- Additional Authors
- Schulkin, Jay.
- Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 392 p.) : ill.
- Uniform Title
- Evolution of obesity (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Evolution of obesity (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-382) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction : human biology, evolution, and obseity -- 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.
- LCCN
- 2008033977
- OCLC
- ssj0001157959
- Author
Power, Michael L.
- Title
The evolution of obesity [electronic resource] / Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin.
- Imprint
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-382) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Schulkin, Jay.