Chapter 10: Lesson 1 Flashcards

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Dietary supplement

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A product (other than tobacco) intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: vitamin; mineral; herb or other botanical; amino acid; substance used by man to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake; or concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or combination of any previously described ingredient.

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Essential nutrient

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Must be obtained in the diet, as the body is incapable of producing the nutrient on its own.

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Toxicity

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When too much of a vitamin or mineral accumulates within the body, resulting in illness or other symptoms.

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