"To receive the supplements" means to obtain or get the additional items, usually in the form of pills or vitamins, that are meant to provide extra nutritional or medicinal benefits to your body. Full definition
Although all the guinea pigs had sustained some hearing loss, the amount was dramatically greater in those animals that hadn't received the supplements. (sciencenews.org)
However, stress - exposed mice from mothers that received the supplemented diet performed equally well as the control mice did. (sciencedaily.com)
When a baby receives a supplement via bottle, the flow of the milk is so fast, and many babies aren't able to handle this flow. (milkontap.com)