diet

di|et1 [ `daıət ] noun ***

1. ) count or uncount the food that a person or animal usually eats:

Poor diet can affect the unborn baby.

Try to eat a balanced diet.

diet of: The bird has a diet of nuts and berries.

a ) count a limited amount of food that someone eats because they are trying to become thinner:

Most of these diets just don't work.

go/be on a diet: I can't button my jeans I'll have to go on a diet.

b ) count a limited range of foods that someone eats to improve their health:

products suitable for a wheat-free diet

c ) only before noun containing less sugar or fat than other similar foods:

diet yogurt/cola

2. ) count diet of the things that a person regularly sees or experiences, especially when these are of poor quality:

We are fed a diet of game shows and soap operas.

3. ) count the national legislature in some countries, for example Japan

diet

di|et 2 [ `daıət ] verb intransitive

to eat particular foods or small amounts of food because you are trying to become thinner

╾ di|et|ing noun uncount