TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 29, Issue 5 (May 2005)
Papers
Association of adipose tissue deposition and beta-2 adrenergic receptor variants: the IRAS family study
L A Lange, J M Norris, C D Langefeld, B J Nicklas, L E Wagenknecht, M F Saad and D W Bowden
Int J Obes 29: 449-457; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802883
1-Adrenoceptor gene polymorphism predicts long-term changes in body weight
Y Linné, I Dahlman and J Hoffstedt
Int J Obes 29: 458-462; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802892
Potential early-life predictors of dietary behaviour in adulthood: a retrospective study
J M Brunstrom, G L Mitchell and T S Baguley
Int J Obes 29: 463-474; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802890
Family and early life factors associated with changes in overweight status between ages 5 and 14 years: findings from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and its outcomes
A A Mamun, D A Lawlor, M J O'Callaghan, G M Williams and J M Najman
Int J Obes 29: 475-482; advance online publication, March 8, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802922
Indices of whole-body and central adiposity for evaluating the metabolic load of obesity
J C K Wells and C G Victora
Int J Obes 29: 483-489; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802899
The relation between drinking pattern and body mass index and waist and hip circumference
J S Tolstrup, B L Heitmann, A M Tjønneland, O K Overvad, T I A Sørensen and M N Grønbæk
Int J Obes 29: 490-497; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802874
Effect of pronounced weight loss on the nontraditional cardiovascular risk marker matrix metalloproteinase-9 in middle-aged morbidly obese women
M Laimer, S Kaser, M Kranebitter, A Sandhofer, G Mühlmann, H Schwelberger, H Weiss, J R Patsch and C F Ebenbichler
Int J Obes 29: 498-501; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802897
Long-period accelerometer monitoring shows the role of physical activity in overweight and obesity
M Yoshioka, M Ayabe, T Yahiro, H Higuchi, Y Higaki, J St-Amand, H Miyazaki, Y Yoshitake, M Shindo and H Tanaka
Int J Obes 29: 502-508; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802891
Influence of Sibutramine on blood pressure: evidence from placebo-controlled trials
J Jordan, J Scholze, B Matiba, A Wirth, H Hauner and A M Sharma
Int J Obes 29: 509-516; advance online publication, February 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802887
Orlistat in responding obese type 2 diabetic patients: meta-analysis findings and cost-effectiveness as rationales for reimbursement in Sweden and Switzerland
J Ruof, A Golay, C Berne, C Collin, J Lentz and A Maetzel
Int J Obes 29: 517-523; advance online publication, March 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802925
Effects of physical activity intensity, frequency, and activity type on 10-y weight change in middle-aged men and women
A J Littman, A R Kristal and E White
Int J Obes 29: 524-533; advance online publication, January 11, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802886
Short-term oral oleoyl-estrone treatment increases plasma cholesterol turnover in the rat
C Cabot, A Salas, R Ferrer-Lorente, P Savall, X Remesar, J A Fernández-López, M Esteve and M Alemany
Int J Obes 29: 534-539; advance online publication, January 18, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802898
Short Communications
The Lewis blood group—a new genetic marker of obesity
H O Hein, P Suadicani and F Gyntelberg The Copenhagen Male Study
Int J Obes 29: 540-542; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802923
