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May 2002, Volume 26, Number 5

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Editorial
The herbal ephedra and caffeine debate continues FREE
R L Atkinson, MD Editor
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Guest Editorial
Herbal simulation of ephedrine and caffeine in treatment of obesity FREE
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 590
Papers
Herbal ephedra/caffeine for weight loss: a 6-month randomized safety and efficacy trial FREE
C N Boozer, P A Daly, P Homel, J L Solomon, D Blanchard, J A Nasser, R Strauss & T Meredith
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 593
Elevated hypothalamic beacon gene expression in Psammomys obesus prone to develop obesity and type 2 diabetes FREE
K Walder, E Ziv, R Kalman, K Whitecross, E Shafrir, P Zimmet & G R Collier
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 605
The hormonal responses of lipoprotein lipase activity and lipolysis in adipose tissue differ depending on the stage of the estrous cycle in female rats FREE
M Yamaguchi, S Katoh, C Morimoto, K Sakayama, T Shiosaka, H Masuno & H Okuda
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 610
Effect of oral oleoyl-estrone treatment on plasma lipoproteins and tissue lipase activities of Zucker lean and obese female rats FREE
M Blay, J Peinado-Onsurbe, M M Grasa, M Díaz-Silva, J A Fernandez-López, X Remesar & M Alemany
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 618
bold beta-Adrenoceptor density and adenylyl cyclase activity in obese rabbit hearts FREE
J F Carroll, C K Kyser & M M Martin
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 627
Association between obesity and a polymorphism in the bold beta1-adrenoceptor gene (Gly389Arg ADRB1) in Caucasian women FREE
I J Dionne, M J Garant, A A Nolan, T I Pollin, D G Lewis, A R Shuldiner & E T Poehlman
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 633
A meta-analytic investigation of linkage and association of common leptin receptor (LEPR) polymorphisms with body mass index and waist circumference FREE
M Heo, R L Leibel, K R Fontaine, B B Boyer, W K Chung, M Koulu, M K Karvonen, U Pesonen, A Rissanen, M Laakso, M I J Uusitupa, Y Chagnon, C Bouchard, P A Donohoue, T L Burns, A R Shuldiner, K Silver, R E Andersen, O Pedersen, S Echwald, T I A Sørensen, P Behn, M A Permutt, K B Jacobs, R C Elston, D J Hoffman, E Gropp & D B Allison
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 640
Low frequency of melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) mutations in a Mediterranean population with early-onset obesity FREE
E Miraglia del Giudice, G Cirillo, V Nigro, N Santoro, L D'Urso, P Raimondo, D Cozzolino, D Scafato & L Perrone
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 647
TNFalpha expression of subcutaneous adipose tissue in obese and morbid obese females: relationship to adipocyte LPL activity and leptin synthesis FREE
M Bulló, P García-Lorda, J Peinado-Onsurbe, M Hernández, D Del Castillo, J M Argilés & J Salas-Salvadó
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 652
Markers of chronic inflammation and obesity: a prospective study on the reversibility of this association in middle-aged women undergoing weight loss by surgical intervention FREE
M Laimer, C F Ebenbichler, S Kaser, A Sandhofer, H Weiss, H Nehoda, F Aigner & J R Patsch
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 659
Body fat distribution and flow-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation in older men FREE
L J O Joseph, A S Ryan, J Sorkin, C Mangano, D C Brendle, M C Corretti, A W Gardner & L I Katzel
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 663
Total physical activity in relation to age, body mass, health and other factors in a cohort of Swedish men FREE
A Norman, R Bellocco, F Vaida & A Wolk
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 670
Effects of walking or resistance training on weight loss maintenance in obese, middle-aged men: a randomized trial FREE
P Borg, K Kukkonen-Harjula, M Fogelholm & M Pasanen
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 676
Segmental bioelectrical impedance analysis in children aged 8-12 y: 1. The assessment of whole-body composition FREE
N J Fuller, M S Fewtrell, O Dewit, M Elia & J C K Wells
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 684
Segmental bioelectrical impedance analysis in children aged 8-12 y: 2. The assessment of regional body composition and muscle mass FREE
N J Fuller, M S Fewtrell, O Dewit, M Elia & J C K Wells
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 692
Pubertal alterations in growth and body composition. VI. Pubertal insulin resistance: relation to adiposity, body fat distribution and hormone release FREE
J N Roemmich, P A Clark, M Lusk, A Friel, A Weltman, L H Epstein & A D Rogol
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 701
Reduced risk for overweight and obesity in 5- and 6-y-old children by duration of sleep¾a cross-sectional study FREE
R von Kries, A M Toschke, H Wurmser, T Sauerwald & B Koletzko
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 710
Parent-reported health status of overweight and obese Australian primary school children: a cross-sectional population survey FREE
M Wake, L Salmon, E Waters, M Wright & K Hesketh
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 717
Body mass index is a good predictor of hypertension and hyperlipidemia in a rural Japanese population FREE
T Kawada
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Sequence analysis of the pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) gene in obese/diabetic Japanese FREE
Y Ohshiro, K Ueda, H Wakasaki, M Kosaka, M Nishi, H Sasaki, N Takasu & K Nanjo
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 730
Short Communications
Trends in overweight and obesity in middle-aged subjects from southwestern France, 1985-1997 FREE
P Marques-Vidal, J-B Ruidavets, J-P Cambou & J Ferrières
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A new polymorphic site located in the human UCP1 gene controls the in vitro binding of CREB-like factor FREE
S Rousset, M del Mar Gonzalez-Barroso, C Gelly, C Pecqueur, F Bouillaud, D Ricquier & A-M Cassard-Doulcier
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 735
Patient expectations of obesity treatment¾the experience from a day-care unit FREE
Y Linné, E Hemmingsson, B Adolfsson, J Ramsten & S Rössner
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 739
Activities of overt and latent diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGATs I and II) in liver microsomes of ob/ob mice FREE
I J Waterman & V A Zammit
Abstract  |  Full text  |  PDF 742
May 2002, Volume 26, Number 5
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