dietary supplement
nounDefinition of dietary supplement
: 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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On Instagram, an influencer is helping sell products, essentially to add a degree of cool to, say, sunglasses or dietary supplements. — Jason Parham, WIRED, "When Influencers Switch Platforms—and Bare It All," 19 Aug. 2019 An additional amendment the House tacked onto the same bill directs the Food and Drug Administration to establish a process for regulating CBD in foods and dietary supplements. — Marijuana Moment, BostonGlobe.com, "This is the most marijuana-friendly Congress in history," 5 Aug. 2019 It's also used in consumer products such as makeup, paint and dietary supplements. — Jef Feeley, latimes.com, "J&J faces criminal investigation over baby powder’s potential cancer risks," 12 July 2019 That law also left plenty of discretion to the FDA, which regulates products such as pharmaceutical drugs, most food items, additives and dietary supplements. — Alicia Wallace, CNN, "CBD product sales are booming. Now the FDA needs to weigh in," 9 July 2019 Naturopathy, another alternative medicine practice, sometimes uses homeopathic products, herbs and dietary supplements or body cleanses. — Lindsey Tanner, The Seattle Times, "Desperate & duped? GoFundMe means big bucks for dubious care," 24 Oct. 2018 While dietary supplements may be good for a person’s overall health, claims that taking certain nutrients can help Alzheimer’s disease have yet to be proved. — Heloise, Washington Post, "Hints From Heloise: Wedding food to go?," 12 Aug. 2019 Its proper name is echinacea, which is often sold in dietary supplements to ease common cold symptoms. — Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com, "Cannabis isn’t the only game in town — medicinal plants that cure headaches and fight cancer can be found in Chicago’s oldest medicinal garden," 25 July 2019 Retailers, on the other hand, can be held directly responsible for selling things like questionable dietary supplements. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "Amazon Warns Customers: Those Supplements Might Be Fake," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dietary supplement.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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