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Dietetics

Diˊe-tet′ics

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Noun.
That part of the medical or hygienic art which relates to diet or food; rules for diet.
To suppose that the whole of
dietetics
lies in determining whether or not bread is more nutritive than potatoes.
H. Spencer.

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dietetics

dietetics

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dietetics (uncountable)

  1. The study of diet and nutrition in relation to health and disease.

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