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The ] defines '''health''' as:
⚫ '''Health''', in a living ], can be understood as ] - the state in which the organism is in balance, with inputs of energy and mass and outputs of energy and mass in approximate equilibrium (minus whatever mass is retained in the normal growth process), and the prospects for continued survival of the organism are positive.


:"A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and does not consist only of the absence of disease or infirmity."
⚫ In ]s, with the capacity to analyze and anticipate, health can be understood not only as immediate homeostasis - that is, everything being all right at the moment - but also subjectively as the understanding of the potential of the "healthful" balance being able to continue. This understanding comes from ] perception, including ] and discomfort, as well as ] perception, such as one's knowing that they look well, are functioning as well as they always have, and knowing that no imminent external or internal risk endangers the healthful state.


⚫ In any ], health is a form of ]. This is a of balance, with inputs and outputs of energy and mass in approximate equilibrium (allowing for growth). Health also implies positive prospects for continued survival.
In the late ], the subjective perception of healthfulness in human beings came to be known as ].


⚫ In ]s, with the capacity to analyze and anticipate, health is more than immediate homeostasis. That is, not only must everything be all right at the moment, but there should be subjective understanding that the "healthful" balance will continue. This understanding comes from ] perception, including ] and discomfort, as well as ] perception. In order to feel health, people need to feel that they look well, are functioning as well as they always have, and that no external or internal risk imminently endangers their healthful state.
⚫ The study of health of humans and animals is ]. There are many ]s.

⚫ The study of health of humans and animals is ].

''See also'': ] ] ]


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The World Health Organization defines health as:

"A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and does not consist only of the absence of disease or infirmity."

In any organism, health is a form of homeostasis. This is a of balance, with inputs and outputs of energy and mass in approximate equilibrium (allowing for growth). Health also implies positive prospects for continued survival.

In humans, with the capacity to analyze and anticipate, health is more than immediate homeostasis. That is, not only must everything be all right at the moment, but there should be subjective understanding that the "healthful" balance will continue. This understanding comes from somatic perception, including pain and discomfort, as well as cognitive perception. In order to feel health, people need to feel that they look well, are functioning as well as they always have, and that no external or internal risk imminently endangers their healthful state.

The study of health of humans and animals is health science.

See also: wellness disease health professional

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