Waisted: The Biology of Body Fat

Waisted: The Biology of Body Fat outlines the fascinating, often misunderstood and sometimes controversial biology of fat, otherwise known as adipose tissue. It provides a comprehensive, evidence-based perspective on fat biology and its crucial role in human evolution, health, disease, and society.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: A Brief History of Body Shape


• 3: What Does Fat Do?


• 4: I Can Get Fat Where? The Other Types of Fat


• 5: What Shape is Healthy? Body Composition, Body Shape and Health


• 6: Same but Different: Fat Biology around the Body


• 7: Defining Your Shape: The Determinants of Body Fat Distribution


• 8: Conclusions

About the author

Nathan Denton obtained his PhD in 2018 from the University of Oxford. In his doctoral research, he explored how fat tissue from distinct parts of the body behave differently and this relates to overall health. This involved examining cell biology, growth factors, and the extracellular matrix as well as genetic and epigenetic factors. Nathan has published peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals such as Molecular Metabolism, International Journal of Obesity, Nature Communications, and Diabetes.

Summary

Waisted: The Biology of Body Fat outlines the fascinating, often misunderstood and sometimes controversial biology of fat, otherwise known as adipose tissue. It provides a comprehensive, evidence-based perspective on fat biology and its crucial role in human evolution, health, disease, and society.

Product details

• Authors: Nathan Denton
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9780198865278
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886527-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Epidemiology & medical statistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, MEDICAL / Nutrition, MEDICAL / Biostatistics, MEDICAL / Epidemiology, Dietetics & nutrition, Health psychology, Dietetics and nutrition, Medical Sociology, Epidemiology and Medical statistics