Body composition refers to the distribution of fat-free mass and body fat in the human body. Fat-free mass includes bone, water, muscle, organs, and connective tissue.
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More than half of adults in the United States consume at lea…
More than half of adults in the United States consume at least four or more sugar-sweetened beverages per day, which researchers calculate could lead to a pound of weight gain every 20 days.
You don’t need a job to experience burnout, a state of physi…
You don’t need a job to experience burnout, a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion brought on by constant or repeated emotional pressure.
“Sink or Swim response” is when your brain perceives a threa…
“Sink or Swim response” is when your brain perceives a threat, it sounds the body’s alarm and sends signals for production of natural stimulants that speed up thinking, heart rate, breathing, immunity, metabolism, and blood flow.
About one in 20 adults in the United States suffers from men…
About one in 20 adults in the United States suffers from mental illness at some point in life.
An estimated 80 to 90 percent of college students may develo…
An estimated 80 to 90 percent of college students may develop a major depressive disorder, which can simply be defined as sadness that does not end.
Bipolar disorder, known as manic depression in the past, con…
Bipolar disorder, known as manic depression in the past, consists of mood swings that may take individuals from manic states of feeling euphoric and energetic to depressive states of utter despair.
If you are under the age of 25, your brain is a work in pro…
If you are under the age of 25, your brain is a work in progress. As neuroimaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET) scans and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRIs) have revealed, the brain continues to develop throughout the first quarter century of life.
An active state, characterized by rapid eye movement (REM),…
An active state, characterized by rapid eye movement (REM), is called REM sleep (or dream sleep),
Problems involving the timing of sleep are called circadian…
Problems involving the timing of sleep are called circadian rhythm disorders because they affect the basic circadian rhythm that influences many biological processes.