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Obesity as a Perceived Social Signal

Fat accumulation has been classically considered as a means of energy storage. Obese people are theorized as metabolically ‘thrifty’, saving energy during times of food abundance. However, recent research has highlighted many neuro-behavioral and social aspects of obesity, with a suggestion that obe...

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Autores principales: Mankar, Manasee, Joshi, Radhika S., Belsare, Prajakta V., Jog, Maithili M., Watve, Milind G.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2527137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18784836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003187