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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:
- Remember that not all things that are unhealthy are actively unhealthful.
- Unhealthful is often used to describe something that contributes to poor health, like junk food, while unhealthy can describe the state of being unwell in general.
- An unhealthful diet leads to unhealthy conditions or an unhealthy person.
- A person can be described as unhealthy, but something like a cigarette is unhealthful.
- Think of unhealthful as the cause (like unhealthful habits) and unhealthy as the effect (resulting in an unhealthy body).
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