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Category : Nutrition
Languages : en
Pages : 6
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1992 W. O. Atwater Memorial Lecture
Author: 1991 W. O. Atwater Memorial Lecture
Author: 1990 W.O. Atwater Memorial Lecture
Author: 1993 W. O. Atwater Centennial Memorial Lecture
Author: The ... W. [Wilbur] O[lin] Atwater memorial Lecture
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Author: Wilbur Olin AtwaterMother and Child Health
Author: Cicely D. WilliamsPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195081498
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
This study examines in detail the problems of mother and child health on an international scale, with particular emphasis on tropical and developing countries.
The Fat Studies Reader
Author: Esther RothblumPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 081477640X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
Winner of the 2010 Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology Winner of the 2010 Susan Koppelman Award for the Best Edited Volume in Women’s Studies from the Popular Culture Association A milestone anthology of fifty-three voices on the burgeoning scholarly movement—fat studies We have all seen the segments on television news shows: A fat person walking on the sidewalk, her face out of frame so she can't be identified, as some disconcerting findings about the "obesity epidemic" stalking the nation are read by a disembodied voice. And we have seen the movies—their obvious lack of large leading actors silently speaking volumes. From the government, health industry, diet industry, news media, and popular culture we hear that we should all be focused on our weight. But is this national obsession with weight and thinness good for us? Or is it just another form of prejudice—one with especially dire consequences for many already disenfranchised groups? For decades a growing cadre of scholars has been examining the role of body weight in society, critiquing the underlying assumptions, prejudices, and effects of how people perceive and relate to fatness. This burgeoning movement, known as fat studies, includes scholars from every field, as well as activists, artists, and intellectuals. The Fat Studies Reader is a milestone achievement, bringing together fifty-three diverse voices to explore a wide range of topics related to body weight. From the historical construction of fatness to public health policy, from job discrimination to social class disparities, from chick-lit to airline seats, this collection covers it all. Edited by two leaders in the field, The Fat Studies Reader is an invaluable resource that provides a historical overview of fat studies, an in-depth examination of the movement’s fundamental concerns, and an up-to-date look at its innovative research.
Biographical Memoirs
Author: National Academy of SciencesPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309147840
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Biographic Memoirs Volume 91 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again.
Contemporary Economic Issues
Author: Y. MundlakPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349261882
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
An overview of many currently topical issues around food and agriculture, with particular emphasis on their implications for development. These include Nobel Laureate Robert Fogel's discussion of nutritional standards and the implications of new theories of evolution in assessing the extent of malnutrition. Historical analysis informs contemporary surveys, including Yair Mundlak's comparison of the postwar record of 130 countries in agricultural technology and outputs. The important implications of labour markets, income distributions and the impact of welfare states on these issues are considered by a number of papers. The contributors include many leading academics from North America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Israel.
Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Cardiovascular Function
Author: M.F. Crass, IIIPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780849386619
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This is the first book to exclusively address the actions of calcium-regulating hormones and peptides in the cardiovascular system. With 111 illustrations and 13 tables, this comprehensive volume includes: An extensive and critical review of present knowledge of the structure, synthesis, secretion, metabolism, receptors, signal transduction, and actions on classical target cells of each of the calcium-regulating hormones and peptides Discussions on parathyroid hormone and calcitonin, parathyroid hormone-related protein, parathyroid hypertensive factor, 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and certain steroid hormones in terms of vascular biology and cardiac function The integrated physiology of calcium-regulating hormones in terms of blood pressure regulation in normotensive and hypertensive settings State-of-the-art electrophysiological techniques used by leading cardiovascular biologists to assess calciotropic hormone effects on calcium channel currents in both vascular smooth muscle and cardiac myocytes Studies on the regulation of hormone and receptor gene expression in the context of possible regulation of local and systemic blood flow and cardiac function by calcium-regulating hormones and peptides