TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 12, Issue 8 (August 2004)
Review |
Brief Genetic Analysis |
Original Research as Short Communications |
Original Research
Perspective
Addressing the Unmet Medical Need for Safe and Effective Weight Loss Therapies FREE
Cynthia M. Arbeeny
Obesity 12: 1191-1196; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.150
Review
Current and Investigational Antiobesity Agents and Obesity Therapeutic Treatment Targets FREE
Harold E. Bays
Obesity 12: 1197-1211; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.151
Brief Genetic Analysis
Association of Cholecystokinin 1 Receptor and
3-Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphisms with Midlife Weight Gain
FREE
Michiko Koda, Fujiko Ando, Naoakira Niino, Hiroshi Shimokata, Kyoko Miyasaka and Akihiro Funakoshi
Obesity 12: 1212-1216; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.152
A Survey of Genes Differentially Expressed in Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue in Men FREE
Marie-Claude Vohl, Rob Sladek, Julie Robitaille, Scott Gurd, Picard Marceau, Denis Richard, Thomas J. Hudson and André Tchernof
Obesity 12: 1217-1222; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.153
Original Research as Short Communications
Leptin and Nitric Oxide Production in Normotensive and Hypertensive Men FREE
Kazushi Tsuda and Ichiro Nishio
Obesity 12: 1223-1237; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.154
Rate of Fat Gain Is Faster in Girls Undergoing Early Adiposity Rebound FREE
Rachael W. Taylor, Ailsa Goulding, Nick J. Lewis-Barned and Sheila M. Williams
Obesity 12: 1228-1230; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.155
Adipogenic and Antiapoptotic Protein Levels in Human Adipose Stromal Cells after Weight Loss FREE
Denise Aubin, AnneMarie Gagnon, Laura Grunder, Robert Dent, Murray Allen and Alexander Sorisky
Obesity 12: 1231-1234; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.156
Original Research
Intestinal Electric Stimulation Decreases Fat Absorption in Rats: Therapeutic Potential for Obesity FREE
Ying Sun and Jiande Chen
Obesity 12: 1235-1242; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.157
The Yellow Agouti Mutation Alters Some But Not All Responses to Diet and Exercise FREE
Sally Chiu, Janis S. Fisler, Glenda M. Espinal, Peter J. Havel, Judith S. Stern and Craig H. Warden
Obesity 12: 1243-1255; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.158
Short-Term Effects of Weight Loss on the Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Morbidly Obese Patients FREE
Luca Busetto, Giuseppe Sergi, Giuliano Enzi, Gianni Segato, Francesco De Marchi, Mirto Foletto, Maurizio De Luca, Sabrina Pigozzo and Franco Favretti
Obesity 12: 1256-1263; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.159
Diet-Induced Changes in Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase 1 Expression in Obesity-Prone and -Resistant Mice FREE
Charlie C. Hu, Keyun Qing and Yanyun Chen
Obesity 12: 1264-1270; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.160
Promoting More Modest Weight Losses: A Pilot Study FREE
Gary D. Foster, Suzanne Phelan, Thomas A. Wadden, Debra Gill, Jenna Ermold and Elizabeth Didie
Obesity 12: 1271-1277; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.161
Altered Kidney CYP2C and Cyclooxygenase-2 Levels Are Associated with Obesity-Related Albuminuria FREE
Aparajita Dey, Roger S. Williams, David M. Pollock, David W. Stepp, John W. Newman, Bruce D. Hammock and John D. Imig
Obesity 12: 1278-1289; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.162
The Novel Antiobesic HMR1426 Reduces Food Intake without Affecting Energy Expenditure in Rats FREE
Sylvia Ortmann, Juliane Kampe, Matthias Gossel, Martin Bickel, Karl Geisen, Gerhard Jähne, Hans Jochen Lang and Susanne Klaus
Obesity 12: 1290-1297; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.163
Prevalence of Overweight among Inner City Hispanic-American Children and Adolescents FREE
Nazrat M. Mirza, Kathleen Kadow, Matilde Palmer, Heidi Solano, Claire Rosche and Jack A. Yanovski
Obesity 12: 1298-1310; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.164
Definitions of Night Eating in Adolescent Girls FREE
Ruth H. Striegel-Moore, Douglas Thompson, Debra L. Franko, Bruce Barton, Sandra Affenito, George B. Schreiber and Stephen R. Daniels
Obesity 12: 1311-1321; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.165
Association between Low-Molecular Weight Apolipoprotein(a) Isoforms and Obesity in Italian Women FREE
Giuseppe Derosa, Roberto Fogari, Mario Nello Piccinni, Emmanouil Peros, Gianandrea Bertone, Leonardina Ciccarelli, Carmine Tinelli, Diego Geroldi, Nicola Pannacciulli and Giovanni De Pergola
Obesity 12: 1322-1326; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.166
Identification and Characterization of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in MCH-R1 and MCH-R2 FREE
Brian E. Hawes, Beverly Green, Kim O'Neill, Steve Fried, M. Gladys Arreaza, Ping Qiu and Jason S. Simon
Obesity 12: 1327-1334; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.167
Dramatic Rise in Overweight and Obesity in Adult Filipino Women and Risk of Hypertension FREE
Linda S. Adair
Obesity 12: 1335-1341; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.168
Valuing the Benefits of Weight Loss Programs: An Application of the Discrete Choice Experiment FREE
Larissa Roux, Christina Ubach, Cam Donaldson and Mandy Ryan
Obesity 12: 1342-1351; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.169
Both Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue Correlate Highly with Insulin Resistance in African Americans FREE
Marshall K. Tulloch-Reid, Robert L. Hanson, Nancy G. Sebring, James C. Reynolds, Ahalya Premkumar, David J. Genovese and Anne E. Sumner
Obesity 12: 1352-1359; doi:10.1038/oby.2004.170


