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The concept of 'health' is the central subject of the article 'Homeostasis and Health: From Balance to Change', which redefines it as an adaptive process rather than a static state [1], [2], and [3]. The article further explores the complexity of 'health' by analyzing its dependence on various environmental and social factors [4] and defining it as the capability for adaptive physiological change [5].
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Homeostasis and Health: From Balance to Change | Biological Theory link.springer.com 5 facts
perspectiveThe authors of 'Homeostasis and Health: From Balance to Change' define health as an adaptive process occurring in interaction with the environment, rather than a fixed state of well-being or absence of disease.
claimThe concept of health within the framework discussed in 'Homeostasis and Health: From Balance to Change' is not univocal, as an individual's position along the health continuum depends on specific individual, populational, environmental, and social factors.
perspectiveThe authors of 'Homeostasis and Health: From Balance to Change' argue that employing the notion of homeostasis fosters a dynamic view of health, which contrasts with common views that define health as a complete state of well-being or the absence of disease.
claimThe authors of the article 'Homeostasis and Health: From Balance to Change' argue that health should be conceived not as a fixed state of well-being or absence of disease, but as an adaptive process occurring in interaction with the environment.
claimThe alternative view of health presented in 'Homeostasis and Health: From Balance to Change' defines health as the capability for adaptive change, specifically the ability to realize different viable physiological regimes adapted to the internal and external conditions an organism faces at a given time.