An examination of the causes and consequences of the obesity epidemic. Itoffers insight into the question Why are we getting fatter? It probesevolutionary biolo... » 

An examination of the causes and consequences of the obesity epidemic. Itoffers insight into the question Why are we getting fatter? It probesevolutionary biology history physiology and medical science to uncover thecauses of our growing girth. The unexpected answer? Our own evolutionarysuccess. «