Nutritional supplement
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Nutritional supplement | |
---|---|
Term | Nutritional supplement |
Short definition | Nutritional advice - (pronounced) (noo-TRIH-shuh-nul KOWN-suh-ling) process in which a health professional with special nutrition training helps people make healthy food choices and develop healthy eating habits. In cancer treatment, the goal of nutritional counseling is to help patients stay healthy during and after treatment and stay strong enough to fight infection and disease recurrence. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Nutritional supplement - (pronounced) (noo-TRIH-shuh-nul SUH-pleh-ment) A product added to the diet. A dietary supplement is taken orally and usually contains one or more nutritional components (such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids and enzymes). Also called dietary supplements
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Nutritional supplement
- Wikipedia's article - Nutritional supplement
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski