dietary

[ dahy-i-ter-ee ]

adjective

1. of or relating to diet:

   a dietary cure.

noun

, plural di·e·tar·ies.

1. a regulated allowance of food.
2. Obsolete. a system or course of diet.

dietary

/ ˈdaɪətərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to a diet

noun

1. a regulated diet
2. a system of dieting

Other Words From

• die·tari·ly adverb
• pre·die·tary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dietary¹

1400–50; late Middle English dietarie system of diet. See diet ¹, -ary

Example Sentences

However, upon gastrointestinal mucus fluctuations caused by dietary changes or antibiotics, for example, the fungus becomes visible to the immune system by activating the production of a cytokine called IL-33.

From Science Daily

By looking at how dietary patterns changed over time, the researchers gleaned new clues about how dinosaurs took over Earth.

From Science Magazine

Kennedy has also accused FDA of suppressing botanicals and other dietary supplements, which Cohen says is “a completely false narrative.”

From Science Magazine

“We need the strongest, most courageous possible person to lead the FDA, which has increasingly looked like a captured federal agency,” says Marion Nestle, a molecular biologist and nutritionist at New York University who has served on dietary guideline committees and advisory committees for FDA.

From Science Magazine

Ms Nestle said Kennedy could take on ultra-processed foods by altering the US Dietary Guidelines, which set nutritional standards for the industry and federal government programmes, including school lunches and military meals.

From BBC