- fad diet
- nouna reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity• Hypernyms: ↑reducing diet, ↑obesity diet
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fad — 01. Tattoos are a popular [fad] among young people nowadays. 02. Cell phones are a popular new [fad] amongst teenagers these days. 03. The government has got to realize that concern for our environment is not a passing [fad] which they can simply … Grammatical examples in English
fad — noun /fæd / (say fad) 1. a temporary, usually irrational pursuit, by numbers of people, of some action that excites attention and has prestige. –adjective /fæd / (say fad) 2. designating an activity or pursuit that arouses such popular enthusiasm …
fad|dist — «FAD ihst», noun, adjective. –n. a person devoted to a fad; person who takes up new fads: »[He] was a health faddist, and for a time lived on a massive diet of carrots washed down with turnip juice (Time). –adj. inclined to follow fads: »Some of… … Useful english dictionary
diet — noun 1 food sb/sth usually eats ADJECTIVE ▪ good, healthful (AmE), healthy, nutritious, sensible ▪ balanced, varied, well balanced … Collocations dictionary
Paleolithic diet — This article is about a modern nutritional approach. For information on the dietary practices of Paleolithic humans, see Paleolithic#Diet and nutrition. Paleolithic style dish: seafood stew The modern dietary regimen known as the Paleolithic diet … Wikipedia
Israeli Army diet — The Israeli Army diet was a fad diet that was popular in the 1970s. It was promoted as being based on the diet used by the Israel Defence Forces for new recruits but had no connection with the Israeli Army.The diet lasted for eight days with the… … Wikipedia
Cabbage soup diet — The Cabbage soup diet is a radical weight loss diet designed around heavy consumption of a low calorie cabbage soup over the time of seven days. It is generally considered a fad diet, in that it is designed for short term weight loss and requires … Wikipedia
Morning banana diet — The Morning Banana Diet is a diet intended to cause weight loss. It gained popularity in Japan in 2008, causing shortages of bananas in food stores. Some observers considered it to be a fad diet.[1] A follower of this diet plan eats as many… … Wikipedia
Mayo Clinic Diet — The Mayo Clinic released a diet in late 2009 that legitimately earns the name The Mayo Clinic Diet . Prior to this, use of that term was generally connected to fad diets which had no association with The Mayo Clinic. The diet developed and… … Wikipedia
Dukan Diet — The Dukan Diet is one of the most popular diet plans in France.[1] It is a protein based diet designed by French nutritionist and dietician, Pierre Dukan. Although Dukan has been promoting his diet for over 30 years, its popularity has grown… … Wikipedia
