Nutritional repletion

Inside the plate · In Growth plate senescence

Photo: plates of rice and beans set out in a school kitchen
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Food or supplementNot a drug

Eating enough again after a period of not eating enough.

Not a drug. Restoring energy and protein after a period of undernutrition.

Risks. Eating more than the body needs brings puberty forward and shortens the growth spurt.

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