diet

Noun
  1. A prescribed selection of foods (synset 107576677)
    is a type of: fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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)
    • pap, soft diet, spoon food - a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders
    • vegetarianism - a diet excluding all meat and fish
  2. A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan) (synset 108335707)
    domain region: japan, nihon, nippon - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
    is a type of: general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature - persons who make or amend or repeal laws
  3. The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal) (synset 107576468)
    referred to in: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    is a type of: fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
  4. The act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) (synset 101072111)
    is a type of: fast, fasting - abstaining from food
    same as: dieting
Verb
  1. Follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons (synset 201192545)
    "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet"
    is a type of: fast - abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
  2. Eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight (synset 201191757)
    is a type of: fast - abstain from eating

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