crash diet

noun

A diet that is extreme in its nutritional deprivations, typically severely restricting calorie intake in order to achieve rapid weight loss.

Meanings

nouncrash diet (plural crash diets)

plural crash diets

  1. nutritionA diet that is extreme in its nutritional deprivations, typically severely restricting calorie intake in order to achieve rapid weight loss.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 極端節食 /极端节食
  • 極端節食 /极端节食 (jíduān jiéshí)diet that is extreme
Finnish teholaihdutus
  • teholaihdutusdiet that is extreme
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Chicago

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