NUTRITIONAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nutritional mean? 

• NUTRITIONAL (adjective)
  The adjective NUTRITIONAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or providing nutrition

  Familiarity information: NUTRITIONAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NUTRITIONAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or providing nutrition

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

nutritional; nutritionary

Context example:

nutritional information

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)

 Context examples 

Arginine is being studied as a nutritional supplement in the treatment and prevention of cancer and other conditions.

(Arginine, NCI Dictionary)

Treatment may also be a few days in the hospital for intravenous (IV) fluids, medicines to relieve pain, and nutritional support.

(Pancreatitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

When food is eaten, it is broken down into its nutritional components, and its calories are burned for energy.

(Going Nuts Over Calories, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

The cognition scores indicating that no combination of nutritional supplements made a difference.

(Study shows no benefit of omega-3 or other nutritional supplements for cognitive decline, NIH)

In cancer treatment, the goal of nutritional counseling is to help patients stay healthy during and after treatment and to stay strong enough to fight infections and the recurrence of disease.

(Nutritional Assessment, NCI Dictionary)

This subcategory refers to products used as nutritional and food supplements (and not covered in other categories).

(Orthomolecular Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)

You might also need nutritional support, since the cancer or treatment may make it hard to swallow.

(Esophageal Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

A calorie-dense nutritional supplement drink containing a variety of vitamins and minerals.

(Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)

A nutritional supplement and source of choline and cytidine with potential neuroprotective and nootropic activity.

(Citicoline, NCI Thesaurus)

Evaluation and measurement of nutritional variables in order to assess the level of nutrition or the nutritional status of the individual.

(Nutritional Assessment, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)