What if someone could create a pill that mimicked the physiological effects of eating less without actually forcing people to eat less?

如果有人能发明一种药丸，既能模拟少吃的生理效应，又不会真正地强迫人们少吃，会怎么样呢？

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Research shows that digestion interferes with the positive physiological effects of meditation.

研究表明，消化会干扰到冥想带来的积极生理效应。

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Scientific research on the physiological effects of mental stress confirms the validity of that reminder.

关于精神压力的生理效应的科学研究证实这一提醒是正确的。

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Here are humans who had to walk long distances potentially to find the food, kill the food at great risk to themselves; inspiring a cascade of physiological effects that have to do with fear and arousal and things like that, not to mention all the calories one would burn doing this kind of activity.

这些人可能需要走很远的路,去寻找食物,冒着巨大危险,杀死猎物,人们耗费能量以激活一系列生理效应,用以战胜恐惧,引发斗志,更不用说人们在狩猎的过程中,消耗的卡路里量了

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James Danckert, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Waterloo, in Canada, recently conducted a study to compare the physiological effects of boredom and sadness.

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Research in massage therapy, for example, is in its infancy, and little is known about the basic physiological effects of various techniques on tissues such as capillary beds, connective tissue, chemical markers, etc, so basic science research is critical in advancing our understanding of the various physiological effects of massage therapy.

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Because it mimics the effects of estrogen, scientists have worried that it could cause all manner of physiological changes.

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