dietary need

collocation in English

meaningsofdietaryandneed

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dietary
adjective
uk
/ˈdaɪ.ə.tər.i/
us
/ˈdaɪ.ə.ter.i/
relating to ...
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need
noun
uk
/niːd/
us
/niːd/
the state of having to have something that you do not have, especially something that you must have so that you can have a ...
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(Definition ofdietaryandneedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdietary need

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It takes around 2,000 - 3,000 litres of water to produce enough food to satisfy one person's dailydietaryneed.
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In summer, theirdietaryneedfor sodium necessitates visits to natural salt deposits.
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Wright had a hunch that if a bamboo lemur could be found anywhere, it would probably be where its maindietaryneedwas plentiful.
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Decisions relating to specific dietary needs for patients are made by hospital dieticians in consultation with the patient and, where appropriate, nursing and medical staff.
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It should be useful, for example, where additions for dietary needs are requested on medical grounds.
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The contract requires that meals must be sufficient to sustain the prisoners and meet dietary needs.
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Issues to the hospital ensure that the dietary needs of all civilian and service patients are met.
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Menus are created to suit the nature of the function and to take into account the dietary needs of guests.
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People's dietary needs vary, and there is no 'one size fits all' requirement in terms of people's calorific or fat intake.
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Fish catches are a commodity placed on the market to earn a profit for big fishing companies, rather than simply goods to meet dietary needs.
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The discretionary additions for special dietary needs will also be increased from 50p to 60p and from £1·12 to £1·35.
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Dietary needs beyond a certain level are not met for people who are deemed to be on strike.
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The discretionary addition for special dietary needs will go up from 75p to 90p, and from £1·75 to £2·10.
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The dietary needs of detainees are as far as possible met by the wide range of meals available.
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A range of dietary needs, including halal, is catered for by the prison's catering service, and menus are supplied in eight languages.
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Any special heating or dietary needs will be reflected in the assessment of requirements for supplementary benefit.
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The discretionary additions for special dietary needs will also be increased from 60p to 75p and from £1·35 to £1·75.
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The dietary needs of a pregnant woman are very important all through her pregnancy, but especially so in the last three months.
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They all agree that it is crucial that the dietary needs of patients in the community should be supported financially.
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The proposed limit of 10 mg a day, or 10 times the recommended daily intake, is perfectly adequate for all conceivable dietary needs.
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