supplementation
Noun
Meaning
The act of supplementing.
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I'm a product of good nutrition, cutting edge supplementation and hard training, and I'm an old guy.
A guy my size needs a tremendous amount of protein on a daily basis, just to maintain peak size, strength, and performance. Basically, that means six or seven small meals a day, so I depend on protein supplementation.
Acetate supplementation using Triacetin is meant to provide the missing acetate so that brain development can continue normally.
Alcoholic patients should receive vitamin supplementation and a formal evaluation of their nutritional status. citation citation Once demyelination of the pons has begun, there is no cure or specific treatment.
Alternative therapies Zinc supplementation benefits children with diarrhea in developing countries, but only in infants over six months old.
A meta-analysis of 6 RCTs showed no significant association between vitamin E supplementation and CVD mortality; the pooled OR (95% CI) was 1.0 (0.94-1.06) (Vivekananthan et al., 2003).