TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 28, Issue 1 (January 2004)
Editor's Note
Editor's Note FREE
R L Atkinson and I MacDonald
Int J Obes 28: 1; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802556
Paediatric obesity: what do we know and are we doing the right thing? FREE
A Pietrobelli and K S Steinbeck
Int J Obes 28: 2-3; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802557
Pediatric Focus
Extent of overweight among US children and adolescents from 1971 to 2000 FREE
D Jolliffe
Int J Obes 28: 4-9; advance online publication, December 2, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802421
Inter-relationships among childhood BMI, childhood height, and adult obesity: the Bogalusa Heart Study FREE
D S Freedman, L K Khan, M K Serdula, W H Dietz, S R Srinivasan and G S Berenson
Int J Obes 28: 10-16; advance online publication, December 2, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802544
Ethnic differences in the relationship between fasting leptin and BMI in children FREE
S E Moore, A Falorni, V Bini, A J C Fulford, M A O'Connell and A M Prentice
Int J Obes 28: 17-21; advance online publication, December 2, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802484
Correlation between BMI, leisure habits and motor abilities in childhood (CHILT-Project) FREE
C Graf, B Koch, E Kretschmann-Kandel, G Falkowski, H Christ, S Coburger, W Lehmacher, B Bjarnason-Wehrens, P Platen, W Tokarski, H G Predel and S Dordel
Int J Obes 28: 22-26; advance online publication, December 2, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802428
Effect of physical activity on autonomic nervous system function in lean and obese children FREE
N Nagai and T Moritani
Int J Obes 28: 27-33; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802470
Debate
Obesity is a chronic, relapsing neurochemical disease FREE
G A Bray
Int J Obes 28: 34-38; advance online publication, October 7, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802479
Papers
Twin study of genetic and environmental influences on adult body size, shape, and composition FREE
K Schousboe, P M Visscher, B Erbas, K O Kyvik, J L Hopper, J E Henriksen, B L Heitmann and T I A Sørensen
Int J Obes 28: 39-48; advance online publication, November 11, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802524
Correlates of obesity in postmenopausal women with breast cancer: comparison of genetic, demographic, disease-related, life history and dietary factors FREE
L Wasserman, S W Flatt, L Natarajan, G Laughlin, M Matusalem, S Faerber, C L Rock, E Barrett-Connor and J P Pierce
Int J Obes 28: 49-56; advance online publication, October 14, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802481
High protein intake sustains weight maintenance after body weight loss in humans FREE
M S Westerterp-Plantenga, M P G M Lejeune, I Nijs, M van Ooijen and E M R Kovacs
Int J Obes 28: 57-64; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802461
Weight cycling and cardiovascular risk factors in obesity FREE
S Graci, G Izzo, S Savino, L Cattani, G Lezzi, M E Berselli, F Balzola, A Liuzzi and M L Petroni
Int J Obes 28: 65-71; advance online publication, November 25, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802537
Effect of organ and tissue masses on resting energy expenditure in underweight, normal weight and obese adults FREE
A Bosy-Westphal, U Reinecke, T Schlörke, K Illner, D Kutzner, M Heller and M J Müller
Int J Obes 28: 72-79; advance online publication, November 25, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802526
Within- and between-laboratory precision in the measurement of body volume using air displacement plethysmography and its effect on body composition assessment FREE
A L Collins, S Saunders, H D McCarthy, J E Williams and N J Fuller
Int J Obes 28: 80-90; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802466
Influence of gender, age and BMI on lower limb muscular power output in a large population of obese men and women FREE
A Sartorio, M Proietti, P G Marinone, F Agosti, F Adorni and C L Lafortuna
Int J Obes 28: 91-98; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802433
Physical activity in relation to development and maintenance of obesity in men with and without juvenile onset obesity FREE
H Bak, L Petersen and T I A Sørensen
Int J Obes 28: 99-104; advance online publication, November 11, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802525
Longitudinal study of the long-term relation between physical activity and obesity in adults FREE
L Petersen, P Schnohr and T I A Sørensen
Int J Obes 28: 105-112; advance online publication, November 25, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802548
Controlled outcome evaluation of the First Step Program: a daily physical activity intervention for individuals with type II diabetes FREE
C Tudor-Locke, R C Bell, A M Myers, S B Harris, N A Ecclestone, N Lauzon and N W Rodger
Int J Obes 28: 113-119; advance online publication, October 21, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802485
Vigorous exercise and the population distribution of body weight FREE
P T Williams
Int J Obes 28: 120-128; advance online publication, October 21, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802480
Modulation of susceptibility to weight gain and insulin resistance in low birthweight rats by treatment of their mothers with leptin during pregnancy and lactation FREE
C Stocker, J O'Dowd, N M Morton, E Wargent, M V Sennitt, D Hislop, S Glund, J R Seckl, J R S Arch and M A Cawthorne
Int J Obes 28: 129-136; advance online publication, October 14, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802476
Relationship between ambulation and obesity in older persons with and without low back pain FREE
K Yamakawa, C K Tsai, A J Haig, J A Miner and M J Harris
Int J Obes 28: 137-143; advance online publication, October 7, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802478
Effects of manipulated palatability on appetite depend on restraint and disinhibition scores from the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire FREE
M R Yeomans, H M Tovey, E M Tinley and C J Haynes
Int J Obes 28: 144-151; advance online publication, October 21, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802483
Overweight Japanese with body mass indexes of 23.0–24.9 have higher risks for obesity-associated disorders: a comparison of Japanese and Mongolians FREE
K Shiwaku, E Anuurad, B Enkhmaa, A Nogi, K Kitajima, K Shimono, Y Yamane and T Oyunsuren
Int J Obes 28: 152-158; advance online publication, October 14, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802486
The relation of obesity throughout life to carotid intima-media thickness in adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study FREE
D S Freedman, W H Dietz, R Tang, G A Mensah, M G Bond, E M Urbina, S Srinivasan and G S Berenson
Int J Obes 28: 159-166; advance online publication, October 28, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802515
Insulin resistance and ferritin as major determinants of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in apparently healthy obese patients FREE
T-J Hsiao, J-C Chen and J-D Wang
Int J Obes 28: 167-172; advance online publication, November 11, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802519
Short Communications
Blunted fasting-induced decreases in plasma and CSF leptin concentrations in obese rats: the role of increased leptin secretion FREE
R M O'Doherty and L Nguyen
Int J Obes 28: 173-175; advance online publication, October 21, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802477
Expression of the thermogenic nuclear hormone receptor coactivator PGC-1
is reduced in the adipose tissue of morbidly obese subjects FREE
R K Semple, V C Crowley, C P Sewter, M Laudes, C Christodoulides, R V Considine, A Vidal-Puig and S O'Rahilly
Int J Obes 28: 176-179; advance online publication, October 7, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802482
The effect of a rapid weight loss on lipid profile and glycemic control in obese type 2 diabetic patients FREE
H Harder, B Dinesen and A Astrup
Int J Obes 28: 180-182; advance online publication, November 11, 2003; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802529
