English Dictionary

fad diet

/fæd ˈdaɪət/

noun

A restrictive diet whose main goal is short-term weight loss. / A diet that is experiencing temporary popularity; a fad in food.

Many people try fad diets to lose weight quickly.

意味（1）

A restrictive diet whose main goal is short-term weight loss.

The diet revives old food friends unjustly scorned by fad diets: breads, cereals […]

意味（2）

A diet that is experiencing temporary popularity; a fad in food.

Usually a fad diet will take one idea that research has shown to be somewhat beneficial and take it to the extreme. A good example of this is the statement “Eat seaweed at every meal.”