Power, Michael L. <br/><br/>
The evolution of obesity / 
Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin. 
 - Baltimore :  Johns Hopkins University Press,  2009. 
 - ix, 392 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-382) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0801892627 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780801892622 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008033977 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA949621  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101480325  DNLM 015261395  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Obesity.<br/>Adipose tissues--Evolution.<br/>Human evolution.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC628  / .P65 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.3/98 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WD 210  / P887m 2009