Fat: The Secret Organ: The Surprising Science Behind the Most Misunderstood Part of the Body

ISBN-13: 9781529400915 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 240 str.

Liesbeth van Rossum

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

Recenzje

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.

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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.