By the year 2050 the worlds population of people aged 65 years and older is expected to double and exceed 2 billion, and for the first time in history the adults will outnumber children. There are a many reason people are living longer these days and taking our health more seriously is one of those. In adults aged 60 years and older the reported use of dietary supplements is about 70% according to a number of separately conducted studies. Some of the most frequently reported used supplements were multi-vitamins and vitamin and mineral supplements. Proper nutrition offers one of the most effective and least costly ways to decrease the burden of many diseases and their associated risk factors.
According to a study whose purpose was examine vitamin intakes from foods by supplement use and how dietary supplements contribute to meeting or exceeding the Dietary Reference Intakes for selected vitamins using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey among adults. They found that "those who do not use vitamin supplements had significantly higher prevalence of inadequate vitamin intakes."
According to a study whose purpose was examine vitamin intakes from foods by supplement use and how dietary supplements contribute to meeting or exceeding the Dietary Reference Intakes for selected vitamins using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey among adults. They found that "those who do not use vitamin supplements had significantly higher prevalence of inadequate vitamin intakes."
Especially with the senior population expected to double in the coming years it seems vital that they concluded "dietary supplements constitute an important source of vitamins for large segments of the adult population in the United States." Since the study was published in 2012 the use of dietary supplements have dramatically increased across the United States.
