Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
diet
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 [C,U] 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 [C] 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 [sing.] a ~ of sth (disapproving) a large amount of a restricted range of activities:
Children today are brought up on a diet of television cartoons and soap operas.
dietary adjective [usuallybeforenoun]:
dietary advice / changes / habits * dietary fibre
verb [V] to eat less food or only food of a particular type in order to lose weight:
She's always dieting but she never seems to lose any weight.
