medical foods

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003980",
  "term": "medical foods",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
  "see_also": [
    "foods",
    "special diets",
    "functional foods"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Food and Drug Administration",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "alimentos medicados"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/medical-foods/"
}