Supplements Preferred Over Drugs for Weight Loss

Supplements Preferred Over Drugs for Weight Loss

In a survey of 3,500 people, a University of Connecticut team discerned that 34 percent of Americans trying to lose weight are using supplements - an encouraging indicator for the dietary supplement industry.

The survey, funded by pharmaceutical giant Glaxo Smith Kline, was conducted nationwide from November 2005 to January 2006. Nearly half of the respondents, or 1,444 people, said they had made a serious attempt to lose weight at some point in time for at least three days. Of these, approximately one third said they used supplements while only 15 percent used prescription drugs.

The results are encouraging for Nutraceutical Manufacturers: Use of Dietary Supplements and Herbal Products came in third place, behind self-directed exercise( 90%) and dieting (72%).

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