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Homeostasis and disease are related through their functional opposition, where disease is defined as a state of impaired homeostasis [1] and the metabolic state of an organism influences stem cell fate in both conditions [2]. Furthermore, both concepts are central to philosophical debates regarding the naturalization of health, with scholars arguing over whether homeostasis is sufficient to define or distinguish between health and disease {fact:2, fact:4}.
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Homeostasis and Health: From Balance to Change | Biological Theory link.springer.com 3 facts
claimDussault and Gagné-Julien (2015) argue that homeostasis can ground a naturalization of health that avoids reliance on population statistics and accounts for situation-specificity.
quoteHall and Hall (2021) define disease in their medical physiology textbook as a state in which “functional balances are often seriously disturbed, and homeostasis is impaired” (p. vii).
perspectiveBoorse (1977) criticizes the use of homeostasis to naturalize health, arguing that while homeostatic processes are important for physiology, they are insufficient to define health and disease.
Dietary interventions as regulators of stem cell behavior in ... genesdev.cshlp.org 1 fact
claimThe metabolic state of an organism serves as a key constituent of the tissue milieu that governs stem cell fate during homeostasis and disease.