How fat works / Philip A. Wood.

By:

Wood, Philip A. (Philip Allen) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 249 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780674045323
0674045327
9780674019478
0674019474

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: How fat works.DDC classification:

612.3/97 22

LOC classification:

QP751 .W66 2006eb

NLM classification:

2006 B-081
QU 85

Online resources:

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Contents:

pt. 1. Problems of excess fat and cholesterol -- The burden of obesity -- Testing for silent diseases -- An introduction to the terminology -- Disorders of excess cholesterol and triglycerides -- Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome -- Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes -- pt. 2. Dynamics of fat metabolism -- The energy equation -- Making and storing fat -- Burning fat in the cell -- Single-gene disorders of lipid metabolism -- Multifactorial genetic diseases of lipid metabolism -- pt. 3. Knowledge into practice -- Overcoming genetics and aging -- Breaking the insulin cycle -- Exercise to burn fat -- Lipid-lowering drugs -- Practical lessons for making good decisions -- pt. 4. The environment -- Nutrient labeling -- Alternative medicine and fad diets -- Media coverage of health research.

Summary: How Fat Works is a concise and up-to-date primer on the workings of fat. It is essential reading for professionals entering careers in medicine and public health administration or anyone wanting a better understanding of one of our most urgent health crises.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-243).

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How Fat Works is a concise and up-to-date primer on the workings of fat. It is essential reading for professionals entering careers in medicine and public health administration or anyone wanting a better understanding of one of our most urgent health crises.

In English.

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