Your body adjusts your food intake and activity to maintain a balanced weight and avoid starvation. Researchers have proposed several theories explaining how this works.
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Understanding the differences in growth rate between animals can help clarify the mechanisms behind aging-related diseases and offer ways to treat them.
Aging is a culmination of factors spanning from your cells to your environment. A number of interconnected processes determine how quickly your body is able to repair and recover from damage.
We all eat and drink a bit too much over Christmas and the holidays. But how guilty do we really need to feel about it?
Psychosocial and economic stressors can affect health, but neither our doctors nor our health-care system have the tools to integrate these factors into diagnoses or care. Play offers an alternative.
Can the brain’s conscious mechanisms exert a significant influence on the body’s autonomic functions? New research suggests yes – with possible implications for mental health.
Many people struggle to get an eating plan and exercise routine to follow. The trick is that individualism is key.
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Professor (Health & Sports Science), University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Senior Lecturer, Nutrition and Food Science, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor of Biology, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Assistant Dean for Clerkship Education and Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University