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providing the substances necessary for health and bodily growth
a breakfast drink enriched with nutrient proteins and vitamins
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Recent Examples of nutrient
It is carefully formulated to help the body recover, maximize weight loss, and minimize nutrient deficiencies.
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Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Daily vitamin and mineral supplementation is essential to prevent deficiencies that occur with reduced intake and nutrient absorption.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
With drought conditions and only 10 inches of rain in most parts of Napa Valley for the second year in a row, most vineyards experienced some level of water and nutrient stress.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Metal accumulation can cause nutrient absorption issues all the way to death.
—Soo Kim, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Daily vitamin and mineral supplementation is essential to prevent deficiencies that occur with reduced intake and nutrient absorption.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
With drought conditions and only 10 inches of rain in most parts of Napa Valley for the second year in a row, most vineyards experienced some level of water and nutrient stress.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Metal accumulation can cause nutrient absorption issues all the way to death.
—Soo Kim, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutrient
nutritive
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These zero-cal options get their flavor from an artificial non-nutritive sweetener called aspartame.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
18 Mar. 2025
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You Crave Ice Iron deficiency can cause pica, eating or craving non-nutritive substances like ice, dirt, uncooked rice, or paper.—
Isabel Vasquez RD LDN,
Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Nutrient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutrient. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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