English Dictionary

fad diet

IPA（発音記号）

/fæd ˈdaɪət/

名詞

A restrictive diet whose main goal is short-term weight loss. / A diet that is experiencing temporary popularity; a fad in food.

日本語の意味

短期間で体重減少を目指すために、特定の食品を制限する食事法 / 一時的に流行している食事法、つまり流行りの食事法

She tried a fad diet that promised rapid results but left her feeling weak and unsatisfied.

彼女は短期的な減量をうたう極端な食事療法を試したが、体がだるくて満足できなかった。

意味（1）

A restrictive diet whose main goal is short-term weight loss.

The diet revives old food friends unjustly scorned by fad diets: breads, cereals […]

意味（2）

A diet that is experiencing temporary popularity; a fad in food.

Usually a fad diet will take one idea that research has shown to be somewhat beneficial and take it to the extreme. A good example of this is the statement “Eat seaweed at every meal.”

fad diets （ plural ）