ad libitum
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In a randomized clinical trial involving adults with overweight, participants who followed an ad libitum low-fat vegan diet substantially reduced the number of calories per gram of food they consumed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Participants were assigned either to an ad libitum low-fat vegan diet centered on fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes, or to a control group that continued eating as usual without making any dietary changes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Half of the mice ate all their food in 8 hours during the night, as mice usually do, while the other half ate ad libitum, anytime they wanted.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2022
This form of husbandry, known as ad libitum feeding, is cheap and convenient since animal technicians need only check the hoppers from time to time to make sure they haven’t run dry.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2011
"Nobody could have called that pork good; but dried apples ad libitum are apt to pall on one."
From Delilah of the Snows by Harold Bindloss
