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allergy diet

allergy diet

3.2
A diet that avoids foods that cause a bad reaction in your body
  • noun
  • /ˈæl.ər.dʒi daɪ.ət/
translation icon : dieta para alergias
  • To manage her allergies, she follows an allergy diet that eliminates nuts and dairy.

Examples

  • His doctor recommended an allergy diet to help him avoid trigger foods.

  • Adhering to an allergy diet can be challenging but is essential for avoiding severe reactions.

  • Food for Thought: You can have low-carb, allergy diet, kosher-style, kid-friendly, diabetic, gluten-free, and special-occasion dishes.

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How Restrictive

allergy diet
3.2
fad diet
3 5.6
diet
491 1.9

Surface Forms

allergy diet singular
allergy diets plural

Morphology

allergy + diet

The meaning 'a diet that excludes foods to which a person is allergic' is directly and transparently built from 'allergy' (an adverse reaction) + 'diet' (a planned way of eating); a learner who knows both words can infer a diet related to allergies. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner would readily understand the intended meaning.

Etymology

Allergy diet joins allergy, which means 'a body's bad reaction' to some foods, and diet, which means 'what you eat'. It describes an eating plan that 'avoids' the foods that cause the reaction, so you stay safe.