<p>Chapter 1: Adipocyte precursors: developmental origins, self renewal and plasticity<br>C Dani, N Billon</p><p>Chapter 2: Adipocyte differentiation<br>J.M. Moreno-Navarrete, J.M.Fernández-Real</p><p>Chapter 3: Brown adipose tissue<br>Martin Klingenspor, Tobias Fromme</p><p>Chapter 4: White Adipose Tissue<br>Stephane Gesta, C. Ronald Kahn</p><p>Chapter 5: Sex differences in body fat distribution<br>Alain Veilleux, André Tchernof</p><p>Chapter 6: Macrophages and inflammation<br>Elise Dalmas, Joan Tordjman, Michèle Guerre-Millo, Karine Clément</p><p>Chapter 7: Adipocyte Growth and Factors Influencing Adipocyte Life Cycle<br>Srujana Rayalam, Clifton A. Baile</p><p>Chapter 8: The Evolution of Mammalian Adipose Tissue<br>Caroline M. Pond</p><p>Chapter 9: Dietary determinants of fat mass and body composition<br>María A. Zulet, María J. Moreno-Aliaga, J. Alfredo Martínez</p><p>Chapter 10: The genetic determinants of common obesity-susceptibility <br>Ruth J.F. Loos</p><p>Chapter 11: Early Origins of Obesity and Developmental Regulation of Adiposity<br>Shalini Ojha, Helen Budge</p>