Diet

Diet

Food choices by individuals based on fitness, health, cultural, philosophical or religious considerations.

Industry: Fitness; Food (other)

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lacto-vegetarian diet

Fitness; Diet

This is a diet in which vegetables and dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt, etc) are permitted but eggs and all meats are not.

reduced calories

Fitness; Diet

This food product must have 25% or less the calories of the same size regular alternative to qualify for this labeling term. Can also be termed as `fewer calories‘.

reduced fat

Fitness; Diet

On food labels, this food must have 25% or less the fat content than the regular product. Also can be known as `less fat’. Read more about food labels.

registered dietician (RD)

Fitness; Diet

An expert on food health. In the United States, anyone who wishes to become this must study an ADA (American Dietetic Association) approved college study course and pass the exam.

Saturated fat is fat that consists of triglycerides containing only saturated fatty acids. Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds between the individual carbon atoms of the fatty acid chain. That ...

serving size

Fitness; Diet

This is the given portion or amount of food used for reference purposes on a product’s food label.

simple carbohydrates

Fitness; Diet

These are sugars like glucose, fructose and others which provide instantly accessible energy boosts for the body. Unlike starches, their chemical make up contains only one or two sugar molecules. ...