Table 1 General Characteristics of Eligible Websites
From: Dietary and herbal supplements for weight loss: assessing the quality of patient information online
Website Name | URL | Type(s) of DHSs Discussed | Type(s) of Non-DHS Therapies Discussed | Appeared in More Than One Search? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Commercial (n = 41) | ||||
Aus Natural Care | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Australian Sports Nutrition | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | No | |
Bodybuilding | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | Yes | |
Boots | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat) | No | |
Botanic Choice | Botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Botanica Health | Botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Brighter Day Foods | Botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Bulk Nutrients | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
Bulk Powders | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
Carusos Natural Health | Botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Chemist Warehouse | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
CVS | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat) | Yes | |
Elite Supps | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | No | |
Feel Good Natural | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Fusion Health | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Global Healing | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
GNC | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat) | Yes | |
Go Healthy | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Healthy Being | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Herbal Magic | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Holland and Barrett | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Indigo Herbs | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Legion Athletics | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Mind Body Green | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
My Nutricentre | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
My Vitamins | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | No | |
My Protein | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes | |
Natural Grocers | Botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Nature's Best | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | No | |
Now Foods | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
Nutrition House | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | No | |
Nutrition Warehouse | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
OpenFit | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
PatchMD | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Pharmacy Online | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | No | |
PHD | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | No | |
Priceline | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Shoppers Drug Mart | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat) | No | |
Supreme Natural Health | Botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | No | |
The Natural Way | Botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
True Protein | Botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes | |
Other (n = 19) | ||||
Active | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Body and Soul | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes | |
Choice | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | No | |
Craig Lewis Fitness | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Digital Welt | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Family Living Today | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | No | |
Health | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
LifeHack | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
Lose Weight Loss | Botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Men's Journal | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes | |
National University of Health Sciences | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Natural Foods Market Online | Botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Natural Health Courses | Botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Nutrain Ingredients | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Prevention | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Remedy Review | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Style Craze | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
The Cut | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Women's Health Magazine | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes | |
Health Portal (n = 15) | ||||
Body Nutrition | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
Consumer Health Day | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Drugs | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat) | No | |
Empower Your Health | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
Examine | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
Future's Recovery Healthcare | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | No | |
Healthline | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
Mayo Clinic | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | Yes | |
Medicine Net | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Medscape | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
NDTV | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
RenueRX | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
The Healthy | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes | |
Very Well Fit | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes | |
WebMD | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | Yes | |
News (n = 6) | ||||
Coach Nine | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Express | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products | None | No | |
Insider | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
Medical News Today | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
Shape | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Times of India | Botanical/herbal products | None | Yes | |
Government (n = 3) | ||||
Government of Canada | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | No | |
Medline Plus | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | Yes | |
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | Yes | |
Professional (n = 3) | ||||
Cleveland Clinic | Botanical/herbal products | Pharmaceuticals (e.g. orlistat), surgical procedures (e.g. bariatric surgery) | Yes | |
Draxe | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products, enzyme supplements | None | Yes | |
Wexner Medical | Vitamin and mineral products, botanical/herbal products, amino acid products | None | Yes | |