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The Evolution of Obesity
Michael L. Power
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Description for The Evolution of Obesity
Paperback. Draws on popular examples and sound science to explain our expanding waistlines and to discuss the consequences of being overweight for different demographic groups. This title reviews the various studies of human and animal fat use and storage, including those that examine fat deposition and metabolism in men and women. Num Pages: 408 pages, 62, 16 black & white halftones, 46 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
In this sweeping exploration of the relatively recent obesity epidemic, Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin probe evolutionary biology, history, physiology, and medical science to uncover the causes of our growing girth. The unexpected answer? Our own evolutionary success. For most of the past few million years, our evolutionary ancestors' survival depended on being able to consume as much as possible when food was available and to store the excess energy for periods when it was scarce. In the developed world today, high-calorie foods are readily obtainable, yet the propensity to store fat is part of our species' heritage, leaving ... Read more
In this sweeping exploration of the relatively recent obesity epidemic, Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin probe evolutionary biology, history, physiology, and medical science to uncover the causes of our growing girth. The unexpected answer? Our own evolutionary success. For most of the past few million years, our evolutionary ancestors' survival depended on being able to consume as much as possible when food was available and to store the excess energy for periods when it was scarce. In the developed world today, high-calorie foods are readily obtainable, yet the propensity to store fat is part of our species' heritage, leaving ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
625g
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421409603
SKU
V9781421409603
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About Michael L. Power
Michael L. Power is a senior research associate at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a research associate at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Jay Schulkin is director of the research department at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a research professor in Georgetown University's Department of Neuroscience. Power and Schulkin are the coauthors of ... Read more
Reviews for The Evolution of Obesity
Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin take a frankly Darwinian approach... The evolutionary account of obesity is a powerful one-indeed, almost too powerful.
Elizabeth Colbert New Yorker Elbowing the weight-loss guides on 'health' bookshelves, is a spate of new, more diet-neutral books that track the sociology of obesity, including... The Evolution of Obesity.
Mandy Katz New York Times ... Read more
Elizabeth Colbert New Yorker Elbowing the weight-loss guides on 'health' bookshelves, is a spate of new, more diet-neutral books that track the sociology of obesity, including... The Evolution of Obesity.
Mandy Katz New York Times ... Read more