The Evolution of Obesity  -  Michael L. Power

KORTE INHOUD

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 ...
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Uitgever: Johns Hopkins University Press 408 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0801892627 ISBN-13: 9780801892622