obesogenic
/əʊbiːsəˈdʒɛnɪk/
obesogenic adjective: causing obesity.
Adjective
obesogenic (not comparable)
- Causing obesity.
- Some authors have characterized the so-called obesogenic family and have observed the similarity between this kind of family constellation and that of the schizophrenic patient1970 July 1, Jimmie Holland with Joseph Masling and Donald Copley, “Mental Illness in Lower Class Normal, Obese and Hyperobese Women”, in Psychosomatic Medicine, volume 32, number 4, pages 351–357
- Thus the changes of lifestyle, concerning diet and physical activity, ie obesogenic environment, was assumed responsible. In addition, the effect of thrifty genotype has been also considered - especially in the countries where obesity […]1973, Abstracts in Anthropology, volume 4
obesogenic meaning in Tamil and Bengali
obesogenic in Tamil
- உடலைக் குண்டாக்கும்
obesogenic in Bengali
- স্থূলতা সৃষ্টি করে এমন, স্থূলতা উৎপাদনে সহায়ক
Antonyms of obesogenic
Origin of obesogenic
From obese + -genic.
Words formed from obesogenic
Questions about obesogenic
- What does obesogenic mean?
- Obesogenic means causing obesity.
- What is obesogenic in Tamil?
- Obesogenic in Tamil is உடலைக் குண்டாக்கும். See Obesogenic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is obesogenic?
- Obesogenic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce obesogenic?
- Obesogenic is pronounced /əʊbiːsəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (UK).
Words near obesogenic in the dictionary
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