10.01.06
Study Shows Supplements Help Manage Diabetes
The Dietary Supplement Education Alliance (DSEA) has commissioned a new study indicating that diabetics who take dietary supplements, while following other healthy behaviors, feel healthier and look after themselves better. Key finds include: use of dietary supplements by the general population is significantly associated with reporting oneself to be in better health than a year ago; diabetic supplement users report being in better health than diabetics who do not use supplements; diabetic supplement users are more likely to engage in protective health behaviors; and about 34% of diabetics take dietary supplements.
The study was conducted by the Lewin Group, a national healthcare and human services consulting firm owned by Quintiles Transnational, to quantify the health status and dietary supplement use among people with diabetes. The analyses were designed to determine whether diabetics who use dietary supplements differ from diabetics who do not use supplements on a variety of health and behavioral dimensions.
The Dietary Supplement Education Alliance (DSEA) has commissioned a new study indicating that diabetics who take dietary supplements, while following other healthy behaviors, feel healthier and look after themselves better. Key finds include: use of dietary supplements by the general population is significantly associated with reporting oneself to be in better health than a year ago; diabetic supplement users report being in better health than diabetics who do not use supplements; diabetic supplement users are more likely to engage in protective health behaviors; and about 34% of diabetics take dietary supplements.
The study was conducted by the Lewin Group, a national healthcare and human services consulting firm owned by Quintiles Transnational, to quantify the health status and dietary supplement use among people with diabetes. The analyses were designed to determine whether diabetics who use dietary supplements differ from diabetics who do not use supplements on a variety of health and behavioral dimensions.