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dietary supplementation
die·tar·y sup·ple·men·ta·tion
Definitions related to dietary supplementation:
  • (supplementation) Adding nutrients to the diet.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (nutritional supplementation) The addition of one or more elements and/or chemical compounds that are either absent or deficient in an individual's daily diet.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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