How Fat Works

Author: Philip A. Wood
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0674034996
Category: Medical

How Fat Works

An experimental pathologist and molecular geneticist, Philip Wood uses gene-knockout technology to study the way mouse genes regulate the metabolism of fat-research that provides insights into the workings of fatty-acid metabolism in humans and what can happen when that metabolic balance goes awry. Download How Fat Works medical books for free.
Based on the classes he regularly teaches to first- and second-year medical students, Wood's book reviews the individual and public health burden of obesity and clarifies often-used, but often inadequately explained, terms employed in the continuing cultural and scientific debate about excess fat. He explains the role of fat in the healthy body, how fat is made, stored, and burned, and demonstrates how excess fat can lead to an array of metabolic di Get How Fat Works our bestseller medical books.

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He explains the role of fat in the healthy body, how fat is made, stored, and burned, and demonstrates how excess fat can lead to an array of metabolic di

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