Normally, cells dispose of or recycle their waste material, including unwanted or mis-folded proteins, through a process known as autophagy, or "self-eating".

通常细胞通过自嗜，处理和循环废弃物质，包括不需要的或者错误折叠的蛋白。

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It can forge better relationships and help you cope with life, or it can be corrosive eating away your self-esteem and irritating others.

它可以建立更好的人际关系，帮助你应付生活，或者它可以腐蚀你的自尊，激怒别人。

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One self-tracker learned, for instance, that eating a lot of butter allowed him to solve arithmetic problems faster.

例如，一个自我跟踪者发现多吃奶油可以帮助自己更好的解决数学问题。

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The scientists think once the rats were in a state of shock, the walls of the intestines become leaky, allowing the "self-eating" enzymes to flow into them more freely.

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Of all the overwhelming compulsions you can be ruined by, all of them have some potential for some perverted, self-destructive fascination except eating.

WSJ: Caitlin Moran on Women and Overeating: I Know Why the Fat Lady Sings

Most people think of eating disorders as either anorexia or bulimia (self-induced purging), but there is a less recognized clinical syndrome, disordered eating not otherwise specified, which may affect a significant portion of the population and seems to be especially prevalent in female college athletes.

CNN: Why do I always think about food?