The fats of life / Caroline M. Pond, with drawings by Mat Cross and Sarah Sutcliffe.
Pond, Caroline M. (Caroline Margaret)| Call Number | 612.3/97 |
| Author | Pond, Caroline M. author. |
| Title | The fats of life / Caroline M. Pond, with drawings by Mat Cross and Sarah Sutcliffe. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (337 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Introduction to fats -- Introduction to fatty tissues -- Diverse fatty acids -- Lipids in action -- The functions of fattening -- The functions of fat -- Fat people -- Fat and health. |
| Summary | This book aims to fill the gap between unscientific comments about the hazards and benefits of high-fat or low-fat diets and weight control found in magazines and technical and medical reports about lipid biochemistry and obesity. It aims to explain in simple language the biology of feeding and fasting, fattening and slimming in wild animals as well as people. Topics include where fat comes from and how animals and plants handle them, their natural roles in migration, mating breeding and living in unpredictable habitats such as deserts and arctic regions, and their contributions to our cookery, paints and medicines. The physiological mechanisms of digesting, transporting and utilising energy stores are discussed, along with the contribution of fatty tissue to body insulation and the protection of delicate organs. Archaeological, anthropological and physiological evidence is assembled to explore how, when and why people have become fat, and how evolutionary forces have determined the modern diversity of body shape and size. The book ends with a brief account of the contribution of dietary fats and obesity to health in the modern world. |
| Subject | Fatty acids Physiological effect. LIPIDS IN NUTRITION. Fatty acids in human nutrition. |
| Multimedia |
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| Summary | This book aims to fill the gap between unscientific comments about the hazards and benefits of high-fat or low-fat diets and weight control found in magazines and technical and medical reports about lipid biochemistry and obesity. It aims to explain in simple language the biology of feeding and fasting, fattening and slimming in wild animals as well as people. Topics include where fat comes from and how animals and plants handle them, their natural roles in migration, mating breeding and living in unpredictable habitats such as deserts and arctic regions, and their contributions to our cookery, paints and medicines. The physiological mechanisms of digesting, transporting and utilising energy stores are discussed, along with the contribution of fatty tissue to body insulation and the protection of delicate organs. Archaeological, anthropological and physiological evidence is assembled to explore how, when and why people have become fat, and how evolutionary forces have determined the modern diversity of body shape and size. The book ends with a brief account of the contribution of dietary fats and obesity to health in the modern world. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Introduction to fats -- Introduction to fatty tissues -- Diverse fatty acids -- Lipids in action -- The functions of fattening -- The functions of fat -- Fat people -- Fat and health. |
| Subject | Fatty acids Physiological effect. LIPIDS IN NUTRITION. Fatty acids in human nutrition. |
| Multimedia |