diet has definitions from the fields of food,politics
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[ noun ] (food) a prescribed selection of foods

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

It has a great many assets to recommend it and if you have n't made avocado a part of your diet yet , you really should .

They were put on control diets to determine as accurately as possible , the normal cholesterol level of their blood .

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

By the middle of the summer , many_of the larvae apparently receive such a good diet that it is `` optimal '' , and it is then that young queens begin to appear .

(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)

The effect of drugs that act_on the iodide concentrating mechanism can be counteracted by addition of relatively large amounts of iodine to the diet .

Besides the presence of goitrogens in the diet , the level of iodine itself in the diet plays a major role in governing the activity of the thyroid_gland .

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[ noun ] (food) the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)

Related terms

fare animal

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[ noun ] (politics) a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)

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legislature Japan

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[ verb ] (food) eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight

Related terms

fast dietary

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[ verb ] (food) follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons

Examples

"He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet"

Related terms

fast dietary

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[ adjective ] having relatively few calories

Synonyms

lite low-cal light

Examples

"diet cola" "light (or lite) beer" "lite (or light) mayonnaise" "a low-cal diet"

Related terms

nonfat

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[ noun ] (food) the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)

Synonyms

dieting

Related terms

fast

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