Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of eating or taking nourishment.
- noun The act or process of subjecting to a diet or regimen.
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- verb Present participle of
diet . When not else specified, it usually refers to following a weight control diet.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
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Examples
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One thing you may not know about dieting is that diets can become less effective as you age.
Green Tea Diet, White Tea Diet nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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One thing you may not know about dieting is that diets can become less effective as you age.
Archive 2009-05-01 nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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Still, "anything you can do to decrease your stress when dieting is a good idea," she says.
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You didn't know that dieting is supposed to get harder.
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.: Dieting: The Missing Ingredient for Success Ph.D. Judith S. Beck 2010
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Seth Roberts 'view of dieting is that people have a natural "set point" for weight.
Thermostats or Muscles?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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(Of course, given the preponderance of diet books, I have to wonder if dieting is the new religion).
Desperately Seeking Spirituality (plus comments, writing, and music) – Brian Keene 2008
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Anonymous said ... well ... just a suggestion but ... since you always seem to do fine when away & on vacation, maybe you should should leave that scale at home! succeeding at dieting is to get to a point where you are no longer dieting but just eating healthy, portion-controlled meals w/o thinking about it!
Diet Update - Week 3 aka TBTAM 2008
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Is this a caution against using them as a sole source of nutrition for long-term dieting?
6-Week Cure blog idea | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Sounds simple enough, but the reality of dieting is a much more difficult task and that?
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Often plaguing both women and men their entire lives, dieting is a frustrating, vicious cycle.?
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