{"id":400859,"date":"2026-09-10T10:59:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&p=400859"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T13:41:27","slug":"about-8-in-10-americans-take-supplements-and-many-see-them-as-important-to-their-health","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/10\/about-8-in-10-americans-take-supplements-and-many-see-them-as-important-to-their-health\/","title":{"rendered":"About 8 in 10 Americans take supplements, and many see them as important to their health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About eight-in-ten U.S. adults say they are currently taking at least one supplement for their health, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. And most people who do this say supplements are at least somewhat important to their health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About this research<\/summary>\n

This Pew Research Center analysis explores the types of supplements Americans are taking and how important they feel supplements are to their health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. This research builds on our work studying Americans\u2019 views of medicine and health<\/a> topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Pew Research Center<\/a> and our other research on science and society<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We surveyed 3,554 U.S. adults from July 6 to 12, 2026. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel. The survey represents the views of the full U.S. adult population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we asked people about supplements, we told them: \u201cIn this survey, \u2018supplements\u2019 refers to products like vitamins, minerals, herbals, protein powders, melatonin or probiotics that you may take for health reasons. It does not include prescription drugs or over-the-counter drugs like Tylenol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the\u00a0survey questions<\/a> used for this analysis, the\u00a0detailed responses<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Vitamins and minerals (such as iron, calcium or multivitamins) are by far the most common supplement. Two-thirds of Americans say they are currently taking vitamin or mineral supplements for their health.<\/p>\n\n\n

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78% of U.S. adults are currently taking supplements for their health<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Note: NET figure is those who said they are currently taking at least one of the types of supplements we asked about. Refer to topline <\/a>for full question wording.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 6-12, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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