1. Gastrointestinal Tract, Obesity and Diabetes
2. Childhood Obesity: Biological/Environmental Determinants and Preventative Strategies
9th and 10th international symposia organized by the
Merck Frosst/CIHR Research Chair in Obesity
Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Auberge Saint-Antoine, Québec, QC, Canada
15-16 November 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 33, Issue S1 (April 2009)
9th Symposium: Gastrointestinal Tract, Obesity and Diabetes
Session 1: GI Tract and Energy Balance |
Session 2: GI Tract, Obesity, Diabetes |
10th Symposium: Childhood Obesity: Biological/Environmental Determinants and Preventative Strategies
Session 1: Genetics, Physiology and Perinatal Influences |
Session 2: Interventions and Perspectives
Introduction
9th and 10th annual international symposia in obesity from the Merck Frosst/CIHR Research Chair in Obesity at Université Laval
D Richard and P Boisvert
Int J Obes 33: S1-S2; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.7
9th Symposium: Gastrointestinal Tract, Obesity and Diabetes
Session 1: GI Tract and Energy Balance
Overview
Peripheral satiety signals: view from the Chair
K A Sharkey
Int J Obes 33: S3-S6; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.8
Review Articles
Gut peptides in the control of food intake
T H Moran
Int J Obes 33: S7-S10; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.9
The nucleus tractus solitarius: a portal for visceral afferent signal processing, energy status assessment and integration of their combined effects on food intake
H J Grill and M R Hayes
Int J Obes 33: S11-S15; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.10
Gastrointestinal hormone actions in the central regulation of energy metabolism: potential sensory roles for the circumventricular organs
T D Hoyda, P M Smith and A V Ferguson
Int J Obes 33: S16-S21; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.11
Session 2: GI Tract, Obesity, Diabetes
Overview
Treatments for obesity: view from the Chair
W F Colmers
Int J Obes 33: S22-S23; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.12
Review Articles
Control of food intake and energy expenditure by amylin—therapeutic implications
T A Lutz
Int J Obes 33: S24-S27; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.13
The mechanisms of weight loss after bariatric surgery
J A Tadross and C W le Roux
Int J Obes 33: S28-S32; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.14
Endocrine mechanisms mediating remission of diabetes after gastric bypass surgery
D E Cummings
Int J Obes 33: S33-S40; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.15
10th Symposium: Childhood Obesity: Biological/Environmental Determinants and Preventative Strategies
Session 1: Genetics, Physiology and Perinatal Influences
Overview
Genetics, physiology and perinatal influences in childhood obesity: view from the Chair
G A Mitchell
Int J Obes 33: S41-S47; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.16
Review Articles
Ghrelin and the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in growth and development
J-P Chanoine, K De Waele and P Walia
Int J Obes 33: S48-S52; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.17
Synergy of nature and nurture in the development of childhood obesity
B E Levin
Int J Obes 33: S53-S56; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.18
Session 2: Interventions and Perspectives
Overview
Management of childhood obesity: a challenging but also a fascinating issue
A Tremblay
Int J Obes 33: S57-S59; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.19
Review Articles
Complications of obesity in children and adolescents
S R Daniels
Int J Obes 33: S60-S65; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.20
Effects of strategies to promote children's physical activity on potential mediators
J Salmon, H Brown and C Hume
Int J Obes 33: S66-S73; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.21
Preventing childhood obesity: what works?
L L Birch and A K Ventura
Int J Obes 33: S74-S81; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.22
