ArticleNutrition research and practice2023
Dietary supplement use and its related factors among Chinese international and Korean college students in South Korea.
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- An Exploratory Indirect Association Analysis of Dietary Supplement Use and Metabolic Risk in Korean Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The role of multivitamin and mineral supplements in supporting health and well-being: a retrospective cross-sectional study in Taiwan.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Dietary supplement consumption is associated with lower dietary quality in Chinese university students based on a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Public self-reported adverse experience and knowledge about use of herbal and dietary supplements.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesThe consumption of dietary supplements has shown an increase among young people in their 20s. We aimed to compare the use of dietary supplements and related factors between Chinese international and Korean college students living in South Korea. SUBJECTS/
methodsWe conducted online surveys of 400 Chinese international students and 452 Korean college students from January to February 2021. We analyzed the factors related to the use of dietary supplements by these students using multi-group structural equation modeling and logistic regression analysis.
resultsApproximately 65% of the Chinese international students and 93% of the Korean college students consumed dietary supplements at least once in the year preceding the survey. The common types of dietary supplements consumed by both groups of students were vitamin and mineral supplements,
conclusionThis study showed significant differences in the use of dietary supplements and related factors between Chinese international and Korean college students. Therefore, nutrition education programs on dietary supplements need to have differentiated content for each group. Such differences also suggest that the industry should consider the relevant characteristics of college students while developing and marketing dietary supplements.
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