dietary supplement
noun
: a product taken orally that contains one or more ingredients (such as vitamins or amino acids) that are intended to supplement one's diet and are not considered food
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These soft gel capsule from Nature Made are a good dietary supplement option that may also help support muscle relaxation as well as nerve, heart, and bone health.
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024
This dietary supplement is now available to the general public for anyone to purchase.
—Weight Loss Advisors, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Legal in all but a few states, kratom is available at smoke shops and from online vendors, though it is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a dietary supplement or for medical use.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
The dietary supplement is banned in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee.
—USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
Many have used the drug as a way to get high, as a dietary supplement or to self-medicate for depression and anxiety.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 26 Jan. 2024
However, a recent study published in the journal Nutrition suggests that the amino acid taurine could serve as a beneficial dietary supplement to potentially postpone the onset of aging.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Supplements – 80% of adults take some sort of dietary supplement.
—Walter Loeb, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Since then, the vitamin quickly became a popular dietary supplement.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 22 Dec. 2023
Marilyn La Jeunesse, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024
This dietary supplement is now available to the general public for anyone to purchase.
—Weight Loss Advisors, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Legal in all but a few states, kratom is available at smoke shops and from online vendors, though it is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a dietary supplement or for medical use.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
The dietary supplement is banned in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee.
—USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
Many have used the drug as a way to get high, as a dietary supplement or to self-medicate for depression and anxiety.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 26 Jan. 2024
However, a recent study published in the journal Nutrition suggests that the amino acid taurine could serve as a beneficial dietary supplement to potentially postpone the onset of aging.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Supplements – 80% of adults take some sort of dietary supplement.
—Walter Loeb, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
Since then, the vitamin quickly became a popular dietary supplement.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 22 Dec. 2023
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dietary supplement
noun
: a product taken orally that contains one or more ingredients (such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, or amino acids) that are intended to supplement one's diet and are not considered food
The study is looking at whether taking daily dietary supplements of vitamin D3 or omega-3 fatty acids reduces the risk for developing cancer, heart disease and stroke.—Mary Brophy Marcus, USA Today
Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TodayA hormone produced by the pineal gland in the brain, melatonin also occurs naturally in some foods. It therefore may be sold as a dietary supplement in the United States under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, without premarket approval from the FDA.—Lynne Lamberg, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Lynne Lamberg, The Journal of the American Medical Association… batches of a dietary supplement L-tryptophan that have been implicated in a mysterious disease were produced by a genetically engineered organism.—Leslie Roberts, Science
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