(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:04:15

Di`e*tet"ics (?), n.

That part of the medical or hygienic art which relates to diet or food; rules for diet.

To suppose that the whole of dietetics lies in determining whether or not bread is more nutritive than potatoes. H. Spencer.

 

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