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Table 3 Dietary Supplements Most Often Covered in Major Medical Journals

From: Does pharmaceutical advertising affect journal publication about dietary supplements?

Supplement

Number of Articles

Folate and other B vitamins

37

Coffee, green tea, caffeine

20

Calcium and/or Vitamin D

18

Iron

11

Omega-3 fatty acids

9

Multivitamins or multiple vitamin/nutrient mixtures

6

Lavender/tea tree

6

Vitamin A

5

Zinc

5

  1. Other DS included probiotics, olive oil, antioxidants, garlic, Vitamins C, E, and K chondroitin, and black cohosh