healthism

American

[helth-iz-uhm] / hɛlθˌɪz əm /

noun

an approach or perspective in which individuals are primarily responsible for their health and in which social, medical, and economic factors are not relevant.
an intense preoccupation with one's health or health status.
discrimination on the basis of one's health or health status.

healthism British

/ ˈhɛlθɪzəm /

noun

a lifestyle that prioritizes health and fitness over anything else

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healthist

noun

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