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Food and Beverages > Food > Dietary Supplements

Preferred term

Dietary Supplements  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Products in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide dietary ingredients, and that are intended to be taken by mouth to increase the intake of nutrients. Dietary supplements can include macronutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; and/or MICRONUTRIENTS, such as VITAMINS; MINERALS; and PHYTOCHEMICALS. A term coined from a contraction of nutrition and pharmaceutical to mean a component of food that has bioactive effects. It is used in marketing and has no regulatory definition. Phytochemicals, botanicals and other plant-based products intended to be taken by mouth.

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Entry terms

  • Dietary Supplementations
  • Food Supplementations
  • Food Supplements

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CLMG7B7Z-V

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