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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

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