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Increasing numbers of Americans are using alternative therapies, particularly dietary supplements. Despite obvious economic and health-related implications of supplement use, little is known about the frequency with which rheumatology patients use these agents. We surveyed 298 consecutive
OBJECTIVE
To quantify patterns of Natural Health Product (NHP) use in Canada.
METHODS
The Food Habits of Canadians surveyed 1,543 Canadian adults using a 24-hour recall to record dietary supplements. Prevalence of use by user profile was examined.
RESULTS
Forty-six percent of women and 33% of men
Sulfur, after calcium and phosphorus, is the most abundant mineral element found in our body. It is available to us in our diets, derived almost exclusively from proteins, and yet only 2 of the 20 amino acids normally present in proteins contains sulfur. One of these amino acids, methionine, cannot