"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 essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance. (FDA Backgrounder, June 15, 1993, p2)
| Descriptor ID |
D019587
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J02.500.456
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| Concept/Terms |
Dietary Supplements- Dietary Supplements
- Dietary Supplement
- Supplement, Dietary
- Supplements, Dietary
Nutraceuticals- Nutraceuticals
- Nutraceutical
- Nutriceuticals
- Nutriceutical
- Neutraceuticals
- Neutraceutical
Dietary Supplementation- Dietary Supplementation
- Dietary Supplementations
- Supplementation, Dietary
- Supplementations, Dietary
Food, Supplemented- Food, Supplemented
- Foods, Supplemented
- Supplemented Food
- Supplemented Foods
- Food Supplements
- Food Supplement
- Supplement, Food
- Supplements, Food
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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