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Table 2 Characteristics of references retrieved on the websites selling nutritional supplements

From: Nutritional supplements for diabetes sold on the internet: business or health promotion?

Nutritional supplement

Ingredient

N° of references

N° of relevant references*

Publication date of relevant references

Glucocin

 

Biotin

19

2

1990

 

Magnesium

26

2

1998

 

Chromium

26

10

from 1987 to 2000

 

Momordica c.

3

1

2007

 

Gymnema s.

3

-

-

 

Camellia s.

27

-

-

Diachieve

Sugar Defense

23

3

1997/1999/2000

Insulate Plus

 

Chromium

2

1

1990

 

Gymnema s.

1

-

-

 

Vaccinium m.

2

1

1997

  1. *studies carried out on humans and regarding diabetes, †The studies regarded the entire product and not the single ingredient.