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ArticleThe Proceedings of the Nutrition Society2019

The balance between food and dietary supplements in the general population.

Marleen A H Lentjes

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Article in The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marleen A H LentjesDepartment of Public Health & Primary Care, Strangeways Research Laboratories, University of Cambridge, Worts Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-907X
University of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 14136Cancer Research UK G0401527Cancer Research UK G1000143Medical Research Council C864/A14136Medical Research Council C864/A8257Medical Research Council G0401527Medical Research Council G1000143Medical Research Council MR/N003284/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the past, vitamins and minerals were used to cure deficiency diseases. Supplements nowadays are used with the aim of reducing the risk of chronic diseases of which the origins are complex. Dietary supplement use has increased in the UK over recent decades, contributing to the nutrient intake in the population, but not necessarily the proportion of the population that is sub-optimally nourished; therefore, not reducing the proportion below the estimated average requirement and potentially increasing the number at risk of an intake above the safety limits. The supplement nutrient intake may be objectively monitored using circulation biomarkers. The influence of the researcher in how the supplements are grouped and how the nutrient intakes are quantified may however result in different conclusions regarding their nutrient contribution, the associations with biomarkers, in general, and dose-response associations specifically. The diet might be sufficient in micronutrients, but lacking in a balanced food intake. Since public-health nutrition guidelines are expressed in terms of foods, there is potentially a discrepancy between the nutrient-orientated supplement and the quality of the dietary pattern. To promote health, current public-health messages only advocate supplements in specific circumstances, but not in optimally nourished populations.

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DietDietary SupplementsEatingHumansNutritional RequirementsNutrition SurveysUnited KingdomBiomarkersDietary reference valuesDietary supplement assessmentDRV dietary reference valuesEAR estimated average requirementEPIC European Prospective Investigation into CancerMVMM multivitamin/multimineralNDNS National Diet and Nutrition SurveysNSU non-supplement usersObservational researchRNI reference nutrient intakeSUL safe upper levelSU supplement usersTNI total nutrient intakeTotal nutrient intake

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PMID30375305
PMCPMC6366563
OpenAlexW2899404635

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