FAD DIET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fad diet mean? 

• FAD DIET (noun)
  The noun FAD DIET has 1 sense:

1. a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity

  Familiarity information: FAD DIET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAD DIET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("fad diet" is a kind of...):

obesity diet; reducing diet (a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat))

 Context examples 

DASH is not a fad diet, but a healthy eating plan that supports long-term lifestyle changes.

(DASH ranked Best Diet Overall for eighth year in a row by U.S. News and World Report, National Institutes of Health)