dietetics

English Thesaurus

1. the scientific study of food preparation and intake (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	bioscience, life science,
definition	:	any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	macrobiotics,
definition	:	the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains) (noun.cognition)