obesogenic

WOTD – 8 August 2011    

English

Etymology

From obese +‎ -genic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əʊbiːsəˈdʒɛnɪk/

Adjective

obesogenic (comparative more obesogenic, superlative most obesogenic)

1. Causing obesity. [from 20th c.]
   • 1970 July 1, Jimmie Holland; Joseph Masling, Donald Copley, “Mental Illness in Lower Class Normal, Obese and Hyperobese Women”, Psychosomatic Medicine, volume 32, page 351-357: 

     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 patient

   • 1973, Abstracts in anthropology, volume 4: 

     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 […]

   • 2004, New Scientist, 30 October 2004, page 46

     Ironically, the US's obesogenic environment is one that societies through the ages have dreamed of: tasty cheap food in abundance, and barely a lick of hard work to be done.

Antonyms

• leptogenic

Derived terms

• obesogen

Translations

causing obesity

• French: obésogène (fr)
• Irish: murtallaigineach (ga)
• Russian: приводящий к ожирению (ru) (privodjaščij k ožireniju), способствующий тучности (ru) (sposobstvujuščij tučnosti), способствующий излишней полноте (ru) (sposobstvujuščij izlišnej polnote)

• Spanish: please add this translation if you can