The Clue
Famines after feasts, in a way (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DIETS
Tags
Notes
The answer DIETS is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
Related Clues
Assemblies
Bantingizes
Fares
Pritikin et al.
Regimens
Assemblies of a sort
Cambridge and Scarsdale
Consumes less
Counts calories
Cuts calories
Eating habits
Experiences losses
Fights fat
Food regimens
Loses on purpose
Loses on purpose?
Plans to lose
Reduces the fare
Restricts calories
Sitologists' subjects
Tries to lose
Watches calories
Watches the waistline
Certain thinning agents
Cuts carbs, maybe
Cuts down on calories
Cuts down, foodwise
Eats limited food
Goes on a losing spree?
Removes excess poundage
Systems of waist removal?
Takes off weight
They're losing propositions
Things often gone on
Tries to halt expansion?
Tries to stop expanding
Weight-loss programs
Waist removal regimens?
Cambridge and Beverly Hills, e.g.
Perennial best-seller subjects
South Beach plan and others
Has only half-servings, maybe
Definition
DIET as a noun:
1. a prescribed selection of foods
2. a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
3. the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
4. (diet, dieting) = the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
DIET as a verb:
1. follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet"
2. eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight