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The hungry gene : the science of fat and the future of thin / by Ellen Ruppel Shell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shell, Ellen Ruppel, 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obesity--Popular works.
- Obesity.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- 294 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- Shell takes an unflinching look at the spreading obesity pandemic, guiding readers through the ongoing quest to unravel the genetic and behavioral basis of one of the most vexing scientific mysteries of our time. Gripping and provocative, here is the unsettling saga of how the world got fat--and what can be done about it.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-277) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0871138565
- OCLC:
- 49799127
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