health benefit
Americannoun
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health benefits
plural
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the positive impact on health and wellbeing (of a given food, exercise, habit, etc).
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something which may positively impact one's health and wellbeing.
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One health benefit of “demand response” programs like this is that they keep older, dirtier gas fired power plants from turning on.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
There is still an active ongoing debate in medical circles about whether wine has a health benefit.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
The study shows “that even people who are very physically inactive can maximize their heart health benefit by tweaking their walking patterns to walk for longer at a time, ideally for at least 10-15 minutes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
There are no studies associating raw water with any health benefit.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2025
It was not an unreasonable argument, but the prevailing view, with which I agreed, was that circumcision was a cultural ritual that had not only a salutary health benefit but an important psychological effect.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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