The Evolutionary Biology of Human Body Fatness: Thrift and Control

Author:   Jonathan C. K. Wells (Institute of Child Health, University College London)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108822596


Pages:   394
Publication Date:   25 June 2020
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Author:   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:  

9781108822596


ISBN 10:   1108822592
Pages:   394
Publication Date:   25 June 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. 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.

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Jonathan 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.

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