More Americans are using melatonin supplements to get to sleep, according to a team of international researchers.
In a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), authors from Beijing’s Dongzhimen Hospital and Xiyuan Hospital and Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic said the reported prevalence of melatonin supplement consumption rose significantly from 1999-2000 to 2017-2018 across all demographic use.
Additionally, the team wrote that – although remaining “very low” – the prevalence of self-reported use of greater than 5 milligrams per day also increased over time.
