TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 33, Issue 2 (February 2009)
Review
Acupuncture for obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
S-H Cho, J-S Lee, L Thabane and J Lee
Int J Obes 33: 183-196; advance online publication, January 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.269
Original Articles
Alcohol consumption promotes insulin sensitivity without affecting body fat levels
J Hong, R R Smith, A E Harvey and N P Núñez
Int J Obes 33: 197-203; advance online publication, January 6, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.266
Coadministration of Coenzyme Q prevents Rosiglitazone-induced adipogenesis in ob/ob mice FREE
M C Carmona, P Lefebvre, B Lefebvre, A Galinier, A Benani, Y Jeanson, K Louche, S Flajollet, A Ktorza, C Dacquet, L Pénicaud and L Casteilla from the Consortium of the French Ministry of Research and Technology: 'Molecules and New Therapeutic Targets'
Int J Obes 33: 204-211; advance online publication, January 6, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.265
Wheel running in female C57BL/6J mice: impact of oestrus and dietary fat and effects on sleep and body mass
L Basterfield, L K Lumley and J C Mathers
Int J Obes 33: 212-218; advance online publication, January 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.253
Endothelial progenitor cell number and colony-forming capacity in overweight and obese adults FREE
O J MacEneaney, E J Kushner, G P Van Guilder, J J Greiner, B L Stauffer and C A DeSouza
Int J Obes 33: 219-225; advance online publication, December 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.262
Novel measurements of periaortic adipose tissue in comparison to anthropometric measures of obesity, and abdominal adipose tissue
C L Schlett, J M Massaro, S J Lehman, F Bamberg, C J O'Donnell, C S Fox and U Hoffmann
Int J Obes 33: 226-232; advance online publication, January 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.267
Sagittal abdominal diameter is more predictive of cardiovascular risk than abdominal fat compartments in severe obesity
G Guzzaloni, A Minocci, P Marzullo and A Liuzzi
Int J Obes 33: 233-238; advance online publication, January 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.271
Abdominal obesity and the spectrum of global cardiometabolic risks in US adults
H Ghandehari, V Le, S Kamal-Bahl, S L Bassin and N D Wong
Int J Obes 33: 239-248; advance online publication, December 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.252
Impact of overweight and obesity on hospitalization: race and gender differences
E Han, K P Truesdale, D R Taber, J Cai, J Juhaeri and J Stevens
Int J Obes 33: 249-256; advance online publication, January 20, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.193
Depression and anxiety among US adults: associations with body mass index
G Zhao, E S Ford, S Dhingra, C Li, T W Strine and A H Mokdad
Int J Obes 33: 257-266; advance online publication, January 6, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.268
The interaction of adiposity with the CRP gene affects CRP levels: Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibilty-Reykjavik Study
G Eiriksdottir, A V Smith, T Aspelund, S H Hafsteinsdottir, E Olafsdottir, L J Launer, T B Harris and V Gudnason
Int J Obes 33: 267-272; advance online publication, January 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.274
Genetic subtype differences in neural circuitry of food motivation in Prader-Willi syndrome
L M Holsen, J R Zarcone, R Chambers, M G Butler, D C Bittel, W M Brooks, T I Thompson and C R Savage
Int J Obes 33: 273-283; advance online publication, December 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.255
Short Communication
Common genetic variants at the MC4R locus are associated with obesity, but not with dietary energy intake or colorectal cancer in the Scottish population
A Tenesa, H Campbell, E Theodoratou, L Dunlop, R Cetnarskyj, S M Farrington and M G Dunlop
Int J Obes 33: 284-288; advance online publication, December 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.257
