How fat works [electronic resource] / Philip A. Wood.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006.Description: xii, 249 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780674045323 (electronic bk.)
- 0674045327 (electronic bk.)
- Lipids
- Lipids -- Metabolism
- Adipose tissues -- Metabolism
- Obesity -- Genetic aspects
- Obesity -- Prevention
- Lipids
- Adipose Tissue -- metabolism
- Obesity -- genetics
- Obesity -- prevention & control
- Lipides
- Lipides -- Métabolisme
- Tissu adipeux -- Métabolisme
- Obésité -- Aspect génétique
- Obésité -- Prévention
- 612.3/97 22
- QP751 .W66 2006eb
- 2006 B-081
- QU 85
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243).
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.
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