How to Use unhealthful in a Sentence

unhealthful

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  • While the smoke levels may not reach the level of unhealthful standards, people may notice it and smell it.
    — Mike Cruz, azcentral, 15 June 2019
  • The greater Los Angeles area has the worst ozone problem in the nation, but the number of unhealthful days is on a declining trend, with 2015 the best year so far.
    — David Danelski, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2017
  • The map is color coded to indicate whether the air is good, unhealthful or hazardous.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2021
  • In recent years, the unhealthful air has led to the cancellations and postponements of high school and college sports.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Areas near Chester are expected to receive the worst of its unhealthful effects.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Soils in cities can have high levels of toxins like heavy metals (like lead, mercury, arsenic) and other funky, unhealthful stuff.
    — The Intersection, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2011
  • Over the last few years, similar periods of unhealthful air in SoCal were the result of massive heat waves and wildfires burning across the region.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Comfort foods are often associated with eating that's unhealthful, but that doesn't have to be the case.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2021
  • When the volume was high, 52 percent of the orders were unhealthful, and only 25 percent were considered healthful.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 31 May 2018
  • Each year, Fresno residents withstand about 51 days — more than seven weeks — of unhealthful levels of fine particulate in the air.
    — Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2022
  • When the music was low, only 42 percent of orders were for unhealthful food, and 31 percent of food items were deemed healthful (some food and beverages were considered neutral).
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 31 May 2018
  • Risks of contaminants have to be balanced against the overall benefits of traditional foods — and the risks of replacing them with unhealthful and more processed foods, experts say.
    — Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News, 20 June 2017
  • Rigorous exercise and an unhealthful diet will not do it.
    — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Increased Alcohol and Tobacco Use A late-night lifestyle often goes hand-in-hand with other unhealthful behaviors.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Analyzing what children do differently during the school year compared with the summer months has led researchers to single out factors that can contribute to unhealthful weight gain.
    — Kim Tingley, New York Times, 24 June 2021
  • Hypertension can also be caused by lifestyle patterns, such as unhealthful eating or lack of exercise.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Because children are far more likely to gain an unhealthful amount of weight while out of school over the summer, experts were worried last spring when in-person schooling was suspended indefinitely because of the pandemic.
    — Kim Tingley, New York Times, 24 June 2021
  • Behavioral factors — unhealthful eating, a lack of exercise, smoking, and excessive use of alcohol — are among the reasons.
    — Marlon Graf, STAT, 31 May 2018
  • During periods of unhealthful air quality, limit your time outdoors.
    — Washington Post, 28 July 2021
  • Even when these hoods are used (and available and venting outdoors, rather than just recirculating unhealthful air) , many are insufficient to address exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels emitted by gas burners.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes, 28 June 2022
  • Although California may have its natural disasters, a large homeless population, unhealthful air quality, scorching heat waves and the promise of even higher taxes to come -- other states are not without their challenges.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2020
  • Local governments joined Tuesday in declaring an air quality alert for Wednesday, meaning conditions might become unhealthful for sensitive groups.
    — Washington Post, 21 July 2021
  • Some advocates for healthful diets have argued that government should not only encourage people to buy healthier food but also discourage unhealthful habits.
    — Courtney Perkes, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Racial discrimination in employment is not only unjust but unhealthful for the community.
    — Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2020
  • In recent years, research has shown cooking with a gas stove, which requires burning methane, can result in combustion byproducts, including unhealthful levels of lung-aggravating nitrogen dioxides, carbon monoxide and formaldehyde.
    — Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Have an effective policy of correcting unsafe or unhealthful workplace conditions.
    — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Nasrallah and Milau also recommend exercise and avoiding alcohol, tobacco and unhealthful food.
    — Anne Saker, The Enquirer, 28 May 2021
  • Air quality officials are monitoring for unhealthful particulates.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023

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