dietary

American  

[dahy-i-ter-ee] / ˈdaɪ ɪˌtɛr i /

adjective

1. of or relating to diet.

   a dietary cure.

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noun

plural

dietaries

1. a regulated allowance of food.

2. Obsolete. a system or course of diet.

dietary British  

/ ˈdaɪətərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to a diet

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noun

1. a regulated diet

2. a system of dieting

Other Word Forms

• dietarily adverb
• predietary adjective

Etymology

Origin of dietary

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

Example Sentences

New federal dietary guidelines emphasize increased protein and whole foods, reduced sugar and ultraprocessed products.

From Barron's

They mark a departure from earlier federal dietary advice—for instance, recommending full-fat dairy foods and cooking with butter and beef tallow.

From The Wall Street Journal

Agriculture Department also said it’s the first time that the dietary guidelines “have addressed the issue of processed foods and their impact on health outcomes.”

From MarketWatch

Agriculture and Health and Human Services departments, represent one of the biggest remakes of federal dietary advice since the guidelines were first issued in 1980.

From The Wall Street Journal

Based on this insight, they developed a dietary strategy that significantly reduced heart damage.

From Science Daily