diet | | |
n. (food) | 1. diet | a prescribed selection of foods. |
| ~ fare | the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed. |
| ~ allergy diet | a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to. |
| ~ balanced diet | a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity. |
| ~ bland diet, ulcer diet | a diet of foods that are not irritating.; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis" |
| ~ diabetic diet | a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes. |
| ~ dietary supplement | something added to complete a diet or to make up for a dietary deficiency. |
| ~ carbo loading, carbohydrate loading | a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles.; "carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ high-protein diet | a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass. |
| ~ high-vitamin diet, vitamin-deficiency diet | a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies. |
| ~ light diet | diet prescribed for bedridden or convalescent people; does not include fried or highly seasoned foods. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ low-fat diet | a diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing foods high in carbohydrates; used in treatment of some gallbladder conditions. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ obesity diet, reducing diet | a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat). |
| ~ soft diet, spoon food, pap | a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders. |
| ~ vegetarianism | a diet excluding all meat and fish. |
n. (group) | 2. diet | a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan). |
| ~ law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly | persons who make or amend or repeal laws. |
| ~ nihon, nippon, japan | a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building. |
n. (food) | 3. diet | the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal). |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ fare | the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed. |
n. (act) | 4. diet, dieting | the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods). |
| ~ fast, fasting | abstaining from food. |
v. (consumption) | 5. diet | follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons.; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet" |
| ~ fast | abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons.; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent" |
v. (consumption) | 6. diet | eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight. |
| ~ fast | abstain from eating.; "Before the medical exam, you must fast" |
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