The evolution of obesity / Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin.

Author
Power, Michael L. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Description
ix, 392 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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Subject(s)
Related name
Schulkin, Jay [Browse]
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-382) and index.
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.
ISBN
  • 0801892627 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780801892622 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2008033977
OCLC
240989594
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