vitamin-deficiency diet

3.7

A diet that gives enough vitamins to people who lack them

noun

Specialized

: dieta para deficiencia de vitaminas

After her diagnosis, the doctor recommended a vitamin-deficiency diet to restore her nutrient balance.

Examples

Hospitals often prepare a special vitamin-deficiency diet for patients who lack essential nutrients.
A carefully planned vitamin-deficiency diet can help reverse the effects of long-term malnutrition.
A vitamin-deficiency diet can help restore health.
Many people follow a vitamin-deficiency diet to improve their well-being.
A carefully planned vitamin-deficiency diet can help reverse the effects of long-term malnutrition.
After her diagnosis, the doctor recommended a vitamin-deficiency diet to restore her nutrient balance.
Hospitals often prepare a special vitamin-deficiency diet for patients who lack essential nutrients.

Synonyms

high-vitamin diet

vsvitamin-deficiency diet

3.4

A way of eating with extra vitamins for people who lack them

is designed to ensure adequate vitamin intake rather than raising levels

How Vitamin-Rich

high-vitamin diet

3.4

vitamin-deficiency diet

Specialized

3.7

balanced diet

8 2.3

Surface Forms

vitamin-deficiency diet singular

vitamin-deficiency diets plural

Morphology

vitamin-deficiency + diet

The compound follows a clear modifier+noun pattern: a 'vitamin-deficiency' diet is simply a diet related to or addressing vitamin deficiencies. Even if the hyphenated form is uncommon, a B1 learner who knows 'vitamin', 'deficiency' and 'diet' can transparently infer the intended meaning, as this compositional pattern is common across languages.

Etymology

The name vitamin-deficiency diet comes from simple medical practice: doctors plan a diet that adds extra vitamins when a person has a deficiency, meaning they are 'missing' important nutrients. So, the phrase means a planned way of eating made to give the vitamins someone lacks.