The use of the word "diet" is interresting. It really has a couple of meanings, and they are related, but different.
If you look at entries 4, 5 and 8 you see where the word "diet" really means "what you eat." Most of the rest have to do with 'limiting' what you eat.Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
di·et1 Audio Help /ˈdaɪɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dahy-it] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -et·ed, -et·ing, adjective
–noun
1. food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health: Milk is a wholesome article of diet.
2. a particular selection of food, esp. as designed or prescribed to improve a person's physical condition or to prevent or treat a disease: a diet low in sugar.
3. such a selection or a limitation on the amount a person eats for reducing weight: No pie for me, I'm on a diet.
4. the foods eaten, as by a particular person or group: The native diet consists of fish and fruit.
5. food or feed habitually eaten or provided: The rabbits were fed a diet of carrots and lettuce.
6. anything that is habitually provided or partaken of: Television has given us a steady diet of game shows and soap operas.
–verb (used with object)
7. to regulate the food of, esp. in order to improve the physical condition.
8. to feed.
–verb (used without object)
9. to select or limit the food one eats to improve one's physical condition or to lose weight: I've dieted all month and lost only one pound.
10. to eat or feed according to the requirements of a diet.
–adjective
11. suitable for consumption with a weight-reduction diet; dietetic: diet soft drinks.
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[Origin: 1175–1225; (n.) ME diete < AF, OF < L diaeta < Gk dÃaita way of living, diet, equiv. to dia- dia- + -aita (akin to aÇsa share, lot); (v.) ME dieten (transit.) < AF, OF dieter, deriv. of the n.]
I think the No S diet should be considered in the first sense as in 4, 5 and 8.
I don't think it is meant to be a weight loss program. It is really a lifestyle change. Maybe it should be called "The No S lifestyle."