Modest effects of dietary supplements during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from 445 850 users of the COVID-19 Symptom Study app

Panayiotis Louca; Benjamin Murray; Kerstin Klaser; Mark S Graham; Mohsen Mazidi; Emily R Leeming; Ellen Thompson; Ruth Bowyer; David A Drew; Long H Nguyen; Jordi Merino; Maria Gomez; Olatz Mompeo; Ricardo Costeira; Carole H Sudre; Rachel Gibson; Claire J Steves; Jonathan Wolf; Paul W Franks; Sebastien Ourselin; Andrew T Chan; Sarah E Berry; Ana M Valdes; Philip C Calder; Tim D Spector; Cristina Menni

doi:10.1136/bmjnph-2021-000250

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Modest effects of dietary supplements during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from 445 850 users of the COVID-19 Symptom Study app

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Panayiotis Louca Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Benjamin Murray School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kerstin Klaser School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark S Graham School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mohsen Mazidi Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Emily R Leeming Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ellen Thompson Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ruth Bowyer Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David A Drew Clinical & Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Long H Nguyen Clinical & Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jordi Merino Clinical & Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Maria Gomez Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Olatz Mompeo Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ricardo Costeira Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Carole H Sudre MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rachel Gibson Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Claire J Steves Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jonathan Wolf Zoe Global Limited, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paul W Franks Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sebastien Ourselin School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew T Chan Clinical & Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sarah E Berry Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ana M Valdes Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Philip C Calder Human Development & Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tim D Spector Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cristina Menni Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Cristina Menni, Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK; cristina.menni{at}kcl.ac.uk

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Louca P, Murray B, Klaser K, et al

Modest effects of dietary supplements during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from 445 850 users of the COVID-19 Symptom Study app

BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health 2021;4:doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2021-000250

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Received February 1, 2021
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Accepted March 4, 2021
First published April 19, 2021.

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