as in food
the things that a person or animal eats considered as a whole
A healthy diet should include plenty of fruits and vegetables.
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Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The first step to improving your magnesium absorption is to ensure that your diet is full of magnesium-rich foods.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
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
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
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Noun
The data included detailed health information surveyed over a long period of time, including participants’ diets, and was updated every two to four years, according to the study.
More than 11,000 study participants were diagnosed with dementia within a 43-year window.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The first step to improving your magnesium absorption is to ensure that your diet is full of magnesium-rich foods.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 14 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
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The common signs of vision loss include bumping into objects, difficulty finding food or toys, hesitation with jumping, anxiety, clinginess, or even aggression due to vulnerability.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tito’s Vodka is versatile for cocktails or sipping neat and pairs well with [specific food or mixers].Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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This typically can be attributed to not being truly fasted.Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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During the summer and early fall, when the Hudson Bay ice melts, polar bears often remain on land, fasting and conserving energy until the sea ice refreezes in winter.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Some meal kits send you premade meals, while others send ingredients paired with recipes, and a few more are grocery delivery services.Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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In the few years the two have lived together, Zarco has mainly stuck to the same four meals: beef, salmon, chicken thighs or sausage served with rice or vegetables.Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Add the other half of the spice mixture to the nonfat Greek yogurt and mix.Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2023
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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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“Diet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diet. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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