Table 1.

Terminology used in this scoping review to describe types of assessed nutrition interventions

Terminology	Definition	Examples
Dietary advice	Advice or counselling on healthy food choices provided by dietitians, health care providers, research staff, or self‐help sources.	Nutritional counselling, education sessions, support group, instructions provided via phone and written educational material.
Food product	Any food with nutrients and/or other substances that fulfils nutritional requirements. 16	Dairy products (e.g. milk, cheese, and yogurt), meat, eggs, high‐carbohydrate snacks.
Food modification	Adjustments in the content of macronutrients and/or micronutrients in the diet according to an eating plan to achieve nutritional goals specific to conditions or disorders. 16	High‐protein diet, Mediterranean diet, diet that meets individual energy needs, energy‐restricted diet, diet for diabetes.
Fortified food	Addition of nutrients to food products to increase energy or nutrient density. 16	Chocolates enriched with leucine, food products enriched with protein.
Food supplement	Food products with concentrated source of nutrients (single or mixed) or other substances that are used to supplement normal diet. They are sold in several dose forms and are to be consumed in measured small quantities. 16	Whey protein, creatine, vitamins, amino acid mixture, BCAA, pre−/probiotics, HMB, omega‐3 fatty acids, botanic dietary supplements.
Oral nutritional supplements	Energy and nutrient‐dense solutions prepared as drinks or added to drinks and foods to be consumed orally when diet alone is insufficient to meet daily nutritional requirements. 16	High‐protein ONS, high‐energy ONS.
Specialized oral nutritional supplements	Nutrient specific ONS designed with anti‐inflammatory ingredients or amino acid metabolites. 44	HMB‐enriched ONS, omega‐3 enriched ONS.

BCAA, branched‐chain amino acids; HMB, β‐hydroxy‐β‐methylbutyrate; ONS, oral nutritional supplement.