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healthful

[helth-fuhl] / ˈhɛlθ fəl /
ADJECTIVE
good for health
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But they want us to work on improving the system to make it more healthful and sustainable and fairer to workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A street performer, Fito dreams of opening a vegan restaurant that will offer his community access to affordable, healthful meals.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

Travel writers praised the region’s moderate temperatures and lack of humidity — dry, but not too dry — and described its healthful effects as almost miraculous.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

In fact, neuroimaging studies show the brains of children who eat more processed snack foods are smaller in volume, particularly in the frontal cortices, than those of children who eat a more healthful diet.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

Dad thought that living a primitive life in the summer was healthful.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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