, and nurses recommend supplements as often for "general well-being/prevention" as they do for special conditions, while other specialists recommend supplements more often for special conditions.
18-Nov-2007
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