macrobiotic diet

macrobiotic diet
a diet theory based on a Japanese variation of the yin/yang principle and popularized in the United States; there are several different diets, ranging from a severe form that includes only cereal products to more moderate ones in which a wide variety of foods are kept balanced between those with "yin" energy and those with "yang" energy.

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