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- adjective Excessively
nourished - adjective
overweight
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Examples
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What I saw underneath was a navel and hair but a body that looked overnourished.
At the Viking Poetry Slam Con Chapman 2011
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“You say overnourished like it's a bad thing, dude,” Gunnlaug says with a look of disapproval.
At the Viking Poetry Slam Con Chapman 2011
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"You say overnourished like it's a bad thing, dude," Gunnlaug says with a look of disapproval.
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There is a profound global nutritional imbalance, with a billion overnourished (mainly rich) people and a similar number undernourished (mainly poor people).
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You say, "Despite the fact that food costs are half of what they were 50 years ago and despite a global food supply that now exceeds per capita caloric needs by 20 percent, the world has nearly as many malnourished citizens as it does overnourished ones."
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On the flip side, fetuses that are overnourished, particularly in late pregnancy, may also be at risk for adult obesity and breast cancer.
Baby Food (For Mom) 2007
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On the flip side, fetuses that are overnourished, particularly in late pregnancy, may also be at risk for adult obesity and breast cancer.
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It was giddy work, but not nearly so giddy as a rather overnourished reader sitting in a warm room might imagine.
The War in the Air Herbert George 2006
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It was giddy work, but not nearly so giddy as a rather overnourished reader sitting in a warm room might imagine.
The War in the Air 1906
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It is also the best form of self-expression; and its advantage is variability, following the impulsion of the idle, perhaps hyperemic, and overnourished centers most ready to act.
Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene G. Stanley Hall 1885
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His key advice is that people should avoid being “overnourished”, which in most cases means reducing their overall energy intake, via a mixture of calorie-watching, restricting certain types of food (eg carbs) and intermittent fasting.
The healthspan revolution: how to live a long, strong and happy life John Harris 2023
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His key advice is that people should avoid being “overnourished”, which in most cases means reducing their overall energy intake, via a mixture of calorie-watching, restricting certain types of food (eg carbs) and intermittent fasting.
The healthspan revolution: how to live a long, strong and happy life John Harris 2023
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