diet

In 1912 the Polish biochemist Casimir Funk proposed that illnesses such as scurvy were caused by the absence of specific chemicals in the diet, launching a race to synthesize vitamins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

In the 2024 special “The End of Obesity,” a doctor recommends semaglutide for Cartman after diet and exercise fail to meaningfully improve his health.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

It was his idea to revamp his diet, cutting all sweets, processed foods and seed oils.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Within those groups, participants were assigned either a diet higher in fat and lower in carbohydrates or one lower in fat and higher in carbohydrates.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 16, 2026

There had to be at least a hundred annotations, about the Nightbeast’s diet, its preferred season for hibernation, even its favorite snack.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

The island nation's cuisine predominantly consists of fish, vegetables, and rice - and less saturated fat than many Western diets.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Research has also linked diets rich in plant foods with a lower risk of prostate cancer.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, the food industry has tried to keep up with consumers’ interests in things like protein and fiber, as wellness trends and increased GLP-1 use reshape diets.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

"We do know that diets got worse. We do know that children did a lot less physical activity. We know that for many children, they became quite isolated being taken out of schools," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The diets of cornbread and sowbelly and syrup, the crowding of four and five persons to a single room.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

“I just couldn’t look like that no matter how much I dieted or went to the gym.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

I’m thrilled to say that I haven’t dieted in a long time, but that lizard brain mentality is still with me sometimes telling me what I should and shouldn’t be eating or enjoying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024

For example, one study revealed that compared with daughters of nondieting women, 5-year-old girls whose mothers dieted were aware of the connection between dieting and thinness.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024

The sales rep said: "I yo-yo dieted my whole life, for 30 years, and I got my sleeve two years ago."

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2024

He dieted on eggs and cottage cheese three or four times a year.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Both were usually euphemisms for the same thing: I was dieting, and I had already begun the day’s arithmetic.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Lisa” represents a woman in her late 30s or 40s with a long history of dieting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The study examined not only how much weight people lost, but also how different dieting approaches affected eating habits, mood, sleep, and overall quality of life.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

The loss of lean tissue is similar to weight loss from dieting, but the magnitude over a short period can lead to frailty, instability and lack of coordination, doctors and researchers say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

She was always dieting, and I was always telling her not to.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela