Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study of nutrition as it relates to health.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That department of medicine which relates to the regulation of diet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That part of the medical or hygienic art which relates to diet or food; rules for diet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The study of
diet andnutrition in relation tohealth anddisease .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the scientific study of food preparation and intake
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Examples
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Disclaimer: This suggestion is coming from a person who does not have a background in dietetics or exercise science.
Peace Corps Bulgaria: Greetings from Peace Corps Greece The Wood To The Sand 2008
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Disclaimer: This suggestion is coming from a person who does not have a background in dietetics or exercise science.
Archive 2008-01-01 The Wood To The Sand 2008
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The need for those experienced in dietetics as well as in medicine was immediately indicated and at that point Dr. McCreary -- an authority of international repute in dietetics -- was sent forward to survey the situation, to report and (more important) to act, so that those suffering humans might secure the maximum in hunger relief and medical attention with a minimum loss of time.
The Condition of Civilians in Western Europe at the Conclusion of the German Occupation 1947
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If the dietetics were appreciated but slowly, the social value of the coffee-house and the gymnasium, which were in the same building, were quickly demonstrated.
Twenty Years at Hull-House, With Autobiographical Notes 1910
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The medieval cookery that we know anything about was less concerned with gastronomy than dietetics.
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I have been wanting to study nutrition and dietetics (with the aim of becoming a hospital dietician) for more than a decade.
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I have forwarded it to the dietetics program I attended at my university as it would be beneficial for the nutrition students to review it.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Do You Have Weight Bias? 2009
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Sarah Bolton, an Auburn University junior majoring in nutrition and dietetics and Spanish, won the 2010 Civic Literacy YouTube video contest, with her video on world hunger.
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But "don't give lectures on dietetics at the dinner table," Ayoob says.
Parenting, Part II: Weight is heavy topic to discuss with grown children 2011
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But "don't give lectures on dietetics at the dinner table," Ayoob says.
Parenting, Part II: Weight is heavy topic to discuss with grown children 2011
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