TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 27, Issue 4 (April 2003)
Review
Acupuncture for the treatment of obesity: a review of the evidence FREE
J M Lacey, A M Tershakovec and G D Foster
Int J Obes 27: 419-427; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802254
Papers
Zucker obese rats store less acyl-estrone than lean controls FREE
R M Massanés, M M Grasa, J López-Martí, M Díaz-Silva, J A Fernández-López, X Remesar and M Alemany
Int J Obes 27: 428-432; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802264
Uncoupling proteins-2 and 3 influence obesity and inflammation in transgenic mice FREE
T L Horvath, S Diano, S Miyamoto, S Barry, S Gatti, D Alberati, F Livak, A Lombardi, M Moreno, F Goglia, G Mor, J Hamilton, D Kachinskas, B Horwitz and C H Warden
Int J Obes 27: 433-442; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802257
The metabolic syndrome is associated with elevated circulating C-reactive protein in healthy reference range, a systemic low-grade inflammatory state FREE
K Tamakoshi, H Yatsuya, T Kondo, Y Hori, M Ishikawa, H Zhang, C Murata, R Otsuka, S Zhu and H Toyoshima
Int J Obes 27: 443-449; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802260
No effect of physiological concentrations of glucagon-like peptide-2 on appetite and energy intake in normal weight subjects FREE
L B Sørensen, A Flint, A Raben, B Hartmann, J J Holst and A Astrup
Int J Obes 27: 450-456; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802247
Leptin does not respond to 48 h fat deposition or mobilization in women FREE
P R Murgatroyd, G Frühbeck, G R Goldberg, S A Jebb, F E Leahy, M S Moore and A M Prentice
Int J Obes 27: 457-462; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802252
Restored insulin inhibition on insulin secretion in nondiabetic severely obese patients after weight loss induced by bariatric surgery FREE
J A Pereira, B M Claro, J C Pareja, E A Chaim, B D Astiarraga, M J A Saad and E Muscelli
Int J Obes 27: 463-468; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802269
Religion and body weight FREE
K H Kim, J Sobal and E Wethington
Int J Obes 27: 469-477; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802220
Association between weight fluctuation and fasting insulin concentration in Japanese men FREE
H Yatsuya, K Tamakoshi, T Yoshida, Y Hori, H Zhang, M Ishikawa, S Zhu, T Kondo and H Toyoshima
Int J Obes 27: 478-483; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802221
Further evidence for the association between obesity-related traits and the apolipoprotein A-IV gene FREE
M Fiegenbaum and M H Hutz
Int J Obes 27: 484-490; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802256
Evidence for joint action of genes on diabetes status and CVD risk factors in American Indians: the Strong Heart Family Study FREE
K E North, J T Williams, T K Welty, L G Best, E T Lee, R R Fabsitz, B V Howard and J W MacCluer
Int J Obes 27: 491-497; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802261
Rates of weight change for black and white Americans over a twenty year period FREE
T J Sheehan, S DuBrava, L M DeChello and Z Fang
Int J Obes 27: 498-504; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802263
Predicting obesity in early adulthood from childhood and parental obesity FREE
A M Magarey, L A Daniels, T J Boulton and R A Cockington
Int J Obes 27: 505-513; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802251
Prospective association between obesity and depression: evidence from the Alameda County Study FREE
R E Roberts, S Deleger, W J Strawbridge and G A Kaplan
Int J Obes 27: 514-521; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802204
Chromium picolinate for reducing body weight: Meta-analysis of randomized trials FREE
M H Pittler, C Stevinson and E Ernst
Int J Obes 27: 522-529; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802262
Short Communications
Chronic CNS administration of Agouti-related protein (Agrp) reduces energy expenditure FREE
C J Small, Y L Liu, S A Stanley, I P Connoley, A Kennedy, M J Stock and S R Bloom
Int J Obes 27: 530-533; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802253
