As of this week, it is possible to vote for the Supplement of the Year 2021. For the fifth year in a row, voters can vote via www.supplementvanhetjaar.nl indicate which vitamins, minerals, herbs or other dietary supplements are your favorite. And what are the reasons for using these supplements. The Supplement of the Year 2021 will be announced on 8 February 2021. This reports IVG.
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The RIVM Food Consumption Survey from 2012 to 2016 shows that more than 43 percent of adults use nutritional supplements. This poll also shows that the intake of calcium, iron, vitamins A, B2, C and folic acid is low in the Dutch. More recent market research by agency Motivaction shows that almost half of the Dutch people use nutritional supplements, 63 percent of them regularly and more than 37 percent use them occasionally. The main reason for use is to avoid inconveniences in the future. Probiotics, fish oil, herbs and other physiological active substances are also widely used.
Health benefits
With the election of the Supplement of the Year, IVG annually draws attention to the usefulness of supplements and hopes to contribute to the awareness of achieving health benefits with extra vitamins, minerals, herbs and other nutrients. In the media last year, scientists and experts regularly discussed the role of supplements in working on the resistance and the immune system. A healthy lifestyle is more ‘top of mind’ than ever before, according to IVG.
In 2020, the public will buy the multivitamin. Turmeric was voted most often in 2019, magnesium topped the list in 2018 and vitamin D was the favorite in 2017.
By: Nationale Zorggids
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