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phood
 n.— «The new buzz word is “phood” as meals, snacks and beverages with a pharmaceutical benefit make their way to the U.S. market.» —“Eating for life” in New York City MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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