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Wellness: Dieting is a “life thief” that steals not just time and money, but well-being and happiness, too.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2019

Dieting screwed up my metabolism, and it messed with my head.

From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2018

Dieting might be less of a struggle than it once was, he explained, as my body is now burning calories more efficiently than when my thyroid was not functioning well.

From Washington Post • May 23, 2016

Dieting dates at least to 1825, when a low-carbohydrate regimen was unveiled in "The Physiology of Taste," by Jean Brillat-Savarin.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2015

The Pleasure of Princes, the Art of Angling, together with the Ordering and Dieting of the Fighting Cocke, 1635, 4to.

From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall