TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 28, Issue 4 (April 2004)
Eulogy
A tribute to Gilbert B Forbes FREE
A Pietrobelli and M S Faith
Int J Obes 28: 461; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802599
Pediatric Highlights
An autosomal genome scan for loci influencing longitudinal burden of body mass index from childhood to young adulthood in white sibships: The Bogalusa Heart Study FREE
W Chen, S Li, N R Cook, B A Rosner, S R Srinivasan, E Boerwinkle and G S Berenson
Int J Obes 28: 462-469; advance online publication, March 2, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802610
Plasma leptin is associated with insulin resistance independent of age, body mass index, fat mass, lipids, and pubertal development in nondiabetic adolescents FREE
K-C Huang, R C Y Lin, N Kormas, L-T Lee, C-Y Chen, T P Gill and I D Caterson
Int J Obes 28: 470-475; advance online publication, March 2, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802531
Predictors of children's body mass index: a longitudinal study of diet and growth in children aged 2–8 y FREE
J D Skinner, W Bounds, B R Carruth, M Morris and P Ziegler
Int J Obes 28: 476-482; advance online publication, March 2, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802405
School-based obesity prevention in Chilean primary school children: methodology and evaluation of a controlled study FREE
J Kain, R Uauy, Albala, F Vio, R Cerda and B Leyton
Int J Obes 28: 483-493; advance online publication, March 2, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802611
Rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity in elementary school children FREE
M Yoshinaga, A Shimago, C Koriyama, Y Nomura, K Miyata, J Hashiguchi and K Arima
Int J Obes 28: 494-499; advance online publication, March 2, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802608
Review
Uncoupling proteins: gender dependence and their relation to body weight control FREE
A M Rodríguez and A Palou
Int J Obes 28: 500-502; advance online publication, February 3, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802588
Papers
Predictors of body size in the first 2 y of life: a high-risk study of human obesity FREE
A J Stunkard, R I Berkowitz, D Schoeller, G Maislin and V A Stallings
Int J Obes 28: 503-513; advance online publication, February 3, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802517
Massive obesity in adolescents: dietary interventions and behaviours associated with weight regain at 2 y follow-up FREE
M F Rolland-Cachera, H Thibault, J C Souberbielle, D Soulié, P Carbonel, M Deheeger, D Roinsol, E Longueville, F Bellisle and P Serog
Int J Obes 28: 514-519; advance online publication, February 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802605
Chart analysis of body composition change among pre- and postadolescent Japanese subjects assessed by underwater weighing method FREE
K Hattori, Y Tahara, K Moji, K Aoyagi and T Furusawa
Int J Obes 28: 520-524; advance online publication, February 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802593
Excess gains in weight and waist circumference associated with childbearing: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study (CARDIA) FREE
E P Gunderson, M A Murtaugh, C E Lewis, C P Quesenberry, D S West and S Sidney
Int J Obes 28: 525-535; advance online publication, February 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802551
Factors associated with women's and children's body mass indices by income status FREE
B H Lin, C L Huang and S A French
Int J Obes 28: 536-542; advance online publication, February 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802604
Higher income is more strongly associated with obesity than with obesity-related metabolic disorders in Jamaican adults FREE
M A Mendez, R S Cooper, A Luke, R Wilks, F Bennett and T Forrester
Int J Obes 28: 543-550; advance online publication, February 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802584
A prospective study of body size and colon cancer mortality in Japan: The JACC Study FREE
K Tamakoshi, K Wakai, M Kojima, Y Watanabe, N Hayakawa, H Toyoshima, H Yatsuya, T Kondo, S Tokudome, S Hashimoto, K Suzuki, Y Ito and A Tamakoshi for the JACC Study Group
Int J Obes 28: 551-558; advance online publication, February 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802603
BMI and waist circumference as predictors of lifetime colon cancer risk in Framingham Study adults FREE
L L Moore, M L Bradlee, M R Singer, G L Splansky, M H Proctor, R C Ellison and B E Kreger
Int J Obes 28: 559-567; advance online publication, February 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802606
The association between thinness and socio-economic disadvantage, health indicators, and adverse health behaviour: a study of 28 000 Finnish men and women FREE
S Sarlio-Lähteenkorva, K Silventoinen, P Jousilahti, G Hu and J Tuomilehto
Int J Obes 28: 568-573; advance online publication, February 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802596
Obesity, body fat distribution and incidence of sick leave in the Belgian workforce: the Belstress study FREE
M Moreau, F Valente, R Mak, E Pelfrene, P de Smet, G De Backer and M Kornitzer
Int J Obes 28: 574-582; advance online publication, February 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802600
A longitudinal study of food intake patterns and obesity in adult Danish men and women FREE
P Togo, M Osler, T I A Sørensen and B L Heitmann
Int J Obes 28: 583-593; advance online publication, February 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802598
Body fat distribution and risk of diabetes among Chinese women FREE
A D Rosenthal, F Jin, X-O Shu, G Yang, T A Elasy, W-H Chow, B-T Ji, H-X Xu, Q Li, Y-T Gao and W Zheng
Int J Obes 28: 594-599; advance online publication, February 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802597
Health-related quality of life in a randomised placebo-controlled trial of sibutramine in obese patients with type II diabetes FREE
J K Kaukua, T A Pekkarinen and A M Rissanen
Int J Obes 28: 600-605; advance online publication, February 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802591
Negative mood-induced overeating in obese binge eaters: an experimental study FREE
J L Chua, S Touyz and A J Hill
Int J Obes 28: 606-610; advance online publication, February 17, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802595
Similarity of cutaneous reactive hyperemia in the forearm of women with and without hyperinsulinemia FREE
A-J Seywert, S Kubli, V Giusti, F Feihl, B Waeber and L Tappy
Int J Obes 28: 611-615; advance online publication, February 3, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802587
TNF
release by the nonfat cells of human adipose tissue FREE
J N Fain, S W Bahouth and A K Madan
Int J Obes 28: 616-622; advance online publication, February 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802594
Expression of estrogen receptors in the coronary arteries of young and premenopausal women in relation to central obesity FREE
M-L Kortelainen and P Huttunen
Int J Obes 28: 623-627; advance online publication, February 3, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802522
A potent and selective NPY Y5 antagonist reduces food intake but not through blockade of the NPY Y5 receptor FREE
O Della-Zuana, L Revereault, A Beck-Sickinger, A Monge, D-H Caignard, J-L Fauchère, J-M Henlin, V Audinot, J A Boutin, S Chamorro, M Félétou and N Levens
Int J Obes 28: 628-639; advance online publication, February 3, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802435
CB1 cannabinoid receptor knockout in mice leads to leanness, resistance to diet-induced obesity and enhanced leptin sensitivity FREE
C Ravinet Trillou, C Delgorge, C Menet, M Arnone and P Soubrié
Int J Obes 28: 640-648; advance online publication, February 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802583
