TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 32, Issue 11 (November 2008)
Debate
Thrifty vs Drifty Gene Theory of Obesity
Evolutionary origins of the obesity epidemic: natural selection of thrifty genes or genetic drift following predation release?
A M Prentice, B J Hennig and A J Fulford
Int J Obes 32: 1607-1610; advance online publication, October 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.147
Thrifty genes for obesity, an attractive but flawed idea, and an alternative perspective: the 'drifty gene' hypothesis
J R Speakman
Int J Obes 32: 1611-1617; advance online publication, October 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.161
Original Articles
Association between BBS6/MKKS gene polymorphisms, obesity and metabolic syndrome in the Greek population
K Rouskas, K Paletas, A Kalogeridis, M Sarigianni, E Ioannidou-Papagiannaki, A Tsapas and A Kouvatsi
Int J Obes 32: 1618-1625; advance online publication, September 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.167
Body fat distribution modulates insulin sensitivity in post-menopausal overweight and obese women: a MONET study
B Tousignant, M Faraj, F Conus, D Garrel, M Brochu, R Rabasa-Lhoret and L Coderre
Int J Obes 32: 1626-1632; advance online publication, October 7, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.163
Effect of ileal fat perfusion on satiety and hormone release in healthy volunteers
P W J Maljaars, T Symersky, B C Kee, E Haddeman, H P F Peters and A A M Masclee
Int J Obes 32: 1633-1639; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.166
Postprandial changes in gut regulatory peptides in gastric bypass patients
C Holdstock, B Zethelius, M Sundbom, F A Karlsson and B Edén Engström
Int J Obes 32: 1640-1646; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.157
Glycemic index, cholecystokinin, satiety and disinhibition: is there an unappreciated paradox for overweight women?
B M Burton-Freeman and N L Keim
Int J Obes 32: 1647-1654; advance online publication, September 30, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.159
Effect of obesity on the plasma lipoprotein subclass profile in normoglycemic and normolipidemic men and women
F Magkos, B S Mohammed and B Mittendorfer
Int J Obes 32: 1655-1664; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.164
Factors accounting for high ferritin levels in obesity
A Lecube, C Hernández, D Pelegrí and R Simó
Int J Obes 32: 1665-1669; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.154
The mitigating influence of time preference on the relation between smoking and BMI scores
C A Robb, S J Huston and M S Finke
Int J Obes 32: 1670-1677; advance online publication, August 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.151
Weight loss treatment influences untreated spouses and the home environment: evidence of a ripple effect
A A Gorin, R R Wing, J L Fava, J M Jakicic, R Jeffery, D S West, K Brelje and V G DiLillo and the Look AHEAD Home Environment Research Group
Int J Obes 32: 1678-1684; advance online publication, September 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.150
A prospective examination of children's time spent outdoors, objectively measured physical activity and overweight
V Cleland, D Crawford, L A Baur, C Hume, A Timperio and J Salmon
Int J Obes 32: 1685-1693; advance online publication, October 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.171
Red mold rice prevents the development of obesity, dyslipidemia and hyperinsulinemia induced by high-fat diet
W-P Chen, B-Y Ho, C-L Lee, C-H Lee and T-M Pan
Int J Obes 32: 1694-1704; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.156
Functional expression of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptors is coupled to differentiation in a human adipocyte model
R E Weaver, D Donnelly, M Wabitsch, P J Grant and A J Balmforth
Int J Obes 32: 1705-1711; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.148
Short Communications
The effects of pancreatic polypeptide on locomotor activity and food intake in mice
Y-L Liu, N M Semjonous, K G Murphy, M A Ghatei and S R Bloom
Int J Obes 32: 1712-1715; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.160
Obesity enhances gastrointestinal tumorigenesis in Apc-mutant mice
C Gravaghi, J Bo, K M D LaPerle, F Quimby, R Kucherlapati, W Edelmann and S A Lamprecht
Int J Obes 32: 1716-1719; advance online publication, August 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.149
Human colonic microbiota associated with diet, obesity and weight loss
S H Duncan, G E Lobley, G Holtrop, J Ince, A M Johnstone, P Louis and H J Flint
Int J Obes 32: 1720-1724; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.155
DNA microarray analyses of genes expressed differentially in 3T3-L1 adipocytes co-cultured with murine macrophage cell line RAW264.7 in the presence of the toll-like receptor 4 ligand bacterial endotoxin
A Yamashita, Y Soga, Y Iwamoto, T Asano, Y Li, Y Abiko and F Nishimura
Int J Obes 32: 1725-1729; advance online publication, September 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.153
Novel genetic variant in FTO influences insulin levels and insulin resistance in severely obese children and adolescents
J A Jacobsson, J Klovins, I Kapa, P Danielsson, V Svensson, M Ridderstråle, U Gyllensten, C Marcus, R Fredriksson and H B Schiöth
Int J Obes 32: 1730-1735; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.168
Urinary sucrose and fructose as biomarkers of sugar consumption: comparison of normal weight and obese volunteers
A M C P Joosen, G G C Kuhnle, S A Runswick and S A Bingham
Int J Obes 32: 1736-1740; advance online publication, August 26, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.145
Obesity and overweight in relation to liver disease mortality in men: 38 year follow-up of the original Whitehall study
G D Batty, M J Shipley, M Kivimaki, F Barzi, G Davey Smith, R Mitchell, M G Marmot and R Huxley
Int J Obes 32: 1741-1744; advance online publication, September 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.162
