dietary pattern
nounUK /ˈdaɪ.ə.tər.i ˈpæt.ən/
US /ˈdaɪ.ə.ter.i ˈpæt.ɚn/
A dietary pattern is the usual way a person or group eats over time.
Eating lots of vegetables and fish is part of a healthy dietary pattern.
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2. The overall combination of foods and drinks a population regularly consumes, studied in public health.
Researchers linked the Mediterranean dietary pattern to better heart health.
3. A repeated, predictable way of choosing foods, such as skipping breakfast daily.
Her dietary pattern of late-night snacking worried her doctor.
4. A planned style of eating followed for health, culture, or ethics.
A vegetarian dietary pattern can still provide all needed nutrients.