The phrase "a decrease in diet" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes in dietary habits or nutritional intake, particularly in contexts related to health, nutrition, or weight management.
Example: "The study found that a decrease in diet quality was linked to higher rates of obesity among participants."
Alternatives: "a reduction in diet" or "a decline in diet".
A novel function of miR-126 residing in ABs was reported in atherosclerosis: endothelial cell-derived ABs mediated the induction of CXCL12 in a miR-126-dependent manner resulting in the mobilization and incorporation of stem cell antigen-1 positive progenitor cells to atherosclerotic plaques and a decrease in diet-induced atherosclerosis as well as collar-induced plaque formation.
The highest diet digestibilities were measured for RC and PRG, whereas increasing inclusion of the whole-crop oat silage (0, 60, and 75% of forage DM) led to a marked decrease in diet digestibility (0.717, 0.624, and 0.574 g/g, respectively).
Also, studies feeding fish oil [28], [29] had a significant decrease in diet and mitochondrial linoleic acid levels while the levels of this fatty acid were not altered in the fat-1 mice.
These results show that: 1) growth of summer flounder fed a diet in which 60% of the fish meal was replaced with soy protein concentrate was similar to the growth seen in fish fed fish meal diets; 2) addition of increasing amounts of soybean meal in the replacement diet led to a decrease in growth compared to diets with fish meal.
The pregnant females administered with Ni+2 during organogenetic period revealed an almost significant (P < 0.05) decrease in diet consumption after 92.25 mg Ni/kg b.wt.
Values were significantly lower for heat production of fermentation, indicating a decrease in rumen fermentation with this diet, probably due to an excess of crude protein in the diet and lack of synchronization of the nonfiber carbohydrates with rumen-degraded protein.
PCNA index showed a decrease in enterocytes proliferation with a diet with major inclusion of MM (MM75) with respect to the control diet (MM0), supporting the hypothesis of an hyperplastic adaptive response induced by a diet that deviates from the feeding habits of this species (a benthonic organism).
The peak in impaction colics in the autumn coincides with the change to winter housing which is associated with a change in diet and a decrease in exercise.
Within the exercised group, only the fat-rich diet caused a decrease in the percentage of B lymphocytes compared to the standard diet (p < 0.001).
Previous studies have shown no increase or even a decrease in HDL cholesterol with vegetarian diets; however, this decrease is less than that seen with LDL cholesterol.
