adjective
- tending to promote or encourage obesity; relating to factors or environments that increase the likelihood of weight gain
Usage: technical/medical; often used in public health and nutrition contexts
Examples
- Fast food restaurants are often criticized for contributing to an obesogenic environment.
- The study examined how obesogenic food marketing affects children's eating habits.
- Urban planners are working to reduce obesogenic factors by creating more walkable neighborhoods.
- Sedentary lifestyles and obesogenic diets are major public health concerns.
- Schools are trying to combat obesogenic practices by improving cafeteria nutrition.