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How Fat Works is a concise and up-to-date primer on the workings of fat. It is essential reading for professionals entering careers in medicine and public health administration or anyone wanting a better understanding of one of our most urgent health crises.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wood, Philip A. (Philip Allen) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006.
Temas:
Lipids.
Lipids > Metabolism.
Adipose tissues > Metabolism.
Obesity > Genetic aspects.
Obesity > Prevention.
Lipids
Lipid Metabolism
Adipose Tissue > metabolism
Obesity > genetics
Obesity > prevention & control
Lipides.
Lipides > Métabolisme.
Tissu adipeux > Métabolisme.
Obésité > Aspect génétique.
Obésité > Prévention.
lipid.
MEDICAL > Nutrition.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
Lipids > Metabolism
Obesity > Genetic aspects
Obesity > Prevention
Fettsucht
Lipide
Lipidstoffwechsel
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Problems of excess fat and cholesterol
  • The burden of obesity
  • Testing for silent diseases
  • An introduction to the terminology
  • Disorders of excess cholesterol and triglycerides
  • Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome
  • Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
  • pt. 2. Dynamics of fat metabolism
  • The energy equation
  • Making and storing fat
  • Burning fat in the cell
  • Single-gene disorders of lipid metabolism
  • Multifactorial genetic diseases of lipid metabolism
  • pt. 3. Knowledge into practice
  • Overcoming genetics and aging
  • Breaking the insulin cycle
  • Exercise to burn fat
  • Lipid-lowering drugs
  • Practical lessons for making good decisions
  • pt. 4. The environment
  • Nutrient labeling
  • Alternative medicine and fad diets
  • Media coverage of health research.

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