"Dietary Supplements" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Products in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide dietary ingredients, and that are intended to be taken by mouth to increase the intake of nutrients. Dietary supplements can include macronutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; and/or MICRONUTRIENTS, such as VITAMINS; MINERALS; and PHYTOCHEMICALS.
| Descriptor ID |
D019587
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.203.300.456 J02.500.456
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| Concept/Terms |
Dietary Supplements- Dietary Supplements
- Dietary Supplement
- Supplements, Dietary
- Dietary Supplementations
- Supplementations, Dietary
- Food Supplementations
- Food Supplements
- Food Supplement
- Supplement, Food
- Supplements, Food
Nutraceuticals- Nutraceuticals
- Nutraceutical
- Nutriceuticals
- Nutriceutical
- Neutraceuticals
- Neutraceutical
Herbal Supplements- Herbal Supplements
- Herbal Supplement
- Supplement, Herbal
- Supplements, Herbal
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dietary Supplements" by people in this website by year, and whether "Dietary Supplements" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2011 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2013 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2014 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2015 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2019 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2020 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2021 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2022 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dietary Supplements" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal choline and prebiotic supplementation ameliorate PCOS traits and reduce intergenerational transmission in rats. Life Sci. 2026 Jun 15; 395:124385.
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Addressing Vitamin B12 deficiency through aeroponic fortification of a salad crop (Pisum sativum). Commun Biol. 2026 Mar 06; 9(1).
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Enteral lipid supplements for the prevention and treatment of parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease in infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2026 Jan 29; 1:CD014353.
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Maternal Myo-Inositol Intake and Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. BJOG. 2026 Feb; 133(3):442-453.
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Vitamin D is glucoprotective in aging males but not females. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2026 Feb; 256:106898.
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Enteral and intravenous supplementation of arginine and citrulline fail to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonatal pigs. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2026 Feb; 50(2):252-260.
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Metabolic impact of dietary glycine supplementation in individuals with severe obesity. Sci Rep. 2025 Oct 17; 15(1):36433.
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Psychiatric and cognitive outcomes of iron supplementation in non-anemic children, adolescents, and menstruating adults: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2025 Nov; 178:106372.
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The Real-World Impact of Vitamin D Supplementation on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Outcomes. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2026 Jun; 24(6):1666-1674.e2.
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Maternal nitrate supplementation improves offspring cardiometabolic outcomes in obese pregnancies. Ann Med. 2025 Dec; 57(1):2521440.