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Diet(encyclopedia)
low-fat diet(medicine)
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diet(2)(dictionary)
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DIET(law)
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Diet(medicine)

diet 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: diete, from Greek diaita 'way of living, food to be eaten']
[U and C] the kind of food that a person or animal eats each day
balanced/healthy/poor etc diet
::It is important to have a balanced, healthy diet .
::the effects of poor diet and lack of exercise
vegetarian/high-fibre/Western etc diet
diet of
::They exist on a diet of fish.
::Bamboo is the panda's staple diet (=main food) .
in sb's diet
::the importance of vitamins and minerals in your diet
[C] a limited range and amount of food that you eat when you want to get thinner
go/be on a diet
::Lyn always seems to be on a diet.
[C] a limited type of food and drink that someone is allowed because they have a health problem
::a salt-free diet
a diet of sth
too much of an activity that you think is boring or has bad effects
::Kids today are raised on a constant diet of pop music and television.
[C] old-fashioned an official meeting to discuss political or church matters