Patient & Consumer
How patients and consumers use SupplementDEX to decide what is worth buying
Patients and consumers use SupplementDEX to answer a simple question: is this supplement worth my money for my goal?
Search the supplement or the condition you care about. Next to each use you will see purchase guidance from the DEX Score — Proven or Consider purchase means the research case is relatively strong; Reconsider or Do not purchase means you can skip it and avoid wasting money on a weak bet.
Read the Simple Evidence Review for a plain-language summary of what the studies actually show. The colored metrics underneath (Effect Size, Evidence, Trust) explain whether the benefit is meaningful and whether the research is solid — not just whether someone online “swears by it.”
Check Safety and dosage before you buy, especially if you are pregnant, treating a child, or taking other medicines.
New here? Start with How to read evidence and DEX Score.
Real World Example
Scenario: You’re training and wondering if creatine is actually worth buying for muscle and strength — or just hype.
- Search creatine (or “muscle strength”) and open Creatine → Muscle mass and strength.
- Read the DEX Score first: this use is typically Proven purchase — a strong signal that the research case is solid, not a coin flip.
- Read the Simple Evidence Review for what it actually does (modest strength/muscle gains, especially with resistance training) and ignore influencer dose stacking.
- Check the metric dots (Effect Size / Evidence / Trust) so you understand why it scores well, then skim Safety and dosage (loading vs daily maintenance, hydration).
- Prefer creatine monohydrate from a reputable source — you usually don’t need fancy forms.
Outcome you can say out loud: “Creatine monohydrate is a Proven purchase for strength with training; here’s a simple dose, and here’s what side effects to watch.”