The evolution of obesity / Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

ix, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Introduction : human biology, evolution, and obseity -- Humanity is on the fat track -- Our early ancestors -- The evolution of meals -- Evolution, adaptation, and human obesity -- Evolution, adaptation, and the perils of modern life -- Energy, metabolism, and the thermodynamics of life -- Information molecules and the peptide revolution -- Appetite and satiety -- Getting ready to eat -- The paradox of feeding -- The biology of fat -- Fat and reproduction -- Genetic and epigenetic correlates of obesity -- Conclusion : surviving the perils of modern life.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-382) and index.