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crash diet

[krash dahy-it] / ˈkræʃ ˈdaɪ ɪt /
NOUN
diet designed for quick weight loss
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It's exactly like a crash diet.

From Salon

When the dancer used a dangerous and unsustainable crash diet to become skinnier than he had ever been, he was praised.

From Washington Post

A global pandemic is not the time to start a crash diet or otherwise pressure yourself to control your weight.

From New York Times

In a subgroup analysis of the crash diet participants, 15 genes related to the extracellular matrix were identified, and 8 more associated with stress response.

From Scientific American

Healthy living shouldn’t be a crash diet.

From Los Angeles Times