TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 27, Issue 3 (March 2003)
Commentary
Ethnic-specific cutpoints for obesity vs country-specific guidelines for action FREE
J Stevens
Int J Obes 27: 287-288; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802255
Review
Endogenous cannabinoid system as a modulator of food intake FREE
D Cota, G Marsicano, B Lutz, V Vicennati, G K Stalla, R Pasquali and U Pagotto
Int J Obes 27: 289-301; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802250
Papers
Adipose tissue cellularity and apoptosis after intracerebroventricular injections of leptin and 21 days of recovery in rats FREE
P S Gullicksen, D B Hausman, R G Dean, D L Hartzell and C A Baile
Int J Obes 27: 302-312; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802205
Entry of exendin-4 into brain is rapid but may be limited at high doses FREE
A J Kastin and V Akerstrom
Int J Obes 27: 313-318; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802206
Inhibitory effect of the pancreatic lipase C-terminal domain on intestinal lipolysis in rats fed a high-fat diet: chronic study FREE
C Sebban-Kreuzer, L Ayvazian, C Juhel, J-P Salles, C Chapus and B Kerfelec
Int J Obes 27: 319-325; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802245
Strength training for obesity prevention in midlife women FREE
K H Schmitz, M D Jensen, K C Kugler, R W Jeffery and A S Leon
Int J Obes 27: 326-333; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802198
Genotype-by-smoking interaction for leptin levels in the Metabolic Risk Complications of Obesity Genes project FREE
L J Martin, A H Kissebah, G E Sonnenberg, J Blangero and A G Comuzzie
Int J Obes 27: 334-340; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802232
Which method should be used to determine the obesity, in patients with coronary artery disease? (body mass index, waist circumference or waist–hip ratio) FREE
K Sönmez, M Akçakoyun, A Akçay, D Demir, N E Duran, M Gençbay, M Degertekin and F Turan
Int J Obes 27: 341-346; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802238
Relation of waist circumference and glycemic status to C-reactive protein in the Sandy Lake Oji-Cree FREE
P W Connelly, A J Hanley, S B Harris, R A Hegele and B Zinman
Int J Obes 27: 347-354; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802239
Acute-phase response and immunological markers in morbid obese patients and patients following adjustable gastric banding FREE
U Hanusch-Enserer, E Cauza, M Spak, A Dunky, H R Rosen, H Wolf, R Prager and M M Eibl
Int J Obes 27: 355-361; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802240
Relation of parental history of coronary heart disease to obesity in young adults FREE
I Grotto, M Huerta, J D Kark, O Shpilberg and J Meyerovitch
Int J Obes 27: 362-368; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802242
The impact of weight change on cardiovascular disease risk factors in young black and white adults: the CARDIA study FREE
J E Norman, D Bild, C E Lewis, K Liu and D Smith West
Int J Obes 27: 369-376; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802243
Study on Lifestyle Intervention and Impaired Glucose Tolerance Maastricht (SLIM): preliminary results after one year FREE
M Mensink, E J M Feskens, W H M Saris, T W A de Bruin and E E Blaak
Int J Obes 27: 377-384; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802249
A novel nonsense mutation in the melanocortin-4 receptor associated with obesity in a Spanish population FREE
A Marti, M S Corbalán, L Forga, J A Martinez, A Hinney and J Hebebrand
Int J Obes 27: 385-388; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802244
Interactions among the 
2- and 3- adrenergic receptor genes and total body fat and abdominal fat level in the HERITAGE Family Study FREE
O Ukkola, T Rankinen, T Rice, J Gagnon, A S Leon, J S Skinner, J H Wilmore, D C Rao and C Bouchard
Int J Obes 27: 389-393; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802248
Social factors and obesity: an investigation of the role of health behaviours FREE
K Ball, G D Mishra and D Crawford
Int J Obes 27: 394-403; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802237
Prevalence of binge-eating disorder in obese children and adolescents seeking weight-loss treatment FREE
V Decaluwé and C Braet
Int J Obes 27: 404-409; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802233
Body composition of 4- and 5-year-old New Zealand girls: a DXA study of initial adiposity and subsequent 4-year fat change FREE
A Goulding, R W Taylor, I E Jones, N J Lewis-Barned and S M Williams
Int J Obes 27: 410-415; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802236
