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The evolution of obesity / Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Power, Michael L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obesity.
- Adipose tissues--Evolution.
- Adipose tissues.
- Human evolution.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (405 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
- Summary:
- They review the various studies of human and animal fat use and storage, including those that examine fat deposition and metabolism in men and women; chronicle cultural differences in food procurement, preparation, and consumption; and consider the influence of sedentary occupations and lifestyles.A compelling and comprehensive examination of the causes and consequences of the obesity epidemic, The Evolution of Obesity offers fascinating insights into the question, Why are we getting fatter?.
- Contents:
- Introduction : human biology, evolution, and obseity
- Humanity is on the fat track
- Our early ancestors
- The evolution of meals
- Evolution, adaptation, and human obesity
- Evolution, adaptation, and the perils of modern life
- Energy, metabolism, and the thermodynamics of life
- Information molecules and the peptide revolution
- Appetite and satiety
- Getting ready to eat
- The paradox of feeding
- The biology of fat
- Fat and reproduction
- Genetic and epigenetic correlates of obesity
- Conclusion : surviving the perils of modern life.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Johns Hopkins paperback edition, 2013.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-382) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-0003-0
- OCLC:
- 868223050
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