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diet

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adjective

diet

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verb

as in to fast

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Recent Examples of diet
Noun
January 24, 2025 January is the month of the detox diet. Vicky Vera, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025 Build your diet around nutrient-dense, unprocessed foods like fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains. Lauren Goode, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Still, we’ve been conditioned to see self-improvement as being about appearance, as opposed to focusing on what truly impacts our well-being, such as social connection, adequate sleep, and learning new hobbies or skills, says non-diet nutritionist and body image coach Abbie Attwood. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2023 Even the non-diet approach, which prioritizes relying on hunger and fullness cues to tell you when and how much to eat, may not work for athletes without some modifications. Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2022
Verb
The study also said a measure of beta-amyloid in the blood favored those who dieted and exercised compared to the control group. Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024 But anyone who has ever dieted can tell you that losing weight is hard and that long-term weight loss requires sustained effort, which can sometimes feel Herculean, even impossible. Andrea Kane, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for diet 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diet
Noun
  • Numerous food recalls were initiated nationwide this month due to undeclared allergens, potential Salmonella and Listeria contamination concerns, possible foreign matter contaminations among other reasons.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • However, the review looked at all food sources of oleic acid, not just avocado oil.
    Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Making water a priority during fasting and eating periods is also key to Intermittent Fasting!
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
  • And in fasting mice, BCL6 was significantly depleted in as short a time frame as overnight.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Dear Margaret Dear Margaret in Lakeview pays homage to family farm meals, seasonal produce and French Canadian fare.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Leave a comment View Comments Try to avoid screen time around meals to encourage conversation and keep an eye on children’s eating habits.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Add the other half of the spice mixture to the nonfat Greek yogurt and mix.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2023
  • For example, there are only 11.37 g of protein in one cup (240 ml) of whole dry milk after adding water back in, and 12.73 g in the same amount of nonfat dry milk.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022

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