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NUTRITIONAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or providing nutrition

Example:

nutritional information

Synonyms:

nutritional; nutritionary

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

nutrition ((physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance)

Derivation:

nutrition (the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans))

nutrition (a source of materials to nourish the body)

nutrition ((physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance)

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 Context examples: 

The study of nutritional effects upon the size, weight, and proportions of the human body.

(Nutritional Anthropometry, NCI Thesaurus)

You receive nutritional support through a needle or catheter placed in your vein or with a feeding tube, which goes into your stomach.

(Nutritional Support, NIH)

A nutritional drink that helps children who cannot get everything they need in their diet from foods and other drinks.

(PediaSure, NCI Dictionary)

More than 50% of adults in the United States take nutritional supplements and use of vitamin D has increased substantially over the last 20 years.

(Vitamin D does not prevent type 2 diabetes in people at high risk, National Institutes of Health)

Nutritional formulas provide the vitamins and minerals they can't get from their food.

(Phenylketonuria, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

It is used to provide nutritional support to patients who are unable to tolerate oral feeding or who require mechanical ventilation.

(Nasoduodenal Tube, NCI Thesaurus)

A liquid, milk protein-based, pediatric nutritional supplement containing a variety of vitamins and minerals.

(Pediatric Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)

However, little was previously known about what specific compounds and biochemical interactions in the fruit contribute to its medical and nutritional benefits such as weight loss and prevention of type 2 diabetes.

(Health Benefits of Olives and Olive Oil, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A nutritional drink that may help people who cannot get everything they need in their diet from foods and other drinks.

(Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Dictionary)

But what sounds like good nutritional advice turns out to be an old-wives' tale.

(Salty Diet Makes You Hungry, Not Thirsty, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)