dietetics
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Noun (1)
- the scientific study of food preparation and intakeType of life science, bioscienceKinds macrobiotics
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Di′e·tet′ics noun
That part of the medical or hygienic art which relates to diet or food; rules for diet.
To suppose that the whole of dietetics lies in determining whether or not bread is more nutritive than potatoes.— Herbert Spencer
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54