A new survey from ConsumerLab (former FDA scientists who test supplements, to see what’s really in them), finds that pill poppers are stuffing themselves with fish oil, more often than multivitamins.

Among the results:

Fish oil/omega-3 supplements were used by 74.0% of respondents (up from 71.6% in 2008), followed in popularity by multivitamins, which were used by 72% (down from 73.8% in the prior year).  Among the heaviest supplement users (10 or more per day), 87% used fish oil.  The percentage of people using fish oil/omega-3 remained steady among those aged 35 through 74, dropping slightly among older people.

· CoQ10 became third most popular supplement with 55% using it, up from 50.9% last year.  Calcium use fell from 55.3% to 51.2%.

· Vitamin D was used by 47.9% of respondents, up from 36.9% in 2008 – a 30% increase, making it the fifth most popular supplement.  Vitamin D use was seen to increase dramatically with increasing age.

· Probiotics were used by 30.4% of respondents, up from 25% last year.  One-third of women in the survey used a probiotic.

· Resveratrol was used by 19.4% of respondents, up from only 11.7% last year – a 66% increase.  Men polled were 50% more likely than women to use resveratrol.