TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 30, Issue 3 (March 2006)
Reviews
The definition of weight maintenance
J Stevens, K P Truesdale, J E McClain and J Cai
Int J Obes 30: 391-399; advance online publication, November 22, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803175
Biomarkers and potential mechanisms of obesity-induced oxidant stress in humans
H K Vincent and A G Taylor
Int J Obes 30: 400-418; advance online publication, November 22, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803177
Original Articles
Effects of the biliopancreatic diversion on energy balance in the rat
E Nadreau, E-D Baraboi, P Samson, A Blouin, F-S Hould, P Marceau, S Biron and D Richard
Int J Obes 30: 419-429; advance online publication, November 22, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803166
Abnormalities of the somatotrophic axis in the obese agouti mouse
N M Martin, P A Houston, M Patterson, A Sajedi, D F Carmignac, M A Ghatei, S R Bloom and C J Small
Int J Obes 30: 430-438; advance online publication, September 20, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803076
Relationships among acylation stimulating protein, adiponectin and complement C3 in lean vs obese type 2 diabetes
Y Yang, H L Lu, J Zhang, H Y Yu, H W Wang, M X Zhang and K Cianflone
Int J Obes 30: 439-446; advance online publication, November 22, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803173
ALOX5AP expression, but not gene haplotypes, is associated with obesity and insulin resistance
M Kaaman, M Rydén, T Axelsson, E Nordström, A Sicard, A Bouloumié, D Langin, P Arner and I Dahlman
Int J Obes 30: 447-452; advance online publication, November 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803147
Common neuropeptide Y2 receptor gene variant is protective against obesity among Swedish men
C Lavebratt, A Alpman, B Persson, P Arner and J Hoffstedt
Int J Obes 30: 453-459; advance online publication, December 6, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803188
Short-term changes in inflammatory response protein (hsCRP) do not parallel with changes in coronary vasoreactivity in obese men
J Sundell, H Laine, P Nuutila, M Luotolahti and J Knuuti
Int J Obes 30: 460-467; advance online publication, November 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803164
C-reactive protein, adiposity and cardiovascular risk factors in a Mediterranean population
P García-Lorda, M Bulló, R Balanzà and J Salas-Salvadó
Int J Obes 30: 468-474; advance online publication, November 29, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803182
Value of body fat mass vs anthropometric obesity indices in the assessment of metabolic risk factors
A Bosy-Westphal, C Geisler, S Onur, O Korth, O Selberg, J Schrezenmeir and M J Müller
Int J Obes 30: 475-483; advance online publication, November 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803144
Clinical and genetic associations with hypertriglyceridemic waist in a Canadian aboriginal population
R L Pollex, A J G Hanley, B Zinman, S B Harris and R A Hegele
Int J Obes 30: 484-491; advance online publication, November 8, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803152
Maternal diet in early and late pregnancy in relation to weight gain
A S Olafsdottir, G V Skuladottir, I Thorsdottir, A Hauksson and L Steingrimsdottir
Int J Obes 30: 492-499; advance online publication, December 6, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803184
Breastfeeding and overweight in childhood: evidence from the Pelotas 1993 birth cohort study FREE
C L Araújo, C G Victora, P C Hallal and D P Gigante
Int J Obes 30: 500-506; advance online publication, November 8, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803160
Lifecourse weight patterns and adult-onset diabetes: the Glasgow Alumni and British Women's Heart and Health studies
M Jeffreys, D A Lawlor, B Galobardes, P McCarron, S Kinra, S Ebrahim and G Davey Smith
Int J Obes 30: 507-512; advance online publication, November 8, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803161
Depressive mood and obesity in US adults: comparison and moderation by sex, age, and race
M Heo, A Pietrobelli, K R Fontaine, J A Sirey and M S Faith
Int J Obes 30: 513-519; advance online publication, November 15, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803122
Obesity and depression: results from the longitudinal Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Study
A Herva, J Laitinen, J Miettunen, J Veijola, J T Karvonen, K Läksy and M Joukamaa
Int J Obes 30: 520-527; advance online publication, November 15, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803174
Relationship of obesity to job stress and eating behavior in male Japanese workers
N Nishitani and H Sakakibara
Int J Obes 30: 528-533; advance online publication, October 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803153
Cardiac parasympathetic regulation in obese women with binge eating disorder
H-C Friederich, S Schild, D Schellberg, A Quenter, C Bode, W Herzog and S Zipfel
Int J Obes 30: 534-542; advance online publication, November 29, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803181
The effects of changing exercise levels on weight and age-related weight gain
P T Williams and P D Wood
Int J Obes 30: 543-551; advance online publication, November 29, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803172
Randomized, multi-center trial of two hypo-energetic diets in obese subjects: high- versus low-fat content
M Petersen, M A Taylor, W H M Saris, C Verdich, S Toubro, I Macdonald, S Rössner, V Stich, B Guy-Grand, D Langin, J A Martinez, O Pedersen, C Holst, T I A Sørensen, A Astrup and and The Nugenob Consortium
Int J Obes 30: 552-560; advance online publication, December 6, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803186
Reduction of diet-induced obesity by a combination of tea-catechin intake and regular swimming
T Murase, S Haramizu, A Shimotoyodome and I Tokimitsu
Int J Obes 30: 561-568; advance online publication, October 25, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803135
Image quality and diagnostic accuracy of 16-slice multidetector computed tomography for the detection of coronary artery disease in obese patients
C Burgstahler, T Beck, A Kuettner, A Reimann, A F Kopp, M Heuschmid, C D Claussen and S Schroeder
Int J Obes 30: 569-573; advance online publication, November 8, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803157
Short Communication
Relationship between severity of nocturnal desaturation and adaptive thermogenesis: preliminary data of apneic patients tested in a whole-body indirect calorimetry chamber
J Hins, F Sériès, N Alméras and A Tremblay
Int J Obes 30: 574-577; advance online publication, November 1, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803159

