TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 32, Issue 3 (March 2008)
Original Articles
Human adenovirus Ad-36 induces adipogenesis via its E4 orf-1 gene
P M Rogers, K A Fusinski, M A Rathod, S A Loiler, M Pasarica, M K Shaw, G Kilroy, G M Sutton, E J McAllister, N Mashtalir, J M Gimble, T C Holland and N V Dhurandhar
Int J Obes 32: 397-406; advance online publication, November 6, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803748
Genetic variation of the adenylyl cyclase 3 (AC3) locus and its influence on type 2 diabetes and obesity susceptibility in Swedish men
S Nordman, A Abulaiti, A Hilding, E-C Långberg, K Humphreys, C-G Östenson, S Efendic and H F Gu
Int J Obes 32: 407-412; advance online publication, September 25, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803742
Search for genetic variants of the SYNTAXIN 1A (STX1A) gene: the -352 A>T variant in the STX1A promoter associates with impaired glucose metabolism in an Italian obese population
S Romeo, F Sentinelli, M G Cavallo, F Leonetti, M Fallarino, S Mariotti and M G Baroni
Int J Obes 32: 413-420; advance online publication, October 2, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803743
Association between liver X receptor 
gene polymorphisms and risk of metabolic syndrome in French populations
V Legry, D Cottel, J Ferrières, G Chinetti, T Deroide, B Staels, P Amouyel and A Meirhaeghe
Int J Obes 32: 421-428; advance online publication, January 22, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803705
Regulation of adiponectin release and demonstration of adiponectin mRNA as well as release by the non-fat cells of human omental adipose tissue
J N Fain, B Buehrer, D S Tichansky and A K Madan
Int J Obes 32: 429-435; advance online publication, September 25, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803745
Glucose–insulin homeostasis, lipid profiles and GH-IGF-IGFBP axis in clozapine-treated schizophrenic obesity versus non-psychiatric obesity
M-K Wu, C-Y Huang, Y J Liou, C-K Wang and S-D Lee
Int J Obes 32: 436-442; advance online publication, October 23, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803750
Stress-induced cytokine responses and central adiposity in young women
L Brydon, C E Wright, K O'Donnell, I Zachary, J Wardle and A Steptoe
Int J Obes 32: 443-450; advance online publication, December 4, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803767
Obesity in C57BL/6J mice is characterized by adipose tissue hypoxia and cytotoxic T-cell infiltration
M E Rausch, S Weisberg, P Vardhana and D V Tortoriello
Int J Obes 32: 451-463; advance online publication, September 25, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803744
Structure–effect relation of C18 long-chain fatty acids in the reduction of body weight in rats
O Vögler, A López-Bellan, R Alemany, S Tofé, M González, J Quevedo, V Pereg, F Barceló and P V Escriba
Int J Obes 32: 464-473; advance online publication, December 4, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803768
Obesity and hepatitis B infection are associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome in university freshmen
S-L Yen, T-Y Chiu, Y-C Lin, Y-C Lee, L-T Lee and K-C Huang
Int J Obes 32: 474-480; advance online publication, October 23, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803753
Energy replacement attenuates the effects of prior moderate exercise on postprandial metabolism in overweight/obese men
F L Burton, D Malkova, M J Caslake and J M R Gill
Int J Obes 32: 481-489; advance online publication, November 13, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803754
Routine stair climbing in place of residence and Body Mass Index: a pan-European population based study
E D Shenassa, M Frye, M Braubach and C Daskalakis
Int J Obes 32: 490-494; advance online publication, October 23, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803755
A randomized trial of the effects of dietary counseling on gestational weight gain and glucose metabolism in obese pregnant women
S Wolff, J Legarth, K Vangsgaard, S Toubro and A Astrup
Int J Obes 32: 495-501; advance online publication, January 29, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803710
Effect of obesity on breathlessness and airway responsiveness to methacholine in non-asthmatic subjects
C M Salome, P A Munoz, N Berend, C W Thorpe, L M Schachter and G G King
Int J Obes 32: 502-509; advance online publication, October 23, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803752
Different proteins and biopeptides differently affect satiety and anorexigenic/orexigenic hormones in healthy humans
K Diepvens, D Häberer and M Westerterp-Plantenga
Int J Obes 32: 510-518; advance online publication, November 27, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803758
Weight maintenance, behaviors and barriers among previous participants of a university-based weight control program
C A Befort, E E Stewart, B K Smith, C A Gibson, D K Sullivan and J E Donnelly
Int J Obes 32: 519-526; advance online publication, December 4, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803769
Changes in the distributions of body mass index and waist circumference in English adults, 1993/1994 to 2002/2003
J Wardle and D Boniface
Int J Obes 32: 527-532; advance online publication, October 9, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803740
Higher education and more physical activity limit the development of obesity in a Swedish rural population. The Skaraborg Project
M Nyholm, B Gullberg, B Haglund, L Råstam and U Lindblad
Int J Obes 32: 533-540; advance online publication, January 22, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803725
Three major dietary patterns are all independently related to the risk of obesity among 3760 Japanese women aged 18–20 years
H Okubo, S Sasaki, K Murakami, M K Kim, Y Takahashi, Y Hosoi, M Itabashi and the Freshmen in Dietetic Courses Study II group
Int J Obes 32: 541-549; advance online publication, September 25, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803737
Maternal adiposity prior to pregnancy is associated with ADHD symptoms in offspring: evidence from three prospective pregnancy cohorts
A Rodriguez, J Miettunen, T B Henriksen, J Olsen, C Obel, A Taanila, H Ebeling, K M Linnet, I Moilanen and M-R Järvelin
Int J Obes 32: 550-557; advance online publication, October 16, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803741
Obesity and psychopathology in women: a three decade prospective study
S Kasen, P Cohen, H Chen and A Must
Int J Obes 32: 558-566; advance online publication, September 25, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803736
Application of the 2006 WHO growth standard from birth to 4 years to Pacific Island children
E C Rush, J Paterson, V V Obolonkin and K Puniani
Int J Obes 32: 567-572; advance online publication, October 30, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803751
Short Communication
What is the required energy deficit per unit weight loss?
K D Hall
Int J Obes 32: 573-576; advance online publication, September 11, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803720
Letters to the Editor
Reply to Wardle J et al. School-based physical activity and changes in adiposity
T Wilkin
Int J Obes 32: 577; advance online publication, January 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803756
See also: Letter to the Editor by Boniface & WardleReply to T Wilkin
D Boniface and J Wardle
Int J Obes 32: 578; advance online publication, January 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803775
See also: Letter to the Editor by Wilkin