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atkins diet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
atkin-s di-et
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diet in which a person attempts to lose weight by reducing the intake of carbohydrates, instead obtaining energy from dietary and stored fat.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Atkins diet.

Etymology

Named after American medical doctor Robert Atkins, its inventor.

Inflected Forms

Atkins diets (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

carb flu ketoacidosis keto flu ketogenic diet keto diet ketodiet keto ketosis

Synonyms

Atkins Doctor Atkins Dr. Atkins Dr Atkins the Atkins Nutritional Approach

Questions

What does atkins diet mean?
A diet in which a person attempts to lose weight by reducing the intake of carbohydrates, instead obtaining energy from dietary and stored fat.
Where does atkins diet come from?
Named after American medical doctor Robert Atkins, its inventor.

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