Phenomena and Processes

Diet

Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Dietary Pattern
  • Dietary Patterns
  • Food Patterns
  • Diets
  • Food Pattern
  • Pattern, Dietary
  • Pattern, Food
  • Patterns, Dietary
  • Patterns, Food

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Aspects Covered

15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specific diets; DIET THERAPY and specifics are also available; /trends: do not confuse with DIET FADS; in veterinary journals consider also ANIMAL FEED; SILAGE; etc.

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History Note

2026 (1966); for DIETARY PATTERNS use DIETARY PATTERNS 2024-2025

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Diet. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004032. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004032
  2. Diet. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_(nutrition)
  3. Diet. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q474191