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medical food
Nutrition A food formulated for enteric administration under physician supervision and intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements are established by medical evaluation. See Diet, Total parenteral alimentation.


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and Amway Global, and Metagenics, a leading manufacturer and distributor of medical foods and nutraceutical products marketed to health-care professionals, announced this summer that they have entered into a joint venture agreement.
Its term was used for dietary supplement, medical food, or food that has health or medical benefits, including the treatment and prevention of disease.
Established in 1989 by Stephen DeFelice, "Foundation for Innovation in Medicine" defined "Nutraceutical", as a food, dietary suppplement, or medical food that has a medical or health benefit, including the prevention and treatment of disease.
 
 
 
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