proper diet

collocation in English

meaningsofproperanddiet

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proper
adjective
uk
/ˈprɒp.ər/
us
/ˈprɑː.pɚ/
real, satisfactory, suitable, ...
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diet
noun
uk
/ˈdaɪ.ət/
us
/ˈdaɪ.ət/
the food and drink usually eaten or drunk by a person ...
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(Definition ofproperanddietfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The doctor had begun to demand medicines andproperdiet.
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Maintenance of personal health is dialectical: the heart-mind influences bodily well-being, whileproperdiet, rest and exercise improves one's mental outlook.
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At the same time, he proposed a combination ofproperdiet, adequate clothing, suitable housing, and lighter workload as the best form of general prophylaxis.
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When aproperdietwas provided, their health, their happiness and their whole bearing improved.
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Even if one cooks for oneself, it is impossible on that to maintain aproperdiet.
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It is important for pregnant women and babies to have aproperdiet.
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Where is the freedom for the kidney patient who cannot afford aproperdiet?
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Whether you enjoy attentive nurses, aproperdietand clean wards is simply pot luck.
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People have limited finances and cannot provide themselves with aproperdiet.
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Withproperdietthere would be no need for dentists at all.
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Treatment consists of aproperdiet.
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Aproperdietwill reduce these disturbances in performance.
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He insisted on aproperdietfor the cricketers.
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Many of their schools provide free food to pupils, which ensures that they get aproperdiet.
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Does not that indicate that if you have aproperdiet, there is no harm whatsoever in smoking?
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Many of those patients would be women in maternity wards, who would be in need of aproperdiet.
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Aproperdietis a most important factor in nutrition, and the want of it is the cause of malnutrition.
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We should inculcate them with knowledge about the essentials of good, fresh food and the need for aproperdiet.
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I do not think there is any dispute between us as to the necessity for aproperdiet.
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No child will thrive in school who has suffered total deprivation—not even aproperdiet—in his or her early years.
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Introducing aproperdietfor children of school and pre-school age is part of the health education we need to provide for the younger generation.
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We should recognise that the primary object of producing food, or importing it, is to provide aproperdietfor our people.
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I got my managers who were in charge of these plantations very interested in the problem of nutrition andproperdietfor the workers.
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The knowledge which has become available on the subject ofproperdietin the last few years is, of course, very great.
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