TY  - BOOK
AU  - Power,Michael L.
AU  - Schulkin,Jay
TI  - The evolution of obesity
SN  - 0801892627 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - RC628 .P65 2009
U1  - 616.3/98 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Baltimore
PB  - Johns Hopkins University Press
KW  - Obesity
KW  - Adipose tissues
KW  - Evolution
KW  - Human evolution
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008033977.html
ER  -