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The hungry gene : the science of fat and the future of thin
- Title
- The hungry gene : the science of fat and the future of thin / by Ellen Ruppel Shell.
- Author
- Shell, Ellen Ruppel, 1952-
- Publication
- New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, ©2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | RC628 .S48 2002 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 294 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- Probes recent attempts to uncover the underlying cause of the national epidemic of obesity, from scientists breeding superobese rats to the scientific search for the obesity gene and the race to create a pill to cure the fat problem.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Popular Work
- Popular works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-277) and index.
- Contents
- 1. A weariness of eating -- 2. Walking naked -- 3. Natural born freaks -- 4. On the cutting edge -- 5. Hunger -- 6. The clinical exception -- 7. Collateral damage -- 8. Spammed -- 9. The child is father of the man -- 10. An arm's reach from desire -- The right choice.
- ISBN
- 0871138565
- 9780871138569
- LCCN
- 2002071180
- OCLC
- ocm49799127
- 49799127
- SCSB-9815649
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library