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Health & Nutrition : Health Tips & Facts : Diet Food

The Diet Food (or dietetic food) refers to any type of food or drink whose recipe has been altered in some elegant way to make it part of a body modification diet. Although the general intention is weight loss and change in body type, sometimes the intention is to aid in gaining weight or muscle as in the body-building supplements.

In addition to “diet”, other words or phrases used to identify and describe these foods are light or lite, low calorie, low fat, no fat, fat free, no sugar, sugar free and zero calorie. Healthy diet foods are commonly found in all major food groups, namely: fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products, meats, nuts, seeds and beans, fats and oils. Within these food groups, for optimum dietary health, select "nutrient-dense" foods. This means choosing foods with a high nutritional content but with relatively low calories.