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Conventional wisdom is that allopathic medical doctors are woefully uninformed about the therapeutic benefits of nutrition. But the results of a study commissioned by the Council for Responsible Nutrition and published in the peer reviewed Nutrition Journal suggest that allopathic (i.e., “conventional”) doctors may be coming around.

The Life Supplemented – Healthcare Professionals 2008 Impact Study surveyed 900 physicians about their use of dietary supplements, including 300 each from three specialties: cardiology, dermatology, and orthopedics.

Among the key indings:

Personal use

• Dermatologists (59%) and orthopedists (50%) reported regular using dietary supplements on a regular basis.
• Cardiologists (37%) were least likely to use dietary supplements on a regular basis.
• The most commonly used supplements were multivitamins and omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil). Twenty percent of respondents said they occasionally used botanical supplements.

Recommending supplements

• Although cardiologists were the least likely to use dietary supplements for personal use, they were more likely to recommend dietary supplements to their patients.
• Seventy-two percent of cardiologists said they recommend supplements to their patients (to support heart health and lower cholesterol levels)
• Ninety-one percent of orthopedists recommended supplements to their patients (to support bone and joint health)
• Sixty-six percent of dermatologists recommended supplements to their patients (to support skin, hair and nails).

Educational gap

Even though the majority of physicians (57 to 75%) are likely to use dietary supplements personally and recommend them to their patients (66 to 91%), most respondents indicated that they had not received any formal education or training on the subject of dietary supplements and expressed an interest in Continuing Education regarding these products.

In conclusion

Based on these results, the authors concluded that “There is a need for expanded medical education regarding the general topic of nutrition as well as the more specific topic of dietary supplements.”

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Source:

Dickinson A, Shao A, Boyon N, Franco JC. Use of dietary supplements by cardiologists, dermatologists and orthopedists: report of a survey. Nutrition Journal. 2011, 10:20. Available at http://www.nutritionj.com/content/10/1/20.

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