English > diet: 6 senses > noun 1, food| Meaning | A prescribed selection of foods. |
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| Narrower | 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 |
| bland diet, ulcer diet | A diet of foods that are not irritating / irritating |
| carbohydrate loading, carbo loading | A diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles |
| 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 |
| gluten-free diet | diet prescribed to treat celiac disease |
| high-protein diet | A diet high in plant and animal proteins |
| high-vitamin diet, vitamin-deficiency diet | A diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies |
| light diet | diet prescribed for bedridden or convalescent people |
| liquid diet | A diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings) |
| low-fat diet | A diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing foods high in carbohydrates |
| low-sodium diet, low-salt diet, salt-free diet | A diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride) |
| reducing diet, obesity diet | A diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat) |
| soft diet, pap, spoon food | A diet that does not require chewing |
| vegetarianism | A diet excluding all meat and fish |
| Broader | fare | The food and drink that are regularly served or consumed |
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| Spanish | alimentación, dieta, régimen alimentario, régimen |
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| Catalan | alimentació, dieta, règim alimentari, règim |
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| Adjectives | dietary, dietetic, dietetical | of or relating to the diet / diet / diet |
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| Nouns | dietician | a specialist in the study of nutrition |
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| Verbs | diet | eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight |
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| diet | follow a regimen or a diet / diet, as for health reasons |
