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

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

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ISBN13: 9780393244830
ISBN10: 0393244830
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Fat is an obsession, a dirty word, a subject of national handwringing--and, according to biochemist Sylvia Tara, the least-understood part of our body.

You may not love your fat, but your body certainly does. In fact, your body is actually endowed with many self-defense measures to hold on to fat. For example, fat can use stem cells to regenerate; increase our appetite if it feels threatened; and use bacteria, genetics, and viruses to expand itself. The secret to losing twenty pounds? You have to work with your fat, not against it. Tara explains how your fat influences your appetite and willpower, how it defends itself when attacked, and why it grows back so quickly. The Secret Life of Fat brings cutting-edge research together with historical perspectives to reveal fat's true identity: an endocrine organ that, in the right amount, is critical to our health. Fat triggers puberty, enables our reproductive and immune systems, and even affects brain size.

Although we spend $60 billion annually fighting fat, our efforts are often misinformed and misdirected. Tara expertly illustrates the complex role that genetics, hormones, diet, exercise, and history play in our weight, and The Secret Life of Fat sets you on the path to beat the bulge once and for all.


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KNOWER , January 18, 2017
The Secret Life of FAT, is no mystery. My first thought was --this had better be about thyroid issues. As a Natural Healing Consultant I know than synthetic drugs are NOT the answer. I have used homeopathic remedies and pure supplements to reach a balanced state - with my hormonal cascade. Being sluggish is a reminder that all dis-ease has an emotional component. The key to health is knowing what to eat, no GMO's, and, drinking purified water. We live in a cesspool of Xeno-Estrogens.

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Julesjam , January 18, 2017
have not read this book but look forward to doing so. I recently started a program to eat for my DNA. It is working better than anything I have ever done. I plan to eat like this for the rest of my life. I want to read this book to see if it is in line with what I am being taught.

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ISBN:
9780393244830
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
12/27/2016
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Language:
English
Pages:
288
Height:
.90IN
Width:
5.90IN
LCCN:
2016027841
Illustration:
Yes
Author:
Sylvia Tara

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