Variables

Choice of answer

Percentage (%)

Consumption Dietary supplements

Yes

69.4%

No

30.6%

Frequency of consumption

Occasional

45.5%

Regular

17.92%

Frequent

6.08%

Duration of consumption

4 years and over

11.88%

3 years

4.95%

2 years

7.92%

1 year

26.83%

Don’t know how to answer

17.82%

Respect of the daily dose of dietary supplements consumed

Yes

48.4%

No

21%

Purchase recommendation

On medical prescription

22.77%

On the advice of a dietitian

1.98%

On the advice of an athlete

0.99%

On the advice of a pharmacist

20.79%

On the advice of a friend or relative

7.92%

Media, Advertising

4.95%

Place of purchase

At a nutritionist

1.99%

In specialized stores

7.94%

In pharmacies and drugstores

55.5%

On the Internet

3.97%

Reason for consumption

Fight fatigue and combat stress

21.34%

Balancing the diet

10.5%

Maintaining health

3.96%

To achieve an aesthetic goal

6.95%

To build muscle mass

4.5%

To fill a need related to a sports activity

4.23%

Multiple reasons (maintenance of health, weight loss, beauty, disease prevention)

7.92%

Type of Dietary supplement

Vitamins/Minerals/Trace elements

40.6%

Proteins/Amino acids

4.5%

Fish oil (Omega 3)

4%

DS Herbal/Herbal Extract

4.3%

DS targeting a particular problem

6%

Non-consumers of DS

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40.6%

Compliance with the daily dose of DS consumed

Yes

48.4%

No

11%