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LOHAS is an acronym for Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability - a $227 billion market segment in the U.S. alone but worldwide in its extent. It aligns with those who espouse New Age belief but extends also into the environmentalist movement and Complementary and alternative medicine. (Wikipedia)

Is this new word 'Lohas' familiar to you?

Thank you.

Not me. I never heard of it before.

Lorikeet wrote:Not me. I never heard of it before.

Me neither.
Perhaps one for the cognisenti

sounds like something the market research people dreamed up--they're into lifestyle segmentation (Yuppie, Buppie, DINK).

Thank you very much, everybody.