A global overview of dietary supplements: regulation, market trends, usage during the COVID-19 pandemic, and health effects

O Djaoudene, A Romano, YD Bradai, F Zebiri… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the last 20 years, the use of dietary supplements (DS) has continued to grow in many
countries. Due to the public health crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and amidst …

Use of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TH Kim, JW Kang, SR Jeon, L Ang, HW Lee… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) has been reported
to use for symptom management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The objective of …

Consumption of food supplements during the three COVID-19 waves in Poland—focus on zinc and vitamin D

A Puścion-Jakubik, J Bielecka, M Grabia, A Mielech… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Food supplements (FS) are a concentrated source of vitamins, minerals, or other ingredients
with nutritional or other physiological effects. Due to their easy availability, widespread …

Intention to purchase halal health supplement online: Lessons learned from the health crisis

AP Tedjakusuma, HNA Yong, E Andajani… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Consuming health supplements is essential to strengthen the immune systems and protect
against illness, especially during health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic …

Knowledge of COVID-19 and its relationship with preventive behaviors and vaccination among adults in northern Thailand's community

T Pothisa, P Ong-Artborirak, K Seangpraw… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: the 2019 coronavirus disease outbreak (COVID-19) has posed a major
threat to public health and had a significant impact on all areas of people's lives. Vaccines …

Prevalence, determinants, and consumer stance towards dietary supplements according to sex in a large greek sample: A cross-sectional study

PD Soukiasian, Z Kyrana, K Gerothanasi, E Kiranas… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
A stratified random sampling technique was used in order to explore the prevalence of and
the factors influencing dietary supplement (DS) use and the consumer stance towards DS by …

Attitudes and beliefs regarding the use of herbs and supplementary medications with COVID-19: A systematic review

A Soltani, M Jaam, Z Nazar, D Stewart… - Research in Social and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and aim There is growing interest in using herbs and supplementary
medications to treat and/or prevent COVID-19, evidenced by multiple reports exploring their …

Covid-19 related factors to food security and dietary diversity among urban households in western Oromia, Ethiopia

T Yazew, A Daba, L Hordofa, G Garedew, A Negash… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background This study aims to assess factors associated with food security and dietary
diversity among poor urban households of western Oromia, Ethiopia, after the outbreak of …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions of COVID-19 symptoms, prevention, and treatment strategies among people in seven Arab countries: A cross-sectional study

F Jirjees, M Barakat, Q Shubbar, B Othman… - Journal of Infection and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Backgroup the widespread COVID-19 infection worldwide has resulted in the inability of
healthcare facilities to receive all infected patients; therefore, most are treated at home. In …

Prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in Lebanon: 2016–2022, before and during the COVID-19 outbreak

D Harkous, N Ghorayeb, MH Gannagé-Yared - Endocrine, 2023 - Springer
Background Vitamin D deficiency is very common worldwide, particularly in Middle-Eastern
countries. Recent Lebanese studies demonstrated an improvement in vitamin D status over …