TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 14, Issue 2 (February 2006)
Brief Genetic Analyses
G-2548A Polymorphism of the Leptin Gene Is Correlated with Extreme Obesity in Taiwanese Aborigines FREE
Tsu-Nai Wang, Meng-Chuan Huang, Wen-Tsan Chang, Albert Min-Shan Ko, Eing-Mei Tsai, Chih-Shan Liu, Chien-Hung Lee and Ying-Chin Ko
Obesity 14: 183-187; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.23
Polymorphisms in FOXO Gene Family and Association Analysis with BMI FREE
Jae-Ryong Kim, Hong Soo Jung, Seong-Wook Bae, Jung Hye Kim, Byung Lae Park, Yoo Hyun Choi, Hye Young Cho, Hyun Sub Cheong and Hyoung Doo Shin
Obesity 14: 188-193; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.24
Original Research As Short Communication
Peptide YY Levels Are Elevated After Gastric Bypass Surgery FREE
Jean L. Chan, Edward C. Mun, Violeta Stoyneva, Christos S. Mantzoros and Allison B. Goldfine
Obesity 14: 194-198; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.25
Original Articles
Animal Physiology
Resistin Concentrations in Murine Adipose Tissue and Serum Measured by a New Enzyme Immunoassay FREE
Aya Fujinami, Kiyoe Ohta, Hidehito Matsui, Naoko Kitada, Yuko Kitaura, Yuji Kawahara, Hiroshi Obayashi, Sadako Kuno, Naoto Nakamura and Mitsuhiro Ohta
Obesity 14: 199-205; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.26
Human Physiology
Retinal Vessel Diameters and Obesity: A Population-Based Study in Older Persons FREE
Jie J. Wang, Bronwen Taylor, Tien Y. Wong, Brian Chua, Elena Rochtchina, Ronald Klein and Paul Mitchell
Obesity 14: 206-214; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.27
Consequence of Omitting or Adding a Meal in Man on Body Composition, Food Intake, and Metabolism FREE
Didier Chapelot, Corinne Marmonier, Roberte Aubert, Chloé Allègre, Nicolas Gausseres, Marc Fantino and Jeanine Louis-Sylvestre
Obesity 14: 215-227; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.28
Relationship of Adiponectin with Insulin Sensitivity in Humans, Independent of Lipid Availability FREE
Stuart M. Furler, Seng Khee Gan, Ann M. Poynten, Donald J. Chisholm, Lesley V. Campbell and Adamandia D. Kriketos
Obesity 14: 228-234; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.29
Sex Difference in the Relationship between the Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis and Sex Hormones in Obesity FREE
Valentina Vicennati, Luana Ceroni, Silvia Genghini, Laura Patton, Uberto Pagotto and Renato Pasquali
Obesity 14: 235-243; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.30
Relationships among Body Composition Measures in Community-dwelling Older Women FREE
Kristi L. Storti, Jennifer S. Brach, Shannon J. FitzGerald, Clareann H. Bunker and Andrea M. Kriska
Obesity 14: 244-251; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.31
Validity of Hand-to-Foot Measurement of Bioimpedance: Standing Compared with Lying Position FREE
Elaine C. Rush, Jennifer Crowley, Ismael F. Freitas and Amy Luke
Obesity 14: 252-257; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.32
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Fat and Energy Partitioning: Longitudinal Observations in Leptin-treated Adults Homozygous for a Lep Mutation FREE
Steven B. Heymsfield, Tung M. Fong, Ira Gantz and Ngozi Erondu
Obesity 14: 258-265; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.33
Diet and Physical Activity
Web-based Weight Management Programs in an Integrated Health Care Setting: A Randomized, Controlled Trial FREE
Kendra Rothert, Victor J. Strecher, Laurie A. Doyle, William M. Caplan, Jodi S. Joyce, Holly B. Jimison, Lya M. Karm, Adrienne D. Mims and Mark A. Roth
Obesity 14: 266-272; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.34
Increased Exercise Capacity after Surgically Induced Weight Loss in Morbid Obesity FREE
Luis Serés, Jordi Lopez-Ayerbe, Ramón Coll, Oriol Rodriguez, Juan Vila, Xavier Formiguera, Antonio Alastrue, Miguel Rull and Vicente Valle
Obesity 14: 273-279; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.35
Social and Behavioral
Effect of a Community-Based Weight Management Program on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors FREE
Cheryl L. Graffagnino, James M. Falko, Michelle La Londe, Joann Schaumburg, Michael F. Hyek, Lynn E.T. Shaffer, Richard Snow and Teresa Caulin-Glaser
Obesity 14: 280-288; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.36
Descriptive Epidemiology
Age-dependent Changes in Body Size of Greek Boys From 1982 to 2002 FREE
Faidon Magkos, Yannis Manios, George Christakis and Anthony G. Kafatos
Obesity 14: 289-294; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.37
Dietary Linolenic Acid and Fasting Glucose and Insulin: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study FREE
Luc Djoussé, Steven C. Hunt, Weihong Tang, John H. Eckfeldt, Michael A. Province and R. Curtis Ellison
Obesity 14: 295-300; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.38
Risk Factors and Chronic Disease
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Secular Trends for Childhood BMI, Weight, and Height FREE
David S. Freedman, Laura Kettel Khan, Mary K. Serdula, Cynthia L. Ogden and William H. Dietz
Obesity 14: 301-308; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.39
Serum Amyloid A: A Marker of Adiposity-induced Low-grade Inflammation but Not of Metabolic Status FREE
Christine Poitou, Christiane Coussieu, Christine Rouault, Muriel Coupaye, Raffaella Cancello, Jean-François Bedel, Madeleine Gouillon, Jean-Luc Bouillot, Jean-Michel Oppert, Arnaud Basdevant and Karine Clément
Obesity 14: 309-318; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.40
Adiponectin, Visceral Fat, Oxidative Stress, and Early Macrovascular Disease: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study FREE
Michael W. Steffes, Myron D. Gross, Duk-Hee Lee, Pamela J. Schreiner and David R. Jacobs Jr
Obesity 14: 319-326; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.41
Associations among Education, Cortisol Rhythm, and BMI in Blue-collar Women FREE
Mark Daniel, D. Spencer Moore, Seamus Decker, Leigh Belton, Brenda DeVellis, Anne Doolen and Marci K. Campbell
Obesity 14: 327-335; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.42
Visceral Fat Is an Independent Predictor of All-cause Mortality in Men FREE
Jennifer L. Kuk, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Milton Z. Nichaman, Timothy S. Church, Steven N. Blair and Robert Ross
Obesity 14: 336-341; doi:10.1038/oby.2006.43
