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Spring 2019
Introduction:Cancer-associated cachexia is defined as a multifactorial syndrome characterized by loss of body weight with specific losses of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Cachexia is driven by a variable combination of reduced food intake (FI) and distinct tumor-associated metabolic...
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The Body as Information: An Emergent Theory of Social Positioning and Information Behaviours in a Virtual Diet Community
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The intersection of diet culture with the rise of online communities has led to the rapid growth of virtual diet communities, including the LoseIt community on Reddit. Using a conceptual framework of information behaviours in virtual communities and social positioning theory, this project studied...