Nutrition, genetics, and obesity /
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Imprint: | Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1999. |
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Description: | xv, 568 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Pennington Center nutrition series v. 9 |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3908391 |
Summary: | This volume covers six different topics ranging from the gene-environment problem to pharmacologic approaches in the treatment of obesity. These topics include metabolic efficiency, body fat and the detection of dietry fat, and central effector systems regulating food intake. |
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Item Description: | "Sponsored by the Pennington Biomedical Research Center." |
Physical Description: | xv, 568 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0807124079 |