Korean slang profile
건강지능
geongang jineung
Proactive, informed health management
The ability and attitude to manage one's health proactively and comprehensively while considering scientific evidence.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 건강 지능, 건강지능 HQ, HQ
- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2025
- Documented trend period
- Introduced as a consumption trend in 2026
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
유행하는 건강법을 따르기 전에 근거부터 확인하는 건강지능을 기르자.
Let's learn to check the evidence before following popular health advice.
- Quoted from a source
IQ 다음은 EQ, 다음은 HQ입니다.[1]
After IQ comes EQ, and then HQ.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- 2025-12-30Cosmopolitan explained the meaning of 2026 trend keywords.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article connects 건강 지능 with HQ and describes an evidence-conscious approach to health management. Who coined the expression has not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation is explicit but rests on a single source. Who first used the term has not been verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 픽셀라이프, 근본이즘? 트렌드 코리아가 정리한 2026 트렌드 키워드 (코스모폴리탄)Published Dec 30, 2025Original source checked Nov 6, 2026