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The hungry brain : outsmarting the instincts that make us overeat / Stephan J. Guyenet, Ph.D. ; illustrations by Shizuka N. Aoki.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250081193
  • 9781250081193
  • 125008119X
  • 125008119X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.85/26 23
Contents:
The fattest man on the island -- The selection problem -- The chemistry of seduction -- The United States of food reward -- The economics of eating -- The satiety factor -- The hunger neuron -- Rhythms -- Life in the fast lane -- The human computer -- Outsmarting the hungry brain.
Summary: "An obesity and neuroscience researcher explores how food choices are often influenced by brain circuits that control survival instincts and draws on cutting-edge neuroscience to offer guidelines for eating well and maintaining a healthy weight,"--NoveList.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Fort Scott Public Library Adult Non-Fiction Fort Scott Public Library Adult Books 616.85 Guye (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 35326000397156
Book Iola Public Library Adult Non-Fiction Iola Public Library Adult Books 616.8526 Guyenet, Stephan (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34311002660596

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-278) and index.

The fattest man on the island -- The selection problem -- The chemistry of seduction -- The United States of food reward -- The economics of eating -- The satiety factor -- The hunger neuron -- Rhythms -- Life in the fast lane -- The human computer -- Outsmarting the hungry brain.

"An obesity and neuroscience researcher explores how food choices are often influenced by brain circuits that control survival instincts and draws on cutting-edge neuroscience to offer guidelines for eating well and maintaining a healthy weight,"--NoveList.

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