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The Evolution of Obesity by Michael L. Power & Jay Schulkin [Power, Michael L. & Schulkin, Jay] is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Evolution of Obesity about?

In this sweeping exploration of the relatively recent obesity epidemic, Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin probe evolutionary biology, history, physiology, and medical science to uncover the causes of our growing girth. The unexpected answer? Our own evolutionary success. For most of the past few million years, our evolutionary ancestors' survival depended on being able to consume as much as possible when food was available and to store the excess energy for periods when it was scarce. In the developed world today, high-calorie foods are readily obtainable, yet the propensity to store fat is part of our species' heritage, leaving an increasing number of the world's people vulnerable to obesity. In an environment of abundant food, we are anatomically, physiologically, metabolically, and behaviorally programmed in a way that makes it difficult for us to avoid gaining weight. Power and Schulkin’s engagingly argued book draws on popular examples and sound science to explain our expanding waistlines and to discuss the consequences of being overweight for different demographic groups. They review the various studies of human and animal fat use and storage, including those that examine fat

Who reads The Evolution of Obesity?

Author

Michael L. Power & Jay Schulkin [Power, Michael L. & Schulkin, Jay]

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801892622

Category

history

Subjects

Medical, Fiction, History

Rating

4.06 / 5 (15 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14