Fat Chemistry: The Science behind Obesity
Claire S Allardyce
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Description for Fat Chemistry: The Science behind Obesity
Paperback. Written in an accessible style, this book probes the chemistry of fat in our bodies, providing a unique insight into understanding obesity. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MFG; PSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Currently, the health of over half the adult population in the UK suffers because of fat. The UK is not alone: obesity is a global problem, but the populations of some countries are heavier than others. This book probes the chemistry of fat in our bodies, providing a unique insight into understanding obesity, and how this material becomes accumulated to cause obesity with particular emphasis on the contribution of nutrition beyond calories. It visits the current hot topic of the genetic origins of obesity and progresses through to the relatively under publicised field of epigenetics, emphasising its importance to understanding ... Read more
Currently, the health of over half the adult population in the UK suffers because of fat. The UK is not alone: obesity is a global problem, but the populations of some countries are heavier than others. This book probes the chemistry of fat in our bodies, providing a unique insight into understanding obesity, and how this material becomes accumulated to cause obesity with particular emphasis on the contribution of nutrition beyond calories. It visits the current hot topic of the genetic origins of obesity and progresses through to the relatively under publicised field of epigenetics, emphasising its importance to understanding ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
329
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849733250
SKU
V9781849733250
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Claire S Allardyce
Claire Allardyce graduated in 1993 from the University of St Andrews, Fife, with a degree in Biochemistry and Biotechnology and then proceeded to do a PhD expecting this to start her career in rational drug design. During the course of her research, Claire became increasingly interested in how nutrition affected treatment, for example, the role of folic acid in decreasing ... Read more
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