Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Promoting health; healthful: The phrase "good for you" describes something that has a beneficial effect on a person's physical or mental well-being. It implies that consuming or doing something contributes positively to one's health.

Usage

• The phrase is used to describe foods, activities, habits, or conditions that are considered beneficial to health.
• It is commonly used in everyday advice and health-related contexts.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Eating vegetables is good for you. (Consuming vegetables promotes your health.)
  • Regular exercise is good for you. (Engaging in regular physical activity is beneficial for your well-being.)
  • The doctor said the medicine is good for you. (The doctor stated that the medication will have a positive health effect.)

Advanced Usage

• "Be good for you": Used to give advice or state a general health fact.
  • Getting enough sleep is good for you. (Adequate sleep is health-promoting.)
• As an exclamation ("Good for you!"): This is a separate, idiomatic usage expressing praise or approval for someone's achievement or good fortune. It is not directly related to the health-promoting adjective definition.
  • You passed the exam? Good for you! (This is an expression of congratulations.)

Variants and Related Words

• Healthful (adj): Conducive to good health; wholesome.
  • A healthful lifestyle includes a balanced diet.
• Beneficial (adj): Producing good or helpful results.
  • Sunlight in moderation is beneficial.
• Nutritious (adj): Efficient as food; nourishing.
  • The meal was both delicious and nutritious.

Synonyms

• Healthy: Good for one's health.
• Salubrious: Health-giving; healthy (often used for air or climate).
• Wholesome: Conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being.

Related Phrases

• Good for one's health: A more formal variant with the same meaning.
  • Fresh air is good for one's health.

Notes

• The primary definition provided is for the adjectival phrase describing health benefits.
• The exclamatory idiom "Good for you!" is a distinct, common expression but falls outside the core definition of the health-promoting adjective. It is included in 'Advanced Usage' for learner awareness.

Adjective

1. promoting health; healthful
   • a healthy diet
   • clean healthy air
   • plenty of healthy sleep
   • healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy
   • the salubrious mountain air and water- C.B.Davis
   • carrots are good for you