Early nutrition, development and health [electronic resource] : evolutionary perspectives on the metabolic syndrome / Chris Kuzawa.
Material type: FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Evolution and medicine: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (49 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Evolution | Medicine | Metabolic Syndrome X -- etiologyOnline resources: Click here to access online | SeriesAnimated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease -- The thrifty genotype hypothesis -- Metabolic scaling in mammals -- Energy partitioning in humans -- The developmental bottleneck of weaning -- Baby fat as a brain buffer -- How fat and insulin resistance protect the brain -- Why prenatal undernutrition induces the metabolic syndrome -- Implications for adaptation and global disease change.
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