The evolution of obesity /
Power, Michael L.
The evolution of obesity / Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. - ix, 392 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-382) and index.
Introduction : human biology, evolution, and obesity -- 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.
0801892627 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780801892622 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2008033977
GBA949621 bnb
101480325 DNLM 015261395 Uk
Obesity.
Adipose tissues--Evolution.
Human evolution.
RC628 / .P65 2009
616.3/98
WD 210 / P887m 2009
The evolution of obesity / Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. - ix, 392 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-382) and index.
Introduction : human biology, evolution, and obesity -- 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.
0801892627 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780801892622 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2008033977
GBA949621 bnb
101480325 DNLM 015261395 Uk
Obesity.
Adipose tissues--Evolution.
Human evolution.
RC628 / .P65 2009
616.3/98
WD 210 / P887m 2009