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> Obviously all diets have to be LIMO Diets designed to "cut" (loose weight), yes. Some people want to gain weight, their regimens are also called diets.
by cies 9y ago
> Obviously all diets have to be LIMO
Diets designed to "cut" (loose weight), yes. Some people want to gain weight, their regimens are also called diets.
- msla 9y agoIf you want to be technical, any habitual pattern of eating is a diet. But technicalities don't define words, usage and context do, and, for the vast majority of people, including people here, diet means a change in your habitual pattern of eating designed to induce weight loss. That's how it's universally understood in this context. Being more technical does not mean being more correct.
- dwc 9y ago"Universally understood" shouldn't be true for this. I've known a number of people who were on diets to gain weight for medical or self image reasons, and it's known still known as a diet.
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoYes, but we already knew in which context btilly was writing, so I'm not sure being pedantic is justified.