adjective
definition
Not promoting health; detrimental to health.
example
An unhealthful diet and lack of exercise are common causes for heart disease.
Examples of unhealthful in a Sentence
Even healthy food can become unhealthful when eaten in the wrong quantities.
Detoxification is the process of eliminating toxins and other unhealthful compounds from the body, specifically the liver.
An article in Daily Mail encloses the testimonies of celebrity trainers regarding the unhealthful and fanatical measures that some celebrities will take in order to maintain a chiseled look.
As the city has always been notoriously unhealthful, the United States, on undertaking the construction of the Panama Canal, became interested in preventing its becoming a centre of infection for the Canal Zone, and by the treaty of November 1903 secured complete jurisdiction in the city and harbour over all matters relating to sanitation and quarantine, and engaged to construct a system of waterworks and sewers in the municipality, which had been practically completed in 1907.