starvation diet
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However, Dr Craven said in her experience low-calorie diets "do work" but can be difficult to maintain because it is a "starvation diet".
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025
“This advice is so unattainable, I compare it to a doctor prescribing a starvation diet to someone with diabetes. The advice does more harm than good.”
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024
That is a starvation diet that drives down the ability of the rivers and streams to support life.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2020
In the weeks before my birthday I went on a no-carb starvation diet, so at least I’d turn 50 as a size 4.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2020
The mother-to-be was frightened and defiant and also very thin from the starvation diet.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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