The evolution of obesity
By: Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin.
Contributors: Schulkin, Jay.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780801892622
Subjects: Obesity; Adipose tissues -- Evolution; Human evolution; Obesity; Adaptation, Physiological -- physiology; Adipose Tissue -- metabolism; Adipose Tissue -- physiology; Diet; Evolution
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Humanity is on the fat track; title: Our early ancestors; title: The evolution of meals; title: Evolution, adaptation, and human obesity; title: Evolution, adaptation, and the perils of modern life; title: Energy, metabolism, and the thermodynamics of life; title: Information molecules and the peptide revolution; title: Appetite and satiety; title: Getting ready to eat : anticipatory physiology; title: The paradox of feeding; title: The biology of fat; title: Fat and reproduction; title: Genetic and epigenetic correlates of obesity; title: Conclusion : understanding evolution in order to survive the perils of modern life.