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Americans Spent $34 Billion on Alternative Medicine in 2007

Americans spent $34 billion out-of-pocket dollars on natural approaches for health improvement in 2007. This represents 1.5% of the $2.2 trillion spent on health care each year in the U.S. However, it represents 11% of the out-of-pocket spending. Thirty-eight percent of Americans use some form of alternative therapy. About $14.8 billion was spent on non-vitamin, non-mineral natural products such as fish oil and glucosamine.

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