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02864cam a22005414a 4500 001 FF34DD7C82AF11DE820800E8A7D7520A 003 SILO 005 20230114020400 008 080731s2009 mdua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2008033977 020 $a 9780801892622 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 0801892627 (hardcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)240989594 040 $a DNLM/DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d C#P $d UKM $d CDX $d MOF $d YUS $d IG# $d NLGGC $d STJ $d NIU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a RC628 $b .P65 2009 060 10 $a WD 210 $b P887m 2009 082 00 $a 616.3/98 $2 22 084 $a 77.50 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Power, Michael L. 245 1 $a The evolution of obesity / $c Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin. 260 $a Baltimore : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, $c 2009. 300 $a ix, 392 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-382) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction : human biology, evolution, and obesity -- 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. 520 $a Draws on popular examples and sound science to explain our expanding waistlines and to discuss the consequences of being overweight for different demographic groups. Reviews the various studies of human and animal fat use and storage, including those that examine fat deposition and metabolism in men and women; chronicle cultural differences in food procurement, preparation, and consumption; and consider the influence of sedentary occupations and lifestyles. 650 0 $a Obesity. 650 0 $a Adipose tissues $x Evolution. 650 0 $a Human evolution. 650 12 $a Obesity. 650 22 $a Adaptation, Physiological $x physiology. 650 22 $a Adipose Tissue $x metabolism. 650 22 $a Adipose Tissue $x physiology. 650 22 $a Diet. 650 22 $a Evolution. 650 17 $a Zwaarlijvigheid. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Evolutionaire biologie. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Evolutionary psychology. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Eetcultuur. $2 gtt 700 1 $a Schulkin, Jay. 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008033977.html 941 $a 4 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724064926.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824094108.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20110119010421.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20100405112441.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FF34DD7C82AF11DE820800E8A7D7520A 994 $a 02 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search