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This is a survival mechanism your body employs in preparation for not being fed regularly or adequately.2
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Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
The body once responded to stress by storing fat around the midsection—a survival mechanism that helped keep quick energy available during times of crisis in early human evolution.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Sep. 2025
This inner tug-of-war can produce a survival mechanism masquerading as preparation.
—Melissa Sierra, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
As our predecessors became terrestrial and moved to dry, hot environments, salt became scarcer, and the craving for sodium likely developed as a survival mechanism to ensure adequate intake.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Humans are naturally wired to respond emotionally to unexpected events as a survival mechanism, but in a workplace setting, this instinct can sometimes lead to unnecessary chaos and miscommunication.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
The body once responded to stress by storing fat around the midsection—a survival mechanism that helped keep quick energy available during times of crisis in early human evolution.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Sep. 2025
This inner tug-of-war can produce a survival mechanism masquerading as preparation.
—Melissa Sierra, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
As our predecessors became terrestrial and moved to dry, hot environments, salt became scarcer, and the craving for sodium likely developed as a survival mechanism to ensure adequate intake.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Humans are naturally wired to respond emotionally to unexpected events as a survival mechanism, but in a workplace setting, this instinct can sometimes lead to unnecessary chaos and miscommunication.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Survival mechanism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/survival%20mechanism. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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