TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 28, Issue 10 (October 2004)
Pediatric Highlights
New insights into the field of children and adolescents' obesity: the European perspective FREE
C-E Flodmark, I Lissau, L A Moreno, A Pietrobelli and K Widhalm
Int J Obes 28: 1189-1196; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802787
Reduced antioxidant status in obese children with multimetabolic syndrome FREE
D Molnár, T Decsi and B Koletzko
Int J Obes 28: 1197-1202; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802719
Pattern of long-term fat intake and BMI during childhood and adolescence—results of the DONALD Study FREE
U Alexy, W Sichert-Hellert, M Kersting and V Schultze-Pawlitschko
Int J Obes 28: 1203-1209; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802708
Snack food intake does not predict weight change among children and adolescents FREE
A E Field, S B Austin, M W Gillman, B Rosner, H R Rockett and G A Colditz
Int J Obes 28: 1210-1216; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802762
High prevalence of insulin resistance in postpubertal Asian Indian children is associated with adverse truncal body fat patterning, abdominal adiposity and excess body fat FREE
A Misra, N K Vikram, S Arya, R M Pandey, V Dhingra, A Chatterjee, M Dwivedi, R Sharma, K Luthra, R Guleria and K K Talwar
Int J Obes 28: 1217-1226; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802704
Relationships between physical activity and plasma leptin levels in healthy children: the Fleurbaix–Laventie Ville Santé II Study FREE
M Romon, L Lafay, J L Bresson, J-M Oppert, J-M Borys, A Kettaneh and M-A Charles
Int J Obes 28: 1227-1232; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802725
Body mass index and parent-reported self-esteem in elementary school children: evidence for a causal relationship FREE
K Hesketh, M Wake and E Waters
Int J Obes 28: 1233-1237; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802624
Relationships between media use, body fatness and physical activity in children and youth: a meta-analysis FREE
S J Marshall, S J H Biddle, T Gorely, N Cameron and I Murdey
Int J Obes 28: 1238-1246; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802706
Review
Breast-feeding and childhood obesity—a systematic review FREE
S Arenz, R Rückerl, B Koletzko and R von Kries
Int J Obes 28: 1247-1256; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802758
Papers
Hepatic steatosis in obese Chinese children FREE
D F Y Chan, A M Li, W C W Chu, M H M Chan, E M C Wong, E K H Liu, I H S Chan, J Yin, C W K Lam, T F Fok and E A S Nelson
Int J Obes 28: 1257-1263; advance online publication, July 27, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802734
Chronic central administration of ghrelin reverses the effects of leptin FREE
M-S Kim, C Namkoong, H-S Kim, P-G Jang, Y-M Kim Pak, H Katakami, J-Y Park and K-U Lee
Int J Obes 28: 1264-1271; advance online publication, July 27, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802647
A common polymorphism in the interleukin-6 gene promoter is associated with overweight FREE
I Wernstedt, A-L Eriksson, A Berndtsson, J Hoffstedt, S Skrtic, T Hedner, L M Hultén, O Wiklund, C Ohlsson and J-O Jansson
Int J Obes 28: 1272-1279; advance online publication, August 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802763
Effects of weight loss on PLTP activity and HDL particle size FREE
S Kaser, M Laimer, A Sandhofer, K Salzmann, C F Ebenbichler and J R Patsch
Int J Obes 28: 1280-1282; advance online publication, August 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802764
Effect of normal-fat diets, either medium or high in protein, on body weight in overweight subjects: a randomised 1-year trial FREE
A Due, S Toubro, A R Skov and A Astrup
Int J Obes 28: 1283-1290; advance online publication, August 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802767
Effect of carbohydrate overfeeding on whole body macronutrient metabolism and expression of lipogenic enzymes in adipose tissue of lean and overweight humans FREE
K Minehira, N Vega, H Vidal, K Acheson and L Tappy
Int J Obes 28: 1291-1298; advance online publication, August 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802760
Recognition and management of overweight and obesity in primary care in Germany FREE
P Bramlage, H-U Wittchen, D Pittrow, W Kirch, P Krause, H Lehnert, T Unger, M Höfler, B Küpper, S Dahm, S Böhler and A M Sharma
Int J Obes 28: 1299-1308; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802752
Time trends (1993–1997) and seasonal variation in body mass index and waist circumference in the Netherlands FREE
T L S Visscher and J C Seidell
Int J Obes 28: 1309-1316; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802761
Body composition in the SOS (Swedish Obese Subjects) reference study FREE
I Larsson, H Bertéus Forslund, A K Lindroos, L Lissner, I Näslund, M Peltonen and L Sjöström
Int J Obes 28: 1317-1324; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802732
Waist-to-hip ratio is a better screening measure for cardiovascular risk factors than other anthropometric indicators in Tehranian adult men FREE
A Esmaillzadeh, P Mirmiran and F Azizi
Int J Obes 28: 1325-1332; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802757
The influence of the stigma of obesity on overweight individuals FREE
S S Wang, K D Brownell and T A Wadden
Int J Obes 28: 1333-1337; advance online publication, July 27, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802730
Night eating and weight change in middle-aged men and women FREE
G S Andersen, A J Stunkard, T I A Sørensen, L Petersen and B L Heitmann
Int J Obes 28: 1338-1343; advance online publication, July 27, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802731
Short Communications
Obesity, leptin resistance, and the effects of insulin reduction FREE
R H Lustig, S Sen, J E Soberman and P A Velasquez-Mieyer
Int J Obes 28: 1344-1348; advance online publication, August 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802753
Weight loss without losing muscle mass in pre-obese and obese subjects induced by a high-soy-protein diet FREE
P Deibert, D König, A Schmidt-Trucksaess, K S Zaenker, I Frey, U Landmann and A Berg
Int J Obes 28: 1349-1352; advance online publication, August 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802765
Letters
Regarding the cardiovascular effects of an herbal ephedra–caffeine weight loss product FREE
E S Rawson and A M Persky
Int J Obes 28: 1353-1354; advance online publication, March 30, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802630
