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The evolution of obesity / Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.Description: ix, 392 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0801892627 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780801892622 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.3/98 22
LOC classification:
  • RC628 .P65 2009
NLM classification:
  • WD 210
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks RC628 .P65 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001107522

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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