The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You

A biochemist shows how we can finally control our fat—by understanding how it works.

Fat is not just excess weight, but actually a dynamic, smart, and self-sustaining organ that influences everything from aging and immunity to mood and fertility. With cutting-edge research and riveting case studies—including the story of a girl who had no fat, and that of a young woman who couldn’t stop eating—Dr. Sylvia Tara reveals the surprising science behind our most misunderstood body part and its incredible ability to defend itself. Exploring the unexpected ways viruses, hormones, sleep, and genetics impact fat, Tara uncovers the true secret to losing weight: working with your fat, not against it.

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The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You

A biochemist shows how we can finally control our fat—by understanding how it works.

Fat is not just excess weight, but actually a dynamic, smart, and self-sustaining organ that influences everything from aging and immunity to mood and fertility. With cutting-edge research and riveting case studies—including the story of a girl who had no fat, and that of a young woman who couldn’t stop eating—Dr. Sylvia Tara reveals the surprising science behind our most misunderstood body part and its incredible ability to defend itself. Exploring the unexpected ways viruses, hormones, sleep, and genetics impact fat, Tara uncovers the true secret to losing weight: working with your fat, not against it.

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The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You

The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You

by Sylvia Tara PhD
The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You

The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You

by Sylvia Tara PhD

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Overview

A biochemist shows how we can finally control our fat—by understanding how it works.

Fat is not just excess weight, but actually a dynamic, smart, and self-sustaining organ that influences everything from aging and immunity to mood and fertility. With cutting-edge research and riveting case studies—including the story of a girl who had no fat, and that of a young woman who couldn’t stop eating—Dr. Sylvia Tara reveals the surprising science behind our most misunderstood body part and its incredible ability to defend itself. Exploring the unexpected ways viruses, hormones, sleep, and genetics impact fat, Tara uncovers the true secret to losing weight: working with your fat, not against it.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780393244847
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 12/27/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 937 KB

About the Author

Sylvia Tara holds a PhD in biochemistry from the University of California at San Diego and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Tara was a consultant with McKinsey & Company and has worked at the world’s largest biotechnology companies. She lives in the Los Angeles area.

Table of Contents

Prologue Skinny Jeans ix

Introduction-Our Changing Views of Fat 1

I All About Fat

1 The Foundation: Fat Does More Than You Think 11

2 Fat Can Talk 26

3 Your Life Depends on Fat 46

4 When Good Fat Goes Bad 63

5 How Fat Fights to Stay on You 78

II It Is Not Only Food That Makes Us Fat

6 Bacteria and Viruses-Microscopic in Size, Giant in Effect 97

7 I Blame My Parents-Genes in Obesity 121

8 I Am Woman, I Have Fat 132

9 Fat Can Listen 146

III So What Is the Solution?

10 Fat Control I: How You Can Do It 165

11 Mind over Fat 179

12 Fat Control II: How I Do It 191

13 The Future of Fat 202

Acknowledgments 209

Bibliography and References 211

Index 225

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