nutritionismn.
/njuːˈtrɪʃn̩ɪz(ə)m/, /njuːˈtrɪʃənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /n(j)uˈtrɪʃənɪzəm/ An approach to nutrition that stresses the importance of specific nutrients and compounds in foods, rather than the composition of the foods as a whole, the diet of which they are a part, and the broader context in which people make dietary choices.Usually with pejorative connotation.
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1978 Snack Food (USA) Oct. 5/2 Robert Aders, president and chief executive officer of the Food Marketing Institute..says a new form of consumerism is rampant, something he calls 'nutritionism'. 'Anything offered for consumption by a human being now must run the gauntlet of nutritionism', he says. 'Is it fat? Is it sweet? Is it salty? Does it have additives or preservatives'?
2006 Guardian 8 July 9/1 ‘Nutritionism’ is all about blurring the boundaries between sound theoretical academic research and [popular] lifestyle advice.
2013 Atlantic July 86/2 Pollan has popularized contempt for ‘nutritionism,’ the idea behind packing healthier ingredients into processed foods.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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