Obesity Before Birth (Endocrine Updates, 30) by Lustig

Springer. 2010. Hard cover. Very good.. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 412 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color, Tables, black & white, Figures. Endocrine Updates. Audience: General/trade. . Obesity obeys the First Law of Thermodynamics. The routine assumption is that obesity is the result of a mismatch between calories in and calories out; in other words, the result of two divergent behaviors. However, there is mounting evidence that biochemical forces can drive obligate weight gain, and that the observed behaviors of increased energy intake and decreased energy expenditure are secondary to these processes. Furthermore, many of these biochemical forces are determined in utero; resulting in a developmental drive toward obesity and disease in later life. Four distinct prenatal forces have thus far been identified: 1) genetics; 2) epigenetics; 3) developmental programming; and 4) environmental obesogens. This volume explores the evidence for each of these in detail in human… Read More

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Springer Verlag, 2010. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 412 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

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