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Concept information

Preferred term

medical foods

Type

  • Product

Definition

  • Information A food which is formulated to be consumed or administered enterally under the supervision of a physician and which is intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements, based on recognized scientific principles, are established by medical evaluation.

Broader concept

Source

  • Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/136318

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