dieetmatige

Dieetmatige is a Dutch adjective meaning dietary or regulated by diet. It is used primarily in medical, nutrition, and public health contexts to describe measures, treatments, or approaches that rely on diet as the central component of management. The term is formed from dieet (diet) and the suffix -matig, which denotes a quality or manner.

In practice, dieetmatige maatregelen refer to prescribed eating plans, nutrient restrictions, and meal timing designed to treat or prevent disease. Common collocations include dieetmaatregel (a dietary measure), dieetmatige behandeling (dietary treatment), and dieetmatige voeding (diet-controlled nutrition). In clinical nutrition, dieetmatige interventions are often used alongside pharmacological therapies or when medication is not indicated or desired. The concept emphasizes nutritional management as a therapeutic tool rather than drugs or surgery.

The term is largely confined to Dutch-language medical and public health literature; in English, its closest equivalents are typically "dietary" or "dietetic," with the nuance of formal, prescribed dietary management preserved through translation. In everyday Dutch usage, dieetmatig can also carry a sense of acting in a regulated or measured way, though this broader sense is less common in professional contexts.

See also: Dieet, Dieetmaatregel, Dieetvoeding, Voedingsleer.