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Meaning of "megavitamin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEGAVITAMIN

megavitamin  [ˈmeɡəˌvɪtəmɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEGAVITAMIN

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Megavitamin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MEGAVITAMIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Megavitamin therapy

Megavitamin therapy is the use of large doses of vitamins, often many times greater than the recommended dietary allowance in the attempt to prevent or treat diseases. It is typically used in complementary and alternative medicine by practitioners who call their approach "orthomolecular medicine", but also used in mainstream medicine for "exceedingly rare" genetic conditions that respond to megadoses of vitamins. In 2002, a review of these conditions identified about 50 that respond to "high-dose vitamin therapy". Further understanding of these conditions is expected to play a part in the emerging field of nutrigenomics. Nutrients may be useful in preventing and treating some illnesses, but the conclusions of medical research are that the broad claims of disease treatment by advocates of megavitamin therapy are unsubstantiated by the available evidence. It is generally accepted that doses of any vitamin greatly in excess of nutritional requirements, will result either in toxicity or in the excess simply being metabolised - evidence in favour of vitamin supplementation supports only doses in the normal range.

Definition of megavitamin in the English dictionary

The definition of megavitamin in the dictionary is a pill containing a large amount of vitamins.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEGAVITAMIN


antivitamin
ˌæntɪˈvɪtəmɪn
arsphenamine
ɑːsˈfɛnəmɪn
benjamin
ˈbɛndʒəmɪn
carthamine
ˈkɑːθəmɪn
cobalamin
kəʊˈbæləmɪn
cyanocobalamin
ˌsaɪənəʊkəʊˈbæləmɪn
cysteamine
sɪsˈtiːəmɪn
dimethyltryptamine
daɪˌmiːθaɪlˈtrɪptəmɪn
dopamine
ˈdɒpəmɪn
etamin
ˈɛtəmɪn
etheostomine
ˌɛθɪˈɒstəmɪn
jessamine
ˈdʒɛsəmɪn
methamphetamine
ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəmɪn
multivitamin
ˌmʌltɪˈvɪtəmɪn
provitamin
prəʊˈvɪtəmɪn
suramin
ˈsɜːrəmɪn
theremin
ˈθɛrəmɪn
thiamin
ˈθaɪəmɪn
vitamin
ˈvɪtəmɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEGAVITAMIN

megasporangium
megaspore
megasporic
megasporophyll
megass
megasse
megastar
megastore
megastorm
megastructure
megatechnology
megathere
megatherian
megaton
megatonic
megatonnage
megavertebrate
megavolt
megawatt
megawatt hour

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEGAVITAMIN

albumin
Amin
arcmin
Brahmin
cosmin
cumin
curcumin
Emin
gamin
Jiang Zemin
maximin
metformin
min
ovalbumin
ramin
saimin
serum albumin
sysadmin
tamin
vermin

Synonyms and antonyms of megavitamin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «megavitamin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEGAVITAMIN

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Translator English - Chinese

大剂量维他命
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

megavitamin
570 millions of speakers

English

megavitamin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

megavitamin
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الفيتامين الفائق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

megavitamin
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

megavitamin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

megavitamin
260 millions of speakers

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megavitamin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Megavitamin
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Translator English - German

Megavitamin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビタミン大量投与の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메가 비타민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Megavitamin
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

megavitamin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெகாவிட்டமின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेगाविटामिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

megavitamin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

megavitamine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

megawitaminowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

megavitamin
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

megavitamine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

megavitamin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

megavitamin
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

megavitamin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

megavitamin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of megavitamin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEGAVITAMIN»

The term «megavitamin» is used very little and occupies the 157.292 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEGAVITAMIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about megavitamin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEGAVITAMIN»

Discover the use of megavitamin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to megavitamin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Orthomolecular Medicine for Everyone: Megavitamin ...
This book written by two leading experts with over 80 yeas of experience between them, explains the basics of orthomolecular nutrition: simple rules for eating a healthier diet and effective nutritional supplementation.
Abram Hoffer, Andrew W. Saul, 2008
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Orthomolecular Medicine for Everyone: Megavitamin ...
Recently, interest in nutritional medicine and how to use it properly has increased enormously, and many people are already taking supplemental vitamins in larger than standard dietary doses.
CREATESPACE, Hoffer, Md, Phd, Abram, 2009
3
Orthomolecular Medicine for Everyone: Megavitamin ...
Recently, interest in nutritional medicine and how to use it properly has increased enormously, and many people are already taking supplemental vitamins in larger than standard dietary doses.
M. D. Hoffer, 2009
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Alternative Medicine
Megavitamin therapy, also called “orthomolecular therapy,” involves taking large doses of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to treat a variety of physical and psychological illnesses. The therapy is based on the belief that some individuals  ...
Dónal O'Mathúna, Walter L. Larimore, 2006
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Nutrition in Pediatrics: Basic Science, Clinical Applications
MEGAVITAMIN/MEGAMINERAL THERAPY Children with particular behavioral profiles, typically autism and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, have often been targeted for megavi- tamin or megamineral therapies. Although the ...
Christopher Duggan, John B. Watkins, W. Allan Walker, 2008
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Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology
In the last two decades, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)— including the use of natural products such as nonvitamin, nonmineral supplements (primarily botanicals and herbals) and megavitamin therapy—has become ...
Marcia Nelms, Kathryn Sucher, Karen Lacey, 2010
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults: U. ...
Any use of- Selected characteristic CAM including megavitamin therapy and prayer1 Biologically based therapies including megavitamin therapy2 Mind-body therapies including prayer3 CAM excluding megavitamin therapy and prayer4 ...
Patricia M. Barnes, 2009
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Healing Nutrition
MEGAVITAMIN. THERAPY. Megavisamin therapy is the name of a controversial mode of nutrient therapy that involves the ingestion of large doses of vitamins. Linus Pauling was the first to use the term orthomolecular to characterize the ...
Lynn Keegan, 2002
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The Complete Guide to Complementary Therapies in Cancer ...
They recommend daily doses of vitamins and other nutrients to sustain health, prevent disease, and even cure illness. Megavitamin and orthomolecular therapy Scientific data on problems associated with deficiencies or overdoses of nutrients  ...
Barrie R. Cassileth, 2011
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Encyclopedia of Special Education, 3 Volume Set
... (RDA; Lutz & Przytulski, 1997). Although megavitamin therapy regimes are often prescribed and closely monitored by physicians, 1337 MEGAVITAMIN THERAPY MEDICAL MODEL, DEFENSE OF MEDICATION MEGAVITAMIN THERAPY.
Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEGAVITAMIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term megavitamin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Teens Can Get 'Adult Use Only' Dietary Supplements And …
... promising to give you a flawlessly skinny or muscular body with the help of the latest miracle diet pill or megavitamin supplement. And the ... «Medical Daily, Apr 15»
2
10 Nutrition & Food Myths You Shouldn't Believe
The theory was popularized by Linus Pauling in 1970's for his "megavitamin therapy movement." 4.) Caffeine Causes Cancer. In a research on ... «Latinos Health, Mar 15»
3
Are you overdosing on vitamins and minerals?
... micronutrients that is sometimes used to reduce high blood cholesterol levels, keep in mind that the warning that “Megavitamin use should be ... «Health24, Mar 15»
4
Doctors should play bigger role in autism education
Such claims include special diets, megavitamin therapy, secretin injection, crystal-stone healing, chelation therapy and the list goes on. «TODAYonline, Feb 15»
5
The 3Ms Revolution: Three Keys to a Healthier, Happier Life
You could think of it as a megavitamin. Music has the unique ability to transcend our thinking mind and affect us in profound ways, without us ... «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
6
Elizabeth Whelan, Who Challenged Food Laws, Dies at 70
... insouciant approach: “The One-Hundred-Percent Natural, Purely Organic, Cholesterol-Free, Megavitamin, Low-Carbohydrate Nutrition Hoax. «New York Times, Sep 14»
7
From Barbie to Hot Wheels
... they include an Audrey Hepburn; a Harley Davidson Barbie, two I Love Lucy Barbies — one representing the famous "Vita Megavitamin" TV ... «Sun-Sentinel, Jun 14»
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Philly children's hospital bans herbs and supplements
”I can't believe anyone would put a megavitamin in their mouth,” Offit told U.S. News in July. He told NPR that the hospital is “finally trying to do ... «Salon, Nov 13»
9
Why Music: Music Appreciation for the 21st Century
It is a megavitamin for the brain, the ultimate mood enhancer for emotional balance, a golden key for unlocking creativity, the secret code ... «Huffington Post, Sep 13»
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Exercise and vitamins C, D and E could hold the secrets to longevity
He is credited with legitimising megavitamin therapy through 46 ... the bestseller Super–Nutrition: Megavitamin Revolution (PocketBooks). «BDlive, Jun 13»

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