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THE SECRET LIFE OF FAT

Sylvia Tara

The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You

We lose it. We gain it. We hate it. We hide it. We starve it. We shape it. We blast it. We suck it out. Whether we are young or old, male or female, whether it's an extra hundred pounds or the last five, we think about it -- and torture ourselves over it -- every day of our lives. On a personal level, we wear it as a shroud of shame and self-loathing. On the national stage, it sparks criticism, mockery, political debate and a 60 billion dollar industry dedicated to its elimination. And yet, we understand next to nothing about it.

The word “fat” conjures images of grease, blubber, flab, and excess weight. And while it does manifest itself in those various ways, they are only the tip of the iceberg. In THE SECRET LIFE OF FAT: The Truth about The Body’s Most Loathed and Least Understood Organ, Sylvia Tara draws upon her biochemistry expertise and access to the world's leading primary researchers to explain fat’s multiple, misunderstood and positive hidden functions. Despite popular perception, it is not an inert blob, but a dynamic, smart, and self-sustaining body part that influences everything from aging and immunity to mood and fertility. THE SECRET LIFE OF FAT weaves together historical, cultural and medical research with prescriptive advice to tell the full story of fat – how we came to hate it and why, before we try to lose it, we should take the time to understand how it interacts with and impacts our hormones, our brain and our other vital organs. Sylvia Tara holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of California, San Diego, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. She began her career at McKinsey & Co., where she was a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry and went on to work as a scientific specialist at both Genentech and Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology companies. She has researched Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and obesity and written articles for several scientific journals. Most recently, she established the Wharton Healthcare Quarterly, a business journal for Wharton alumni focusing on health care issues.

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Book Published 2016-12-27 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. - New York (USA)

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You can outsmart your body fat, but first you must understand it! With the right lifestyle, eating, and exercise approach you can lose weight and keep it off. Learn how in this engaging and informative masterpiece.

Body fat is so much more than a passive calorie storage depot, as Sylvia Tara brilliantly shows. Read The Secret Life of Fat to make friends with this misunderstood and critically important organ.

Dr. Sylvia Tara addresses important concepts related to the development, prevention, and treatment of obesity. This book will be a very interesting read for lay people interested in fat and obesity, as well as for many in the scientific community - I really enjoyed reading it!

Finally, a book that sheds some light on understanding body fat?specifically, its role, why it is so difficult to fight, and how it works differently for different people… This genuinely enlightening book will be a revelation to those engulfed in self-blame and shame about their weight.

Biochemist Tara gives readers the skinny on fat in a lively discussion that incorporates sumo wrestlers, a bloated diet industry, [and] genetics… Readers will discover that, regardless of body size and shape, fat does some heavy work on our behalf.

For years we presumed that body fat is just a depot for energy, but current science is proving that it is actually the largest endocrine gland in our body. This enigmatic organ conveys many paradoxes and surprises; depending on its location, color and genetic makeup it might be either dangerous or protective. Sylvia Tara dove deeply in science of fat and adeptly explains it all in this fascinating book.

[Tara] ably combines an accessible explanation of how the body’s metabolism works with a clear survey of the latest research on obesity. [The Secret Life of Fat] should have wide appeal, not only to those fighting the battle of the bulge.