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Fat: the Secret Organ
- Narrator
- Nneka Okoye
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 19 March 2020
- Run Time
- 6 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Fat is a vital yet hugely under-rated organ.
Fat has become a dirty word, but we know so little about how it really works. In Fat, expert doctors and obesity researchers Dr Mariëtte Boon and Professor Liesbeth van Rossum present the ground-breaking research which explodes many of the myths and prejudices surrounding body fat and will make us completely rethink our relationship with it.
Making use of the cutting-edge research in this specialist field, this fascinating and entertaining book will explain how fat generates important hormones, communicates with our brains and is, indeed, essential for staying alive. Informative yet accessible, Fat: The Secret Organ is important reading, not only for people who have struggled with their weight, but for everybody who is serious about their health.
(P)2020 Quercus Editions Limited
Critics Review
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Worried about piling on the pounds while stuck at home on lockdown? Give yourself a break, because fat is VITAL.
New book Fat: The Secret Organ by doctors Mariette Boon and Liesbeth Van Rossum, an obesity specialist, aims to shed light on an aspect of our body that gets a bad press.Sun
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an eye-opening book which casts a tired subject in a new light
Glasgow Herald
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Details
- Author
- Mariëtte Boon & Liesbeth van Rossum
- Narrator
- Nneka Okoye
- Duration
- 6 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 March 2020
- ISBN
- 9781529400892
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Dietetics and nutrition, Women’s health, Popular science, Human biology, Fitness and diet
Synopsis
The International Bestseller Fat is a vital yet hugely under-rated organ.Fat has become a dirty word, but we know so little about how it really works. In Fat, expert doctors and obesity researchers Dr Mariëtte Boon and Professor Liesbeth van Rossum present the ground-breaking research which explodes many of the myths and prejudices surrounding body fat and will make us completely rethink our relationship with it.Making use of the cutting-edge research in this specialist field, this fascinating and entertaining book will explain how fat generates important hormones, communicates with our brains and is, indeed, essential for staying alive. Informative yet accessible, Fat: The Secret Organ is important reading, not only for people who have struggled with their weight, but for everybody who is serious about their health.(P)2020 Quercus Editions Limited
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