over-consumption
Noun
Meaning
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over-consumption (uncountable)
An excessive level of consumption
Examples
As with other sugars, over-consumption may cause an increase in blood sugar levels from a normal 90 mg/dL to up over 150 mg/dL. citation (5 mmol/l to over 8.3 mmol/l).
In a current context, one might judge a Lamborghini to be beautiful partly because it is desirable as a status symbol, or we might judge it to be repulsive partly because it signifies for us over-consumption and offends our political or moral values.
In the face of a weakening U.S. economy, those with the loudest voices and largest platforms within the empire have rushed to the nearest microphone urging Americans to continue their over-consumption.
One design features water pistols by artist James Rawson, whose work addresses issues of the past 50 years, including over-consumption and global inequality.
Over-consumption may produce a kidney stone risk in certain individuals with that predilection.
Thus, they extract more nutrition out of smaller quantities of feed. citation However, when horses are fed low-quality hay, they may develop an unhealthy, obese, "hay belly" due to over-consumption of "empty" calories.