unhealthy
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Their findings suggest that polyethylene microplastics may contribute to fatty liver disease, particularly when exposure occurs alongside an unhealthy diet.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Under Malaysian guidelines, API readings above 100 are classified as unhealthy, above 200 as very unhealthy, above 300 as hazardous, while readings beyond 500 constitute the threshold for declaring a local emergency.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
A lot of high-achieving students have an unhealthy fear of falling behind, says Joe Catrino, executive director of the Dartmouth Center for Career Design.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
What we don't want, he added, was for an "unhealthy version of the race narrative to perpetuate", potentially escalating an already fierce rivalry in AI.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
They knew I had an unhealthy obsession with movies and television shows, and they were partially to blame.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
"This government will not look away as children get unhealthier," Streeting said.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
Previous studies have shown that getting too little sleep can drive people toward unhealthier eating patterns, often higher in fat and sugar.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2025
The only sign that L.A.’s waters could be unhealthier than other coastal stretches this year was an unusually high spike of Pseudo-nitzschia in March at the Santa Monica Pier, Anderson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025
In addition, late-night eating is typically associated with unhealthier food intake – such as processed snacks – and could cause more fragmented sleep.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2024
The cultivation of separate sorts of virtues and separate ideals of duty in men and women has led to the whole social fabric being weaker and unhealthier than it need be.
From Reviews by Oscar Wilde
Several factors have led to this remarkable change, which has helped turn the U.S. into one of the unhealthiest countries among the world’s advanced economies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks topped the list of national parks with the unhealthiest air in the country, followed by Joshua Tree National Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Temporary price drops and multi-buy offers on the unhealthiest foods will also be banned in the proposals put forward by the Welsh government.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2023
"It's ironic because I was my thinnest when I was my unhealthiest," they said.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2022
It had been described to me as possibly the remotest, loneliest, and unhealthiest spot in Her Majesty’s tropical dominions.
From At Last by Charles Kingsley
