Que répondre aux patients en bonne santé à propos des compléments alimentaires? [How to answer my patients' questions regarding dietary supplements?]

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Title
Que répondre aux patients en bonne santé à propos des compléments alimentaires? [How to answer my patients' questions regarding dietary supplements?]
Journal
Revue medicale suisse
Author(s)
Simonin M., Kraege V., Marques-Vidal P.
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
20/11/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
20
Number
896
Pages
2168-2172
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review ; English Abstract
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Dietary supplements (DS) are products designed to complement the diet, containing vitamins, minerals, or other substances. They can be marketed without evidence-based proof of their effectiveness or clinical safety. In Switzerland, nearly a third of the population uses them for various reasons, including maintaining or improving health. This article reviews the available scientific evidence on the benefits of DS for cardiovascular diseases, cancer, mortality, immunity, physical and cognitive performance. Study results are sometimes mixed, but it seems that health benefits of DS are quite limited, if not nonexistent, and routine use cannot be recommended in healthy adults.
Keywords
Humans, Dietary Supplements, Switzerland, Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control, Neoplasms
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