• Hole@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    Diet isn’t for weight loss by definition. The definition is “a special course of food to which a person restricts themselves”/“the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats”. You can go on a diet with intent of weight-loss, but it’s not inherent to a diet itself.

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      2 years ago

      For example, some bodybuilders go on a diet that includes cycles of bulking to gain mass and cutting to reduce body fat to get the ‘shredded’ look.

      • intensely_human@lemm.ee
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        Others go on detox diets to enhance the functioning of their lymph systems, kidneys, and liver.