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Nutritional Supplements

/njuːˈtrɪʃənl ˈsʌplɪmənts/
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  1. 1

    Products taken orally that contain dietary ingredients intended to supplement the diet.

    "Many athletes use nutritional supplements to enhance their performance and recovery."
  2. 2

    Vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, and other substances that are consumed to improve health.

    "She takes various nutritional supplements to ensure she gets all the necessary vitamins."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'nutritional' derives from the Latin 'nutritio', meaning 'nourishment', which evolved through Middle English. 'Supplements' comes from the Latin 'supplementum', meaning 'that which fills up', indicating the addition of substances to enhance dietary intake.

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🇫🇷French → English

compléments nutritionnels

Transliteration: kɔ̃plɛmɑ̃ ny.tʁi.sjɔ.nɛl

"Les athlètes prennent souvent des compléments nutritionnels pour améliorer leurs performances."

🇩🇪German → English

Nahrungsergänzungsmittel

Transliteration: ˈnaːʁʊŋsɛʁˌɡɛnʊŋsˌmɪtəl

"Viele Sportler verwenden Nahrungsergänzungsmittel zur Leistungssteigerung."

🇮🇹Italian → English

integratori alimentari

Transliteration: inteɡraˈtɔːri alimenˈtari

"Gli atleti spesso usano integratori alimentari per migliorare le loro prestazioni."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

suplementos nutricionales

Transliteration: suplemenˈtos nutriθjoˈnales

"Los atletas utilizan suplementos nutricionales para mejorar su rendimiento."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

suplementos nutricionais

Transliteration: supleˈmentus nutɾisiˈonais

"Os atletas usam suplementos nutricionais para melhorar seu desempenho."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

पोषण पूरक

Transliteration: poṣaṇ pūrak

"कई एथलीट अपने प्रदर्शन को बेहतर बनाने के लिए पोषण पूरक लेते हैं।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

营养补充品

Transliteration: yíngyǎng bǔchōngpǐn

"许多运动员使用营养补充品来提高他们的表现。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

영양 보충제

Transliteration: yeongyang bochungje

"많은 운동선수들이 성능을 향상시키기 위해 영양 보충제를 사용합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

栄養補助食品

Transliteration: eiyō hojo shokuhin

"多くのアスリートはパフォーマンスを向上させるために栄養補助食品を使用します。"

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