dietary

/'daiətəri/

Thân thiện

She follows a dietary plan to stay healthy.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to diet or food intake: Pertaining to what a person or group habitually eats and drinks, or to the regulation of food consumption.
   • Relating to a specific diet: Concerning a particular regimen of food selection, often for health, medical, or weight-management reasons.

2. Noun:

   • A regulated or prescribed course of food: A specific selection of foods a person is allowed or advised to eat, often for health reasons.
   • A daily allowance of food: A fixed portion or ration of food provided, especially in an institutional setting.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The doctor gave her dietary advice to improve her health.
  • Please inform us of any dietary restrictions, such as allergies or vegetarianism, before the event.
• Noun:
  • The patient was placed on a strict low-sodium dietary.
  • The monastery's dietary was simple and frugal.

Advanced Usage

• "Dietary guidelines": Official recommendations on food and nutrient intake to promote health.
  • The government publishes dietary guidelines to help citizens make healthy food choices.
• "Dietary supplement": A product taken orally that contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to supplement the diet.
  • He takes a vitamin D dietary supplement during the winter months.

Variants and Related Words

• Diet (n/v): The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats; or the act of restricting food intake.
  • A balanced diet is essential for good health.
• Dietetics (n): The science concerned with nutrition and diet in relation to health.
  • She studied dietetics to become a nutritionist.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Nutritional, alimentary.
• Noun: Regimen, food plan, ration.

Related Phrases

• Dietary fiber: The indigestible part of plant foods that aids digestion.
  • Foods high in dietary fiber include beans and whole grains.
• Dietary intake: The total amount of food and drink consumed.
  • The study measured the participants' daily dietary intake.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to the diet
   • dietary restrictions

Noun

1. a regulated daily food allowance

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