"Diet Fads" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Diets which become fashionable, but which are not necessarily nutritious.(Lehninger 1982, page 484)
| Descriptor ID |
D004033
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.203.650.240.250 I03.287
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| Concept/Terms |
Diet Fads- Diet Fads
- Diet Fad
- Fad, Diet
- Fads, Diet
Food Fads- Food Fads
- Fad, Food
- Fads, Food
- Food Fad
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Opaque artifacts in a health food faddist simulating ovarian neoplasm. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1978 Apr; 130(4):789-90.