traditional diet

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meaningsoftraditionalanddiet

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traditional
adjective
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/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
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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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In each of the four societies, animal proteins provided significant contributions to thetraditionaldiet.
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Such a diet usually has very different nutritional composition from theirtraditionaldiet.
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Pulaka makes up the bulk of the islanders'traditionaldiet; it is usually supplemented by fish.
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Theirtraditionaldietalmost entirely consisted of hunted animals and fish.
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Amylophagia is distinct from atraditionaldietcontaining a great deal of starchy staples such as potatoes, rice etc.
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In some parts of the continent, thetraditionaldietfeatures a preponderance of milk, curd and whey products.
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The bread was high in protein and carbohydrate, and helped form part of a balancedtraditionaldiet.
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However, the inclusion of blood in thetraditionaldietis waning due to the reduction of livestock numbers.
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They have rather subsisted on atraditionaldietof maize, sweet potato, manioc, and zebu milk and curd.
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The book makes it a point to stress that it is not atraditionaldietbook because it does not focus on eating to lose weight.
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Theirtraditionaldietconsisted of soup with millet and meat and included beer, curdled mares milk, kumis, and bread (though bread could be rare depending on location).
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