HIGH-PROTEIN DIET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does high-protein diet mean? 

• HIGH-PROTEIN DIET (noun)
  The noun HIGH-PROTEIN DIET has 1 sense:

1. a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass

  Familiarity information: HIGH-PROTEIN DIET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HIGH-PROTEIN DIET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("high-protein diet" is a kind of...):

diet (a prescribed selection of foods)

 Context examples 

A high-protein diet was also associated with a 5-fold increase in diabetes mortality across all ages.

(Protein Consumption Linked to Longevity, NIH)

In adults over 65, however, a high-protein diet was linked to lower mortality.

(Protein Consumption Linked to Longevity, NIH)

A high-protein diet during middle age was associated with higher mortality in a new study.

(Protein Consumption Linked to Longevity, NIH)