Diet Lose ˈdaɪət Vegetables Eat Amount I Balanced

• to have a healthy, balanced diet
• the japanese diet of rice, vegetables and fish
• to receive advice on diet
• a low-fat, salt-free diet

diet

1. the food that you eat and drink regularly
• to have a healthy, balanced diet
• the Japanese diet of rice, vegetables and fish
• to receive advice on diet
2. a limited variety or amount of food that you eat for medical reasons or because you want to lose weight; a time when you only eat this limited variety or amount
• a low-fat, salt-free diet
• diet drinks (= with fewer calories than normal)
• I decided to go on a diet (= to lose weight) before my holiday.
3. a large amount of a restricted range of activities
• Children today are brought up on a diet of television cartoons and soap operas.

Extra Examples

• Crash diets are not the best way to lose weight.
• I have to stick to a low-fat diet.
• I’d love a dessert, but I’m on a diet.
• If you follow this diet, you’re bound to lose weight.
• It is important to eat a balanced diet.
• Lose pounds with our new diet plan!
• People can fight infection more easily if they have an adequate diet.
• She was told to change her diet and quit smoking.
• The animal’s diet consists mainly of grasses.
• These animals live on a mainly vegetarian diet.
• They had to survive on a diet of insects and berries.
• They were fed on a diet of rice and vegetables.
• They’re on a special high-protein diet.
• a diet rich in vitamins and minerals
• a staple diet of cornmeal and vegetables
• the amount of fat in your diet
• For general advice on diet, see pages 26–27.
• I decided to go on a diet.
• I loved the Japanese diet of rice, vegetables and fish.
• Magazines are always full of fashionable new diets.
• The doctor recommended a low-fat, salt-free diet.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French diete (noun), dieter (verb), via Latin from Greek diaita ‘a way of life’.