What do they not mean when doctors say "limit your intake of x to y times or y amount per day?

What do they not mean when doctors say "limit your intake of x to y times or y amount per day?
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answer:I am a little confused by the question. You seem to be conflating two different things: avoiding something (which means don’t have it) and limiting something for some duration of time. If I were to put the caffeine for pregnant women into the formula you have set up, it would read: “Avoid caffeine for the duration of your pregnancy.”
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