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How fat works / Philip A. Wood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wood, Philip A. (Philip Allen)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lipids.
- Lipids--Metabolism.
- Adipose tissues--Metabolism.
- Adipose tissues.
- Obesity--Genetic aspects.
- Obesity.
- Obesity--Prevention.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (272 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How Fat Works is a concise and up-to-date primer on the workings of fat. It is essential reading for professionals entering careers in medicine and public health administration or anyone wanting a better understanding of one of our most urgent health crises.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Lessons from a Mouse
- I. Problems of Excess Fat and Cholesterol
- II. Dynamics of Fat Metabolism
- III. Knowledge into Practice
- IV. The Environment
- Glossary References Index
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Originally published: 2006.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674045323
- 0674045327
- OCLC:
- 1013938263
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