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However, evidence suggests the indiscriminate use of these products, particularly among populations that already meet their micronutrient requirements through diet. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of vitamin and\/or mineral supplement use and assess the dietary intake of micronutrients among users and non-users in the Brazilian adult and elderly populations. Methods: The prevalence of vitamin and\/or mineral supplement use was estimated from a sample of 37,364 individuals who participated in the Brazilian National Food Survey, a module of the 2017\u20132018 Household Budget Survey. The average dietary intake of micronutrients\u2014including calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, copper, zinc, vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, cobalamin, pyridoxine, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin C, and folate\u2014was calculated for both users and non-users of these supplements, based on 24 h dietary recalls collected during the survey. Analyses of dietary intake were stratified by sex and age group. Results: The estimated overall prevalence of supplement use was 16.0% (95% CI: 15.4\u201316.6), with a higher prevalence among women (19.5% [95% CI: 18.7\u201320.5]) and the elderly (27.9% [95% CI: 26.4\u201329.4]). Women who used vitamin and\/or mineral supplements showed higher average intakes for a greater number of dietary micronutrients compared to non-users. Conclusions: The findings from the analysis of average micronutrient intake from food sources, particularly among women and elderly women who used supplements, support the paradox of the \u201cinverse supplement hypothesis\u201d, which suggests that individuals who use dietary supplements are often those with the least need for them.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu16223815","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,7]],"date-time":"2024-11-07T06:41:22Z","timestamp":1730961682000},"page":"3815","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Dietary Intake of Micronutrients and Use of Vitamin and\/or Mineral Supplements: Brazilian National Food Survey"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9478-7849","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Caroline da Rosa","family":"Pavlak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-190, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5996-2672","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michele","family":"Drehmer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-190, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil"},{"name":"Postgraduate Program in Food, Nutrition and Health, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-190, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3349-8541","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sotero Serrate","family":"Mengue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-190, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Food and Drug Administration (2024, September 14). 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