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How Fat Works.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (264 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674045323
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: How Fat WorksDDC classification:
  • 612.3/97
LOC classification:
  • QP751
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Lessons from a Mouse -- I. Problems of Excess Fat and Cholesterol -- 1. The Burden of Obesity -- 2. Testing for Silent Diseases -- 3. An Introduction to the Terminology -- 4. Disorders of Excess Cholesterol and Triglycerides -- 5. Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome -- 6. Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes -- II. Dynamics of Fat Metabolism -- 7. The Energy Equation -- 8. Making and Storing Fat -- 9. Burning Fat in the Cell -- 10. Single-Gene Disorders of Lipid Metabolism -- 11. Multifactorial Genetic Diseases of Lipid Metabolism -- III. Knowledge into Practice -- 12. Overcoming Genetics and Aging -- 13. Breaking the Insulin Cycle -- 14. Exercise to Burn Fat -- 15. Lipid-Lowering Drugs -- 16. Practical Lessons for Making Good Decisions -- IV. The Environment -- 17. Nutrient Labeling -- 18. Alternative Medicine and Fad Diets -- 19. Media Coverage of Health Research -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
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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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Lessons from a Mouse -- I. Problems of Excess Fat and Cholesterol -- 1. The Burden of Obesity -- 2. Testing for Silent Diseases -- 3. An Introduction to the Terminology -- 4. Disorders of Excess Cholesterol and Triglycerides -- 5. Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome -- 6. Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes -- II. Dynamics of Fat Metabolism -- 7. The Energy Equation -- 8. Making and Storing Fat -- 9. Burning Fat in the Cell -- 10. Single-Gene Disorders of Lipid Metabolism -- 11. Multifactorial Genetic Diseases of Lipid Metabolism -- III. Knowledge into Practice -- 12. Overcoming Genetics and Aging -- 13. Breaking the Insulin Cycle -- 14. Exercise to Burn Fat -- 15. Lipid-Lowering Drugs -- 16. Practical Lessons for Making Good Decisions -- IV. The Environment -- 17. Nutrient Labeling -- 18. Alternative Medicine and Fad Diets -- 19. Media Coverage of Health Research -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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