nutritionally  /nu ˈtrɪ ʃə nə li/ ? Meaning of "nutritionally"

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Definition(s):

  • (adv) with regard to nutrition

Usage(s):

  1. Today, amid rising fuel costs, food safety scares and growing environmental awareness, a chemically treated and verdant but nutritionally barren lawn seems wasteful, he says.
  2. While acknowledging that not all foods marketed to children can be nutritionally perfect, the guidelines establish acceptable limits for fat, sugar and sodium content.
  3. Fruits seem to be less affected by genetic and environmental dilution, but one can't help but wonder if it's even possible to avoid nutritionally bankrupt veggies.

Quotes

  1. Somers, who has a book about cancer coming out next month, said: "Why couldn't they have built him up nutritionally and gotten rid of the toxins? . . . I hate to be this controversial . . . but I have to speak out."
    on Sep 20, 2009 By: Suzanne Somers Source: Oneindia

  2. "As a matter of common sense, these sugar-laden or fat-saturated products seem very questionable as so-called 'Smart Choices' nutritionally," Mr. Blumenthal said. "We're ratcheting up pressure for truthful answers to these issues."
    on Oct 14, 2009 By: Richard Blumenthal Source: New York Times

  3. "Nutritionally it's a disastrous product," Jacobson said of the fries.
    on Feb 10, 2006 By: Michael Jacobson Source: FOXNews

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