Adam Wiltgren

Mr. Adam Wiltgren


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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 February 2015 in Nutrients
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AWAdam Wiltgren
Adam Wiltgren
ABAlison O. Booth
Alison O. Booth
GKGunveen Kaur
Gunveen Kaur
SCSara Cicerale
Sara Cicerale
KLKathleen Lacy
Kathleen Lacy
LRLynn Riddell
Lynn Riddell
Many national and international public health organisations recommend achieving nutrient adequacy through consumption of a wide variety of nutritious foods. Despite this, dietary supplement sales continue to increase. Understanding the characteristics of micronutrient supplement users and the relationship with diet quality can help develop effective public health interventions to reduce unnecessary consumption of vitamin and mineral supplements. Participants (n = 1306) were a convenience sample of students studying first year food and nutrition. Data was collected via a Food and Diet Questionnaire (FDQ) and a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Supplement users were defined as participants who indicated consuming any listed supplement as frequently as once a month or more. Diet quality was assessed using a Dietary Guideline Index (DGI) score. Prevalence of supplement use was high in this study population with 56% of participants reporting supplement use; the most popular supplements consumed were multivitamins (28%) and vitamin C (28%). A higher DGI score was significantly associated with an increased likelihood of supplement use (mean: 105 ± 18 vs. 109 ± 17, p = 0.001). Micronutrient supplement use was associated with a higher DGI score, suggesting that supplements are more likely to be used by those who are less likely to require them.

1 December 2014 in Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism
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AWAdam Wiltgren
Adam Wiltgren
ABA.O. Booth
A.O. Booth
GKG. Kaur
G. Kaur
DLD. Lo
D. Lo
SKS. Kourouniotis
S. Kourouniotis
LRL.J. Riddell
L.J. Riddell