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dietary supplement
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌdaɪ.ə.tər.i ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/ us /ˌdaɪ.ə.ter.i ˈsʌp.lə.mənt/
a product containing one or more vitamins, minerals, or other substances that the body needs to be healthy, which someone takes to make sure they have enough of substances that may be missing from the food they eat:
Most vitamins contained in dietary supplements are manufactured synthetically.
When taken appropriately, some dietary supplements have clear benefits.
Most people would take these in the form of fish oil, usually capsules, as a dietary supplement.
I take no medications and only run-of-the-mill dietary supplements.
Like other dietary supplements, the herbal extract is available without prescription, and is not subjected to the clinical testing standards applied to drugs.
The patient listed her dietary supplements as vitamin D, probiotics, calcium, and magnesium.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Vitamins & minerals
ascorbic acid
B vitamin
bioflavonoid
biotin
carotene
multivitamin
niacin
Omega-3
retinol
riboflavin
vitamin
vitamin A
vitamin B1
vitamin B12
vitamin B complex
vitamin C
vitamin D
vitamin E
vitamin H
vitamin K
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