| diet surveys | Systematic collections of factual data pertaining to the diet of a human population within a given geographic area. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| diet, fat-restricted | A diet that contains limited amounts of fat with less than 30% of calories from all fats and less than 10% from saturated fat. Such a diet is used in control of hyperlipidemia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diet, macrobiotic | An approach to nutrition based on whole cereal grains, beans, cooked vegetables and the chinese yin-yang principle. It advocates a diet consisting of organic and locally grown foods, seasonal vegetables, complex carbohydrates, and fewer fats, sugars, and chemically processed foods. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diet, protein-restricted | A diet that contains limited amounts of protein. It is prescribed in some cases to slow the progression of renal failure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diet, sodium-restricted | A diet which contains very little sodium chloride. It is prescribed by some for hypertension and for edematous states. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dietary | Relating to the diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dietary amenorrhoea | <gynaecology> The loss of menstrual function due to severe weight loss or gain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dietary carbohydrate | <nutrition> Carbohydrates present in food comprising digestible sugars and starches and indigestible cellulose and other dietary fibres. The former are the major source of energy. The sugars are in beet and cane sugar, fruits, honey, sweet corn, corn syrup, milk and milk products, etc.; the starches are in cereal grains, legumes, tubers, etc. (21 Jun 2000) |
| dietary fat | <nutrition> Fats present in food, especially in animal products such as meat, meat products, butter, ghee. They are present in lower amounts in nuts, seeds, and avocados. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dietary fibre | <nutrition> The remnants of plant cell walls that are resistant to digestion by the alimentary enzymes of man. It comprises various polysaccharides and lignins. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dietary protein | <nutrition> Proteins present in food from plant and animal sources. Dietary proteins are significant in supplying the body with the nine essential amino acids that cannot be synthesised by humans and must be obtained in the diet. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dietary services | Services provided by dietitians or nutritionists to meet the nutritional needs of individuals, including consultation with other professional personnel. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dietary sucrose | Sucrose present in the diet. It is added to food and drinks as a sweetener. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dietary supplements | <nutrition> Products in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Dieterle's stain | <technique> Stain used to demonstrate spirochetes and Leishman-Donovan bodies; employs silver nitrate and uranium nitrate. (05 Mar 2000) |