DictionaryRoot: diaitētikos
Greek

diaitētikos

pertaining to diet

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A nutrition clinician uses a food scale to portion a balanced meal while a patient watches, making regulated food quantities and nutritional composition the focus.
adjective

dietetic

dy-uh-TET-ik/ˌdaɪəˈtetɪk/

Relating to nutrition or a planned diet.

Etymology

Greek diaitētikos described matters of diet or regimen. The underlying idea of a way of life narrowed here to rules governing what and how much someone eats, especially for health.

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