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starvation diet
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Synonyms and related words:
- anorexia nervosa noun
- anorexic noun
- comfort eating noun
- detox verb
- diabetic adjective
- dietitian noun
- functional food noun
- intake noun (AMOUNT)
- low-calorie adjective
- malnutrition noun
- nourishing adjective
- nutrition noun
- pescetarian noun
- regimen noun
- slim verb
- slimline adjective
- slimming adjective
- starve verb
- sugar-free adjective
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