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dieting

dieting

29 2.5
Restricting what and how much you eat to lose weight or be healthier
  • noun
  • /ˈdaɪətɪŋ/
translation icon : hacer dieta
  • The data indicate that Eat For L.I.F.E. was successful in reducing dieting behavior and weighing-in behavior in both participant groups.
  • dieting behavior
  • dieting and weight
  • dieting and exercise

These kids did not get obese by dieting and exercising, by gluttony and sloth.

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Examples

  • Eat for L.I.F.E. was designed to end dieting behavior and its associated negative health outcomes.

    Academic text (1994)

  • In Western society, dieting and exercise are the primary strategies for altering one's body.

    Academic text (2002)

  • According to the information reported in this study, the average age to begin dieting was 18 years.

    Academic text (2008)

  • After all, she'd been watching her weight and dieting since she was nine.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • There were a few open-ended questions on the instrument that probed for information on dieting and physical activity patterns.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The inclination to lose weight by dieting reaffirms the phenomenon observed in previous studies.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Table 6 illustrates the prevalence of dieting behaviors, eating concerns, and restrained eating.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Many people find success in losing weight through dieting, which involves eating fewer calories.

  • By dieting, she was able to lose weight and improve her overall health.

  • She has been dieting for several months, and she feels more energetic and healthier than ever.

Synonyms

diet
vsdieting
491 1.9

A special way of eating to improve health or lose weight

is the practice of limiting food to lose weight or improve health
low-calorie diet
vsdieting
2 3.0

A way of eating that limits calories to help lose weight or improve health

focuses on restricting amount or type of food rather than only calories
slimming
vsdieting
2 2.8

The process of losing weight to become thinner

focuses on cutting food amount or kinds rather than exercise or treatments
reducing diet
vsdieting
3.3

A diet that helps you lose weight by eating less fat and sugar

emphasizes food restriction by amount or type rather than fat loss specifically

Antonyms

gluttony
15 7.6

A habit of eating much more food or drink than your body needs

overeating
9 2.1

Eating more food than your body needs

How Restrictive

fasting
30 3.1
dieting
29 2.5
diet
491 1.9

Surface Forms

dieting singular
dietings plural

Morphology

dieting = diet (transparent) = diet + ing

A straightforward gerund/nominalization from the verb 'diet' using the productive suffix '-ing', so learners can derive the meaning.

Etymology

The word dieting comes from the Greek word diaita, which meant 'way of life', and the English word diet kept that idea about what people eat. So, dieting is choosing how and what to eat to lose weight or be healthier.