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[dahy-it] / ˈdaɪ ɪt /




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Type 2 diabetes can sometimes be put into remission by eating a healthy diet and keeping slim without needing to rely on glucose-lowering medications.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

It’s important to note that many of these foods play important roles in our diet, so eliminating them entirely isn’t beneficial in the long-run.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

"Sleep is a pillar of our health," he says, "in the same way we think about diet and exercise. We have to take control of it."

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The researchers found that older adults who followed a Mediterranean diet most closely had higher blood levels of two mitochondrial microproteins called humanin and SHMOOSE.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Eyeglasses could not obscure it, nor could the pimples on her skin brought on by hard brown soap and a tilted diet.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Probiotic frozen yogurts, which contain healthy fats and more protein than other versions, align with the types of high-protein diets that have taken off with the boom in GLP-1 weight-loss medications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

And those diets are tailored by position since a midfielder, who may run more than seven miles in a match, burns more calories than a goalkeeper.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

For example, most of the UPF diets provided in these studies have higher energy density—meaning more calories per bite of food—which is known to cause people to gain a bit of weight.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

Brits are choosing to prioritise wellness as they become more aware of the risks of poor diets and sedentary health, external, global market insights provider Innova claimed.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Each time someone discussed anticancer diets or snorting ground-up shark fin or whatever, he’d glance over at me and sigh ever so slightly.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

“I just couldn’t look like that no matter how much I dieted or went to the gym.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

“Apartments without dining rooms, as if anticipating a future where families disintegrated, compulsively dieted, or ate alone, in front of televisions.”

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024

For example, one study revealed that compared with daughters of nondieting women, 5-year-old girls whose mothers dieted were aware of the connection between dieting and thinness.

From Salon Feb. 22, 2024

The sales rep said: "I yo-yo dieted my whole life, for 30 years, and I got my sleeve two years ago."

From BBC Jan. 15, 2024

He dieted on eggs and cottage cheese three or four times a year.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

"The results of our study indicate intermittent fasting could offer an alternative pathway for people who find conventional dieting challenging."

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Although intermittent fasting has grown rapidly in popularity, researchers say much remains unknown about its long term psychological and behavioral effects compared with more traditional dieting strategies.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

The loss of lean tissue is similar to weight loss from dieting, but the magnitude over a short period can lead to frailty, instability and lack of coordination, doctors and researchers say.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

It found that people who came off weight-loss injections regained their lost pounds four times more quickly than those who stopped a programme of conventional dieting and exercising.

From BBC May 13, 2026

It’s that vicious dieting cycle, like when I was younger.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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