Vitamins and dietary supplements are becoming increasingly common in the U.S. A government study found that in 2006 vitamins and dietary supplements were taken by 53 percent of adults over the age of 20.
In 1994, only 42 percent of adults took vitamins.
Multivitamins and multiminerals were the most common forms of dietary supplements, with 40 percent of people taking them.
USA Today reports that the findings are from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Thousands of people were interviewed for the survey, and the results are believed to be highly accurate.
The study also found that 61 percent of women over the age of 60 take calcium supplements.
44 percent of women and 35 percent of men take vitamin D, which contributes to bone health.
The National Center for Health Statistics, part of the CDC, claims that the majority of people who use dietary supplements reported that they use them every day.
