The Evolution of Obesity /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Power, Michael L.
Otros Autores: Schulkin, Jay
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Obesity.
Human evolution.
evolution.
Regimes alimentaires.
Évolution (Biologie)
Obesite.
Tissu adipeux > Évolution.
Homme > Évolution.
Adaptation, Physiological > physiology
Adipose Tissue > metabolism
Adipose Tissue > physiology
Diet
Biological Evolution
Obesity
Diet in disease.
Evolution (Biology)
Adipose tissues > Evolution.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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