The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Composition of Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods Notified in Poland
| Autor: | Remigiusz Kozłowski, Anna Justyna Milewska, Kacper Wróbel, Michał Marczak |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Article dietary supplements Functional food Functional Food Environmental health Pandemic Medicine Humans Personalized therapy Pandemics COVID business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 minerals vitamins Popularity Poland business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 22 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11751, p 11751 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph182211751 |
| Popis: | The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted a strong impact on numerous areas of everyday life. The aim of this study was to check how the pandemic influenced the composition of dietary supplements and other functional food products placed on the market till March 2021, compared to 2019. For this purpose, data concerning the registered products and reports of popularity of online searches of terms connected with vitamins and minerals were used. The results of the study made it possible to determine the group of ingredients especially popular during the pandemic. Their use in products after the announcement of the pandemic was significantly higher than in the preceding period. In conclusion, it can be shown that the pandemic changed the ingredients used in functional foods—mainly as far as vitamins and minerals are concerned. The highest proportional increase in its use in dietary supplements was noted for potassium. Personalized therapy has also become more popular, promoted by one of the manufacturers of dietary supplements active during the pandemic. Moreover, different phases of the pandemic were characterized by the popularity of different ingredients among the consumers—first, these were immunity-boosting ingredients, then those that improved psychological functions, and finally mixtures with universal health effects. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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