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Common collocations with diet in American Collocation

diet noun

US /ˈdaɪət/

healthy

balanced
healthy
nutritious
varied
well-balanced

A balanced diet is essential for health.

unhealthy

poor
unhealthy

Unhealthy diets, which tend to include too much sugar, salt and fatty foods, are linked to cancer and heart disease.

types of diet

gluten-free
high-fat
high-fibre
high-protein
low-calorie
low-fat
macrobiotic
vegan
vegetarian

Eat a sensible low-fat diet so the liver doesn’t have to process lots of fat.

usual

staple

Today rice is the staple diet of over 1.5 million people.

not eating some things

restricted
special
strict

Special diets such as kosher, halal, and vegan can be catered for on request.

She ate a strict vegetarian diet.

fad

The fad diets can often exclude entire food groups, such as wheat or dairy products.

eat a diet

be on
eat
follow
have

Try to eat a balanced diet.

improve a diet

improve

The doctor told me I need to improve my diet.

change a diet

change

I gave up all sweet things and changed my diet.

keep to a diet

keep to
stick to

Coeliac disease is a very serious disease, so you must stick strictly to a gluten-free diet in order to feel better.