Friendly User's Guide for the Timing of Nutritional Supplements

Taking your supplements at the right time, with or without food, before or after exercise, can all make a difference in their effectiveness.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• In 2012, 52% of American adults reported using nutritional supplements, a statistic that had remained stable since 1999. In 2021, 80% of Americans reported using supplements

• While the use of multivitamins had decreased somewhat by 2012 before going back up, use of vitamin D and omega-3 supplements have continued to increase since 1999

• Whi…