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Table 3 Prevalence of use of nonvitamin, nonmineral supplements

From: Prevalence of nonvitamin, nonmineral supplement usage among students in a Turkish university

 

Total

n(%)

308(100.0)

Echinacea

119(38.6)

Ginseng

112(36.4)

Gingko biloba

101(32.8)

Protein powder and or Amino acids

89(28.9)

Fish oil

84(27.3)

Bee pollen

78(25.3)

Garlic

64(20.8)

Green Tea

61(19.8)

Bee pollen

57(18.5)

St. John's wort

51(16.5)

Ginger

47(15.2)

Creatine

45(14.6)

Aloe

27 (8.7)

Lecithin

25 (8.1)

Flax

21 (6.8)

Chestnut seed

19 (6.2)

Valerian

16 (5.2)

Burdock root

15 (4.9)

Coenzyme Q

15 (4.9)

Goldenseal

12 (3.9)

Cranberry

11 (3.6)

Guarana

9 (2.9)

Chamomile tea

8 (2.6)

Sam-E

7 (2.3)

Kava kava

7 (2.3)

Melatonin

6 (1.9)

Dong Quai

4 (1.3)

Angelica

3 (0.9)

Cayenne

2 (0.6)

Borage

2 (0.6)

Astragalus

1 (0.3)

Evening primrose

1 (0.3)

  1. The percentages total to more than 100% because some respondents reported taking more than one NVNM supplement