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diet - a prescribed selection of foods |
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fare the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
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allergy diet a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to
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balanced diet a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity
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bland diet,
ulcer diet a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis"
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diabetic diet a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes
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dietary supplement something added to complete a diet or to make up for a dietary deficiency
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carbohydrate loading,
carbo loading a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles; "carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing"
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gluten-free diet diet prescribed to treat celiac disease; eliminates such foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten
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high-protein diet a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass
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high-vitamin diet,
vitamin-deficiency diet a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies
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light diet diet prescribed for bedridden or convalescent people; does not include fried or highly seasoned foods
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liquid diet a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery
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low-fat diet a diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing foods high in carbohydrates; used in treatment of some gallbladder conditions
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low-salt diet,
low-sodium diet,
salt-free diet a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders
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obesity diet,
reducing diet a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat)
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pap,
soft diet,
spoon food worthless or oversimplified ideas
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vegetarianism a diet excluding all meat and fish
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diet - the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) |
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dieting |
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fast,
fasting abstaining from food
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diet - the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal) |
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fare the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
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animal,
animate being,
beast,
brute,
creature,
fauna a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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diet - a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan) |
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general assembly,
law-makers,
legislative assembly,
legislative body,
legislature the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations
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japan,
nihon,
nippon lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
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diet - eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight |
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fast abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast"
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diet - follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet" |
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fast abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast"
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