Dietary supplement recommendations by Saskatchewan chiropractors: results of an online survey

Table 2 Number of survey respondents (n=81) who recommend (almost always or all of the time, often, sometimes, rarely, never) and sell the following dietary supplements

Dietary supplement	Number of respondents who provided a response	Number of respondents who recommended the supplement			Sold in the respondents’ clinic
		*“Almost always or all the time” or “Often”*	*“Sometimes”*	*“Rarely” or “Never”*
Glucosamine sulfate/ other forms of glucosamine	81	30*	35	16	23
Chondroitin sulfate	64	7	16	41	6
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM)	67	15	18	34	13
White willow bark	61	3	13	45	6
Boswellia	61	6	10	45	6
Bromelain	65	6	21	38	9
Quercetin	61	3	14	44	8
Multi-vitamins	72	27*	28	17	21
Any B vitamins	66	13	29	24	10
Niacin specifically	55	3	11	41	6
Folic acid specifically	57	5	13	39	6
Vitamin B12 specifically	57	7	12	38	6
Vitamin C	61	26*	16	19	15
Vitamin D	73	40*	17	16	18
Vitamin E	62	7	19	36	7
Calcium	71	32*	19	20	18
Chromium	59	5	13	41	7
Iron	61	6	17	38	5
Magnesium	63	18	21	24	7
Potassium	59	3	14	42	5
Selenium	58	3	9	46	4
Zinc	59	5	12	42	5
Co-enzyme Q10	64	8	13	43	11
Omega-3 fatty acids	75	41*	15	19	20
Omega-6 fatty acids	65	13	11	41	13
Garlic pills	57	3	8	46	3
Saw palmetto	62	5	13	44	11
Black cohosh	56	2	6	48	6
St. John’s Wort	53	0	5	48	1
Ginkgo biloba	54	0	7	47	3
Echinacea	53	3	11	39	4
Ginseng	53	2	3	48	2
Creatine	52	0	4	48	4
Protein powders	56	6	8	42	6
Homeopathic formulations	56	5	5	46	5
Probiotics	67	20*	18	29	14

* indicates the supplements that were recommended “almost always or all the time” or “often” by ≥25% of respondents.

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