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providing the substances necessary for health and bodily growth
the doctor recommended nutritional supplements
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Recent Examples of nutritional
McRib nutritional facts Per McDonald's nutritional facts, a McRib has 520 calories, 28 grams of fat, 24 grams of protein and 46 grams of carbs.
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Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Adding pumpkin seeds to a smoothie can enhance its nutritional value without significantly altering the flavor.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 7 Nov. 2025
Attia recommends consuming more than twice the protein recommended in current nutritional guidelines.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The loss of federal funding leaves a $73 million void in Minnesota's nutritional safety net, and state officials say there isn't enough money to provide Minnesota participants with their November benefits.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Even as conventional treatments for autoimmune diseases have become more effective than ever, alternative treatments, including nutritional supplements, breathing exercises, hyperbaric oxygen chambers, and cold plunges in frigid water, have proliferated.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Protein supplements can help bridge the gap between your dietary intake and nutritional needs—rather than providing your total daily intake.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 4 Nov. 2025
Local public health officials have also expressed concerns about funding drying up for WIC, which supports women, infants and children with nutritional assistance and other health services.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Adding pumpkin seeds to a smoothie can enhance its nutritional value without significantly altering the flavor.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 7 Nov. 2025
Attia recommends consuming more than twice the protein recommended in current nutritional guidelines.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The loss of federal funding leaves a $73 million void in Minnesota's nutritional safety net, and state officials say there isn't enough money to provide Minnesota participants with their November benefits.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Even as conventional treatments for autoimmune diseases have become more effective than ever, alternative treatments, including nutritional supplements, breathing exercises, hyperbaric oxygen chambers, and cold plunges in frigid water, have proliferated.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Protein supplements can help bridge the gap between your dietary intake and nutritional needs—rather than providing your total daily intake.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 4 Nov. 2025
Local public health officials have also expressed concerns about funding drying up for WIC, which supports women, infants and children with nutritional assistance and other health services.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nutritional
Adjective
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Thus, even if a farmer primarily relied on corn for sustenance and/or trade, planting beans and squash alongside the maize increased the nutritive value of the same area.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Super soy subtype was engineered by the researchers giving it a heart-friendly fat profile, trimming out non-nutritive sugars, and ditching the flavor-spiking enzyme lipoxygenase.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Asian populations in the study also showed more cognitive benefits from dairy than European ones, possibly due to dietary habits, according to the researchers.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Promoting overall dietary quality and nutrient intake.—
Brittany Poulson,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Nutritional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nutritional. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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