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overconsumption

/ ˌəʊvəkənˈsʌmpʃən /

noun

  1. the state or an instance of consuming too much food, drink, fuel, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Weiss, certified financial planner and CEO of The Ways to Wealth, suggests implementing a waiting period to curb impulsive spending and fight back against overconsumption.

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Americans are looking to tame their spending habits in response to overconsumption, ongoing inflation and a potential recession, recent analytics and social media data suggest.

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Studies show this overconsumption of sugar is directly linked to an increased risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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Brain rot is defined as the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material considered to be trivial or unchallenging,

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A diet with omega-3 can help control the harms of overconsumption of omega-6 from seed oils.

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