Universität zu Köln

Clausen, Angela and Schlueter, Kirsten (2017). Motives for Using Food Supplements by Otherwise Healthy Adults: Historic and Current Perspectives with Special Focus on Germany. Health Behav. Policy Rev., 4 (2). S. 129 - 142. OAK RIDGE: PARIS SCHOLAR PUBLISHING LTD. ISSN 2326-4403

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Abstract

Objective: Food supplements have been used for millennia. In addition to the historical reasons for their use, there are numerous reasons that have come about as a result of marketing measures. However, there are few evidence-based health reasons for otherwise healthy adults in Western countries to take these supplements. We examined literature regarding reasons for using food supplements, focusing particularly on Germany. Methods: We searched the scientific literature using Google Scholar and PubMed/Medline. German and English search terms used were Nahrungserganzungsmittel (food supplement) or Vitamin (vitamin) in combination with Nutzung (use) and Motiv (motive) or Anti-aging (anti-aging). Results: We report different user motives and attempt to put them into a scientific context. Three themes emerge - performance enhancement, anti-aging / pro-beauty, and disease prevention. Conclusions: Our results raise the question of whether it is necessary to create a knowledge base as part of nutrition and health education in schools and adult education to enable people to counteract marketing and advertising related food supplements, as well as to distinguish meaningful from non-efficacious ingredients or at least to scrutinize products for their potential health risks.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Clausen, Angela UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schlueter, Kirsten UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-238983
DOI:	10.14485/HBPR.4.2.4
Journal or Publication Title:	Health Behav. Policy Rev.
Volume:	4
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 129 - 142
Date:	2017
Publisher:	PARIS SCHOLAR PUBLISHING LTD
Place of Publication:	OAK RIDGE
ISSN:	2326-4403
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE; DIETARY-SUPPLEMENTS; US ADULTS; PREVENTION; CANCER; VITAMIN; MORTALITY; TRIAL Multiple languages Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/23898