Edition |
First edition |
Phys Descr |
xiv, 235 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and index |
Contents |
Skinny jeans -- Our changing views of fat -- All about fat. The foundation : fat does more than you think ; Fat can talk ; Your life depends on fat ; When good fat goes bad ; How fat fights to stay on you -- It is not only food that makes us fat. Bacteria and viruses : microscopic in size, giant in effect ; I blame my parents : genes in obesity ; I am woman, I have fat ; Fat can listen -- So what is the solution? Fat control I : how you can do it ; Mind over fat ; Fat control II : how I do it ; The future of fat |
Summary |
Blends historical perspectives with cutting-edge research to examine body fat as a critical endocrine organ that can be better understood and managed when recognized as a necessary component of human health |
Subject |
Fat
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Fat -- Health aspects
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OCLC # |
957554674 |
ISBN # |
9780393244830 |
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0393244830 |
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