diet
dieting | the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) |
starvation
starving | the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine, the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender, they were charged with the starvation of children in their care |
the Irish Famine
the Great Hunger
the Great Starvation
the Great Calamity | a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight, between and a million people starved to death and . million emigrated (most to America) |
| diet | the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal) |
| diet | a prescribed selection of foods |
| allergy diet | a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to |
| balanced diet | a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity |
bland diet
ulcer diet | a diet of foods that are not irritating, he ate a bland diet because of his colitis |
| clear liquid diet | a diet of fluids with minimal residues (fat-free broth or strained fruit juices or gelatin), cannot be used for more than one day postoperative |
| diabetic diet | a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes |
| fad diet | a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity |
| gluten-free diet | diet prescribed to treat celiac disease, eliminates such foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten |
| high-protein diet | a diet high in plant and animal proteins, used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass |
high-vitamin diet
vitamin-deficiency diet | a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies |
| light diet | diet prescribed for bedridden or convalescent people, does not include fried or highly seasoned foods |
| liquid diet | a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings), prescribed after certain kinds of surgery |
| lowalorie diet | a diet that is low on calories |
| low-fat diet | a diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing foods high in carbohydrates, used in treatment of some gallbladder conditions |
low-sodium diet
low-salt diet
salt-free diet | a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride), often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders |
| macrobiotic diet | a diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains |
reducing diet
obesity diet | a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat) |
soft diet
pap
spoon food | a diet that does not require chewing, advised for those with intestinal disorders |
| diet | a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan) |
| starvation acidosis | acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies |
starvation
famishment | a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period |
| diet | eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight |
| diet | follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons, He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet |