Use of dietary supplements among nursing students in Turkey in the last 12 months and its relation with orthorexia nervosa.

Purpose: This study was aimed at investigating the use of dietary supplements among nursing students in Turkey in the last 12 months and its relation with orthorexia nervosa (ON). Design and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Bal-kesir, a province in northwestern Turkey, between November and December 2019 included 560 nursing students. Findings: Almost a fifth of the students had used dietary supplements in the last 12 months and the use of dietary supplements was associated with ON. Practice Implications: Students should be screened for ON symptoms and attempts to reduce ON symptoms in students at risk should be implemented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]