Fat: the Secret Organ

Zusatztext an eye-opening book which casts a tired subject in a new light Informationen zum Autor Mariëtte Boon (1988), MD, PhD is internal medicine specialist in training. Her research, per- formed at the Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, focuses on fat metabolism. She has been awarded numerous pres- tigious national and international prizes for her research. Her favourite sport is tennis and her favourite food chocolate. Professor Liesbeth van Rossum , PhD is internist-endocrinologist at the Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam. She is co-founder of Obesity Center CGG, and has an inter- nationally leading position in the field of obesity and biological stress research. Van Rossum is a frequently invited speaker, including a TEDx talk, and received over 20 (inter)national awards for her scientific research. She's also an athletics fanatic. Klappentext Everywhere we look, whether on TV or in a magazine, we're confronted with the same message. You need to be thinner, you need to be on a diet. But should this be accepted wisdom? In this thorough and accessible book, these two scientists will talk about the latest research in this field of study. Vorwort The groundbreaking science behind why we need to rethink our relationship with a much-maligned organ: fat Zusammenfassung The groundbreaking science behind why we need to rethink our relationship with a much-maligned organ: fat

an eye-opening book which casts a tired subject in a new light

Vorwort
The groundbreaking science behind why we need to rethink our relationship with a much-maligned organ: fat

Autorentext
Mariëtte Boon (1988), MD, PhD is internal medicine specialist in training. Her research, per- formed at the Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, focuses on fat metabolism. She has been awarded numerous pres- tigious national and international prizes for her research. Her favourite sport is tennis and her favourite food chocolate. Professor Liesbeth van Rossum, PhD is internist-endocrinologist at the Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam. She is co-founder of Obesity Center CGG, and has an inter-
nationally leading position in the field of obesity and biological stress research. Van Rossum is a frequently invited speaker, including a TEDx talk, and received over 20 (inter)national awards for her scientific research. She's also
an athletics fanatic.

Klappentext

Everywhere we look, whether on TV or in a magazine, we're confronted with the same message. You need to be thinner, you need to be on a diet. But should this be accepted wisdom? In this thorough and accessible book, these two scientists will talk about the latest research in this field of study.