Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53789#.VNMf8izQrzE Author(s) Janina Willers 1 , Michaela Heinemann 1 , Norman Bitterlich 2 , Andreas Hahn 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Institute of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany . 2 Medizin & Service GmbH, Department of Biostatistics, Chemnitz, Germany . ABSTRACT Introduction: Studies indicate that 17.9% - 60% of adults in Germany and Europe regularly use food supplements. Some reports suggest that their use might be responsible for excessive nutrient intake. The purpose of this survey was to examine the quantitative mineral intakes from food supplements: whether the tolerable upper intake levels (ULs) with supplements alone, or in combination with food was exceeded was checked. Methods: The survey was carried out by the Association for Consumer Research, Nürnberg, Germany. Anonymous data of 1070 supple...
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