Everybody's on a Diet

"Diet" as a noun, according to Websters:
Etymology: Middle English diete, from Anglo-French, from Latin diaeta, from Greek diaita, literally, manner of living, from diaitasthai to lead one's life.
1 a : food and drink regularly provided or consumed
b : habitual nourishment
c : the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason
d : a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one's weight (going on a diet)
2 : something provided or experienced repeatedly (steady diet of..........)

Used as a verb, it means eating less(dieting) and following a particular set of rules specific to the "diet". Of course then there is the adjective usage, such as diet drinks or diet pills.

I've been thinking about this "four letter word" in terms of ......impact on people's daily lives(what to eat or what not to eat if you're fortunate enough to have the choice) and what must be the most profitable use of four letters one can think of.................can you think of another? Post a comment, let's discuss our collective addiction to anything labeled "diet", yet we are told consistently that "60% of Americans are overweight."Any all comments or dicussion welcome.