The evolution of obesity / Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin.
Publication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.Description: ix, 392 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0801892627 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9780801892622 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 616.3/98 22
- RC628 .P65 2009
- WD 210
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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.
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