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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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Marketed as a dietary supplement and energy drink (which means the federal Food & Drug Administration can’t regulate its sales), it’s sold in smoke shops, convenience stores, gas stations, and online right here in Harford County.
—Aegis Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024
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.
—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
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Word History
First Known Use
1967, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of dietary supplement was
in 1967
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Cite this Entry
“Dietary supplement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dietary%20supplement. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
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
A 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
… 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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