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diet

[dahy-it] / ˈdaɪ ɪt /




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Some help with muscle size and strength, while others correct deficiencies in the diet.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

When we meet in the pub - drinking diet cola - Barry, from Chester-le-Street, says he reached 25 stone last year at the age of 50.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Participants were assigned either to an ad libitum low-fat vegan diet centered on fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes, or to a control group that continued eating as usual without making any dietary changes.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

The vegan diet removed calorie-dense animal foods including meat, dairy, and eggs while increasing consumption of foods that provide more volume for relatively few calories, particularly vegetables and legumes.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

I knew she was still laying around in her bathrobe in the dark, drinking diet soda for supper and not thinking about me one bit.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

Used for thousands of years in traditional east African diets, teff is now making its mark globally in performance nutrition.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

People in Iran said they are limiting spending to essentials such as food, petrol and medicine, dropping meat from their diets, and buying staples one item at a time as their wages lose value.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Researchers also found no meaningful differences in several measures related to heart disease and diabetes risk among people who ate diets with high, low, or average levels of sweetness.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

To ascribe to particular diets and exercise practices that micro-optimize your body is one thing; you may be putting yourself through trials the Jackass guys would never dare, but at least it’s your own body.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

But at least twice yearly Momma would feel that as children we should have fresh meat included in our diets.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

“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

She binged and dieted and then cycled through it all again.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

“Lisa” represents a woman in her late 30s or 40s with a long history of dieting.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

They viewed 10 potentially harmful videos focused on dieting and body image, mimicking the behaviour of a new user showing interest in that kind of content.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

People in both dieting groups also reported improvements in depression and overall well being, including on fasting days.

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

Most people had the sense not to share a dieting trick with an overweight person, but no one seemed to think it was wrong to share their acne remedies with me.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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