fad diet
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5.6
- noun
- /fæd ˈdaɪət/
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dieta de moda
- When it comes to proper nutrition for weight loss, fad diets come and go, and you should avoid them.
- try fad diets
- latest fad diet
- most fad diets
It'll pass like every other fad diet, South Beach Diet and you know, whatever, right?
- It'll pass like every other fad diet, South Beach Diet and you know, whatever, right?
- Most people know the keto diet is a fad diet, a Weight Loss Diet, a dangerous diet.
- They're just trying to make money off of a fad diet.
- Old Fat Frank again, it's the lack of those core abilities to have that habit of good eating, and the fad diets do not help that at all.
- And rather than feed her miracle cures and fad diets and what Lonnie Anderson and Burt Reynolds were doing, they were feeding her political propaganda.
Examples
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Stay away from fad diets.
Blog text (10) -
Don't follow fad diets and fake workouts.
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Instead of starting a fad diet, watch what you eat.
Blog text (9) -
Is this some new fad diet?
Fiction book (1993) -
I do not think any of the fad diets out there work.
Blog text (30) -
Andy tries a bunch of fad diets, one after another.
Blog text (20) -
I decided not to take any fad diets or any shakes.
Blog text (30) -
Don't turn to fad diets to shed pounds.
Academic text (2015) -
Therefore, your weight loss will be long-term and permanent, not short-lived like after those fad diets fail.
Blog text (26) -
Many people jump from one fad diet to another, hoping to find a quick solution to their weight problems.
Synonyms
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3.5
A popular style or activity for a short time
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derivable from 'fad' (a short-lived popular trend) modifying 'diet' (a way of eating): a diet that is trendy and likely short-lived. This modifier+noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the phrase.
Etymology
Fad diet joins fad (a short, popular craze) and diet (what you eat). It describes an eating plan that becomes 'very popular for a short time' but often has no lasting benefit, which is why experts warn against it.