That is a pet peeve of mine. There should be 2 different words to differentiate between a short term way of eating to meet a certain weight goal, and the long term way that you eat, instead of just "diet" for both. My long term way of eating has lots of apples in it (and an all you can eat approach to most fruits and vegetables), and nuts as well (get your minds out of the gutter!)... yet somehow.... It's a genetic mystery.