Antifragility: Difference between revisions

A similar concept, known as hormesis, refers to the dose response relationship that is often observed in the ingestion of various toxic substances or the exposure of organisms to various environmental stressors. If this stimulus is in the hormetic zone, then small amounts of negative stressors can result in an improvement to health and functioning.This has been observed with alcohol consumption,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468501117300111</ref><ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9296132</ref><ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22852062</ref> exercise, fasting and long-term calorie restriction,<ref>https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/102/2/464/4564588</ref><ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-24146-z</ref> and even exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2477686/</ref> This concept has been disputed in regards to certain stressors however, particularly in regards to purported beneficial effects of moderate alcohol consumption and low-dose dose radiation exposure.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16359616</ref><ref>https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/could-small-amounts-of-radiation-be-good-for-you-its-complicated</ref><ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4803651/</ref>