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HEALTHIER
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Improved in health or physical condition
Synonyms:
fitter; healthier
Classified under:
Similar:
better ((comparative of 'good') changed for the better in health or fitness)
Context examples:
"The more diverse the symbionts are, the healthier the ecosystem should be. Diversity matters."
(Microbe diversity is key to healthy coastal ecosystems, National Science Foundation)
The researchers behind the study argue that if government policy made menu labelling mandatory, it could encourage restaurants to produce healthier options, leading to public health benefits.
(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)
Similarly, when they suppressed DUSP26 activity in mice, beta cells became healthier, meaning they could better secrete insulin.
(New Potential Approach Found to Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Eating high-fibre foods is important when it comes to satisfying hunger, since these foods reduce snacking and therefore help control energy intake and promote healthier food choices.
(Researchers reveal potential of bread that suppresses appetite, University of Granada)
While a plant-based diet is generally considered healthier than a meat-based diet in preventing the risk of diabetes, not all meats affect the risk equally.
(Eating Meat Linked to Higher Risk of Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
If you are not busy with a work assignment, you may be focused on finding ways to feel healthier, stronger, and leaner.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
It measures how plants absorb and reflect light — the more infrared light is reflected, the healthier the vegetation.
(Tracking Deer by NASA Satellite, NASA)
Knowing that you are at risk gives you a chance to reduce that risk by following a healthier lifestyle and getting tested as needed.
(Family History, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Once fish start returning, they will start generating a healthier soundscape, which should, in turn, result in further recruitment of fish, says Radford.
(Loudspeakers used to attract fish back to dying coral reefs, SciDev.Net)
New research reveals how increasing brain stiffness as we age causes brain stem cell dysfunction, and demonstrates new ways to reverse older stem cells to a younger, healthier state.
(Cambridge scientists reverse ageing process in rat brain stem cells, University of Cambridge)
