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diet

[dahy-it] / ˈdaɪ ɪt /




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Among participants assigned to the low-carb diet, those who were genetically predisposed to higher LDL cholesterol were more likely to experience an increase.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

"I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets."

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

In the 1970s, cardiologist Robert C. Atkins developed the Atkins diet, which limits carbohydrates while increasing protein and fat intake.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

For centuries the finest medical minds harped on attuning a balance among the four humors—sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic—in tender young constitutions by adjusting the proportions of hot-cold and moist-dry elements in the diet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

“You’re kidding me. You just described my whole diet, especially when I was a kid. Poor girl.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

This genetic influence could help explain why two people following similar diets can have very different cholesterol responses.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

"I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets."

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Nolan, the Conagra demand scientist, has seen gluten-free, vegan, keto, low-carb and fat-free diets all wane and wax in popularity over the years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

He tells me he'd tried diets in the past which worked for the first stone and then "stagnated".

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

In our family, while Papa puttered, Mama made her daily rounds to the mess halls, helping young mothers with their feeding, planning diets for the various ailments people suffered from.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

“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

I’m thrilled to say that I haven’t dieted in a long time, but that lizard brain mentality is still with me sometimes telling me what I should and shouldn’t be eating or enjoying.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

"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

The intervention does not rely on extreme dieting.

From Science Daily May 19, 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’s that vicious dieting cycle, like when I was younger.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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