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healthful

[helth-fuhl] / ˈhɛlθ fəl /
ADJECTIVE
good for health
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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

Besides, not cooking them will save you time — and raw vegetables are often more nutritious and healthful than cooked, too.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 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

They approved a new state constitution in 1972 that enshrined the right to a “clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

“The butchers use the carcasses to make a healthful stew for the hungry. Any man who presents himself at the Gates of Fate may have a bowl.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin