obesogenicadj.
/ə(ʊ)ˌbiːsəˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /oʊˌbisəˈdʒɛnɪk/ Tending to cause obesity.Chiefly used with reference to social and cultural factors such as inadequate exercise and the wide availability and advertisement of high-calorie foods.
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1983 Physiol. & Behavior 30 629/1 The commonly used obesogenic diets employ various combinations of high-sugar and high-fat food items.
2003 Times (Nexis) 11 Oct. 16 We were also told that too many school meals are dominated by low-quality processed food, which lays the foundations for obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, strokes and coronary heart disease. Nutritionists identify us as an ‘obesogenic’ society.
2005 Diabetes 54 1082/1 We studied mice fed an obesogenic high-fat or standard diet for up to 8 weeks.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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