Welcome to International Journal of Obesity
International Journal of Obesity provides a international, multi-disciplinary forum for the study of obesity. The journal publishes basic, clinical and applied studies and also features a quarterly pediatric highlight.
Free online issue
Volume 32, No 5
May 2008
ISSN: 0307-0565
EISSN: 1476-5497
2006 impact factor 4.055*
4/55 Nutrition & Dietetics
21/93 Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editors:
R L Atkinson
I Macdonald
* Journal Citation Reports, Thomson 2007
FEATURED ARTICLES
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Sleep duration, sleep disturbance, stress, obesityORIGINAL ARTICLE
Adiponectin, inflammation and metabolic riskORIGINAL ARTICLE
Obesity candidate genes, linkage and transcriptomicsORIGINAL ARTICLE
Past weight and mortality FREENEWS
Could a virus contribute to weight gain? More than one human adenovirus is linked to obesity in animal models. Read this review concerning the connection between infectious pathogens and obesitythis article is FREE.
European Congress on Obesity 2008. Attend this important congress from 14-17 May in Geneva, Switzerland. Visit the ECO Congress website for more information.
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Research and Reviews
Latest research highlights and reviews from the NPG family of journals
- Lazarus's Gate: Challenges and Potential of Epigenetic Reprogramming of Somatic Cells Source: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Science and society: Heavy ion carcinogenesis and human space exploration Source: Nature Reviews Cancer
- PML targeting eradicates quiescent leukaemia-initiating cells Source: Nature
