RT Book, Section A1 Mehta, Darshan A2 Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 McPhee, Stephen J. A2 Rabow, Michael W. SR Print(0) ID 1175378850 T1 Herbal & Dietary Supplements T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021 YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260469868 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175378850 RD 2023/01/28 AB Across the world, there is a high prevalence of use of HDS. According to the World Health Organization, the use of HDS in the United States has increased significantly over the past two decades. Depending on the survey, more than 50% of respondents report using an HDS in the past 30 days. While used by all populations and all socioeconomic backgrounds, studies consistently show that women use HDS more than men, and family households with greater wealth also use more. Finally, older adults tend to be the highest consumers of HDS, with nearly 70% taking an HDS in the past 30 days.