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Unhealthful vs. Unhealthy
Unhealthful
Examples:
A diet rich in sugar is unhealthful for many individuals.Ignoring stress can lead to unhealthful emotional consequences.Prolonged exposure to loud noise is unhealthful.
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Unhealthy
/ʌnˈhelθi/Examples:
Eating too much fast food is an unhealthy habit.Chronic stress can lead to unhealthy blood pressure.Secondhand smoke in the home is very unhealthy for children.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Unhealthful refers specifically to things that are detrimental to health, such as behaviors, environments, or substances that can cause harm.
- Unhealthy is more commonly used to describe people who are not in good health or things that lead to poor health.
- Think of unhealthful as something external that contributes to a condition, while unhealthy might be used to describe the condition itself.
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