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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan C. K. Wells (Institute of Child Health, University College London)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 23.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.00cm Weight: 0.580kg ISBN: 9781108822596ISBN 10: 1108822592 Pages: 394 Publication Date: 25 June 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Human fatness in broad context; 3. The proximate causes of fat deposition; 4. The ontogenetic development of adiposity; 5. The life-course induction of adiposity; 6. The fitness value of fat; 7. The evolutionary biology of adipose tissue; 8. Adiposity in hominid evolution; 9. Adiposity in human evolution; 10. The evolution of obesity.ReviewsAuthor InformationJonathan C. K. Wells is a Reader in Pediatric Nutrition at the University College London (UCL) Institute of Child Health. He conducts research on pediatric energetics and body composition, using anthropological and evolutionary approaches to inform biological understanding. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |