Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Diet Therapy

Adjusting the quantity and quality of food intake to improve health status of an individual. This term does not include the methods of food intake (NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT).

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Adjusting the quantity and quality of food intake to improve health status of an individual. This term does not include the methods of food intake (NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT).

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MeSH Qualifier

Used as a Subheading

Diet Therapy is also a MeSH subheading (qualifier Q000178), attached to other headings to focus them on this aspect:

Used with disease headings for dietary and nutritional management of the disease. The concept does not include vitamin or mineral supplements, for which drug therapy may be used.

Qualifier ID
Q000178
Qualifier Tree
Y11.010

Indexing annotation

subhead only; for dietary & nutritional management of a disease by a physician; not for self diets; not for vitamin or mineral supplements prescribed by a physician ( = /drug therapy); indexing policy: Manual 19.8.24; DF: /diet ther or /DH

Subheading synonyms

  • dietary management
  • nutritional management

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Synonyms

20 entry terms
  • Therapy, Diet
  • Diet Therapies
  • Diet Modification
  • Diet Therapy, Restrictive
  • Dietary Modification
  • Dietary Restriction
  • Restriction Diet Therapies
  • Restriction Diet Therapy
  • Restrictive Diet Therapies
  • Restrictive Diet Therapy
  • Diet Modifications
  • Diet Therapies, Restriction
  • Diet Therapy, Restriction
  • Dietary Modifications
  • Dietary Restrictions
  • Modification, Diet
  • Modification, Dietary
  • Restriction, Dietary
  • Therapy, Restriction Diet
  • Therapy, Restrictive Diet

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Aspects Covered

14 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

general only: prefer /diet ther with disease term

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History Note

1966; for DIETARY MODIFICATION use FOOD HABITS 1992-2016

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. E02w.642w.249

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Diet Therapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004035. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004035
  2. Diet Therapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32488645