An examination of the causes and consequences of the obesity epidemic. It offers insight into the question, Why are we getting fatter? It probes evolutionary biology, history, physiology, and medical science to uncover the causes of our growing girth. The unexpected answer? Our own evolutionary success.

The Evolution Of Obesity

by Michael L. (Senior Research Associate, American Congress Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists) Power e Jay (Director, The American Congress Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists) Schulkin

Property Description
ISBN: 9780801892622
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Release Date: August of 2009
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 408
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Medicine > General Medicine
EAN: 9780801892622