A survey conducted in 2017 investigated the nature of the main information sources consulted before buying health supplements in Italy. As of the survey period, 38 percent of the consumers interviewed declared to gather information from physicians before buying health supplements, while 37 percent of them relied on pharmacists’ suggestions. Moreover, 22 percent of the surveyed individuals trusted advertisements as source of information about nutraceuticals.
Main information sources consulted before buying health supplements in Italy as of 2017
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FederSalus - Associazione Nazionale Produttori e Distributori Prodotti Salutistici. (March 27, 2018). Main information sources consulted before buying health supplements in Italy as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/831271/main-information-sources-consulted-before-buying-supplements-in-italy/
FederSalus - Associazione Nazionale Produttori e Distributori Prodotti Salutistici. "Main information sources consulted before buying health supplements in Italy as of 2017." Chart. March 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/831271/main-information-sources-consulted-before-buying-supplements-in-italy/
FederSalus - Associazione Nazionale Produttori e Distributori Prodotti Salutistici. (2018). Main information sources consulted before buying health supplements in Italy as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/831271/main-information-sources-consulted-before-buying-supplements-in-italy/
FederSalus - Associazione Nazionale Produttori e Distributori Prodotti Salutistici. "Main Information Sources Consulted before Buying Health Supplements in Italy as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/831271/main-information-sources-consulted-before-buying-supplements-in-italy/
FederSalus - Associazione Nazionale Produttori e Distributori Prodotti Salutistici, Main information sources consulted before buying health supplements in Italy as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/831271/main-information-sources-consulted-before-buying-supplements-in-italy/ (last visited June 29, 2022)