The Secret Life of Fat: The Groundbreaking Science on Why Weight Loss is So Difficult

Sylvia Tara

ISBN 10: 9384067458 / ISBN 13: 9789384067458

Published by Aleph Book Company, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Secret Life of Fat: The Groundbreaking Science on Why Weight Loss is So Difficult
• Publisher: Aleph Book Company
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9384067458
• ISBN 13: 9789384067458
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

We lose it. We gain it. We hate it. We hide it. We shame it. We suck it in and we even suck it out. Fat is an international obsession, a dirty word and our least understood body part. A ground-breaking combination of historical, cultural and cutting-edge scientific research, The Secret Life of Fat reveals everything we need to understand fat, how it influences our appetite and willpower, how it defends itself when attacked and why it grows back so quickly. Find out how our genetics and hormones determine how much fat we have and where exactly it will show. Fascinating and surprising in equal measure, this book will give you a powerful new understanding of fat.

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. She was a consultant with McKinsey & Company and has worked at the world’s largest biotechnology companies. Tara lives in the Los Angeles area.