Therapeutic food
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For liquid nutrition products fed via tube feeding, see medical food.
Therapeutic foods are foods designed for specific, usually nutritional, therapeutic purposes as a form of dietary supplement. The primary examples of therapeutic foods are used for emergency feeding of malnourished children or to supplement the diets of persons with special nutrition requirements, such as the elderly.
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Not to be confused with comfort food.