TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 15, Issue 5 (May 2007)
Brief Genetic Analyses |
Brief Epidemiologic Reports |
Original Research As Short Communication |
Original Articles |
Letters to the Editor |
Erratum
Consensus Statement
Waist Circumference and Cardiometabolic Risk: A Consensus Statement from Shaping America's Health: Association for Weight Management and Obesity Prevention; NAASO, The Obesity Society; the American Society for Nutrition; and the American Diabetes Association FREE
Samuel Klein, David B. Allison, Steven B. Heymsfield, David E. Kelley, Rudolph L. Leibel, Cathy Nonas and Richard Kahn
Obesity 15: 1061-1067; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.632
Brief Genetic Analyses
Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor 
2 and Acyl-CoA Synthetase 5 Polymorphisms Influence Diet Response
FREE
Kristi B. Adamo, Robert Dent, Carl D. Langefeld, Miranda Cox, Kathryn Williams, Kevin M. Carrick, Joan S. Stuart, Scott S. Sundseth, Mary-Ellen Harper, Ruth McPherson and Frédérique Tesson
Obesity 15: 1068-1075; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.630
Heterogeneous Effect of Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor 2 Ala12 Variant on Type 2 Diabetes Risk
FREE
Ornella Ludovico, Fabio Pellegrini, Rosa Di Paola, Antonio Minenna, Sandra Mastroianno, Marina Cardellini, Maria Adelaide Marini, Francesco Andreozzi, Olga Vaccaro, Giorgio Sesti and Vincenzo Trischitta
Obesity 15: 1076-1081; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.617
Tenomodulin is Associated with Obesity and Diabetes Risk: The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study FREE
Anna-Maija Tolppanen, Leena Pulkkinen, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Ursula Schwab, Jaana Lindström, Jaakko Tuomilehto and Matti Uusitupa for the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study Group
Obesity 15: 1082-1088; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.613
Brief Epidemiologic Reports
Trends in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Young Australians, 1985, 1997, and 2004 FREE
Michael L. Booth, Timothy Dobbins, Anthony D. Okely, Elizabeth Denney-Wilson and Louise L. Hardy
Obesity 15: 1089-1095; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.586
Probable Blind Spot in the International Diabetes Federation Definition of Metabolic Syndrome FREE
Hsin-Jen Chen and Wen-Harn Pan
Obesity 15: 1096-1100; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.633
Original Research As Short Communication
Self-identities and BMI of Minnesotan Soy Consumers and Non-consumers FREE
Tamara Schryver, Chery Smith and Melanie Wall
Obesity 15: 1101-1106; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.631
Original Articles
Cellular and Molecular
Transcriptomic Characterization of the Long-term Dihydrotestosterone Effects in Adipose Tissue FREE
Carl Bolduc, Mayumi Yoshioka and Jonny St-Amand
Obesity 15: 1107-1132; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.623
Animal Physiology
Potential of Intestinal Electrical Stimulation for Obesity: A Preliminary Canine Study FREE
Jieyun Yin, Hui Ouyang and Jiande D.Z. Chen
Obesity 15: 1133-1138; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.615
Human Physiology
Intake of Dietary Magnesium and the Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome among U.S. Adults FREE
Earl S. Ford, Chaoyang Li, Lisa C. McGuire, Ali H. Mokdad and Simin Liu
Obesity 15: 1139-1146; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.628
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate and High-density Lipoprotein-cholesterol Levels in Overweight Children FREE
Carmen Garcés, Beatriz Cano, Miguel A. Lasunción, Alipio Mangas, Mercedes Benavente, Iría de Oya, Alexis Studer and Manuel de Oya
Obesity 15: 1147-1154; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.625
Omental 11
-hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 1 Correlates with Fat Cell Size Independently of Obesity
FREE
Zoi Michailidou, Michael D. Jensen, Daniel A. Dumesic, Karen E. Chapman, Jonathan R. Seckl, Brian R. Walker and Nicholas M. Morton
Obesity 15: 1155-1163; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.618
Relationships of Cardiac Autonomic Function With Metabolic Abnormalities in Childhood Obesity FREE
Christopher L. Kaufman, Daniel R. Kaiser, Julia Steinberger, Aaron S. Kelly and Donald R. Dengel
Obesity 15: 1164-1171; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.619
Effects of Pronounced Weight Loss on Adiponectin Oligomer Composition and Metabolic Parameters FREE
Julia Engl, Thomas Bobbert, Christian Ciardi, Markus Laimer, Tobias Tatarczyk, Susanne Kaser, Helmut Weiss, Clemens Molnar, Herbert Tilg, Josef R. Patsch, Joachim Spranger and Christoph F. Ebenbichler
Obesity 15: 1172-1178; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.627
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Low-dose Pramlintide Reduced Food Intake and Meal Duration in Healthy, Normal-Weight Subjects FREE
Ian Chapman, Barbara Parker, Selena Doran, Christine Feinle-Bisset, Judith Wishart, Cameron W. Lush, Kim Chen, Carl LaCerte, Colleen Burns, Robyn McKay, Christian Weyer and Michael Horowitz
Obesity 15: 1179-1186; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.626
Changes in Body Composition with Weight Loss: Obese Subjects Randomized to Surgical and Medical Programs FREE
John B. Dixon, Boyd J. G. Strauss, Cheryl Laurie and Paul E. O'Brien
Obesity 15: 1187-1198; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.639
Genetics
Body Mass, DRD4, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Family Socioeconomic Status: The Add Health Study FREE
Guang Guo, Kari E. North, Penny Gorden-Larsen, Cynthia M. Bulik and Seulki Choi
Obesity 15: 1199-1206; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.640
A Genome-wide Scan of Loci Linked to Serum Adiponectin in Two Populations of African Descent FREE
Chindo Hicks, Xiaofeng Zhu, Amy Luke, Donghui Kan, Adebowale Adeyemo, Xiaodong Wu and Richard S. Cooper
Obesity 15: 1207-1214; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.142
Diet and Physical Activity
Effects of Acute and Chronic Protein Intake on Metabolism, Appetite, and Ghrelin During Weight Loss FREE
Heather J. Leidy, Richard D. Mattes and Wayne W. Campbell
Obesity 15: 1215-1225; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.143
Physical Activity Patterns During Weight Maintenance Following a Low-energy Density Dietary Intervention FREE
Tiffany L. Cox, Christie Z. Malpede, Renee A. Desmond, Lori E. Faulk, Rory A. Myer, C. Suzanne Henson, Douglas C. Heimburger and Jamy D. Ard
Obesity 15: 1226-1232; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.144
Triaxial Accelerometry for Assessment of Physical Activity in Young Children FREE
Chiaki Tanaka, Shigeho Tanaka, Junko Kawahara and Taishi Midorikawa
Obesity 15: 1233-1241; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.145
Dietary Interaction of High Fat and Marginal Copper Deficiency on Cardiac Contractile Function FREE
David P. Relling, Lucy B. Esberg, W. Thomas Johnson, Eric J. Murphy, Edward C. Carlson, Henry C. Lukaski, Jack T. Saari and Jun Ren
Obesity 15: 1242-1257; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.146
Successful Long-term Weight Maintenance: A 2-year Follow-up FREE
Neeltje Vogels and Margriet S. Westerterp-Plantenga
Obesity 15: 1258-1266; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.147
Social and Behavioral
Weight Gain Prevention among Women FREE
Michele D. Levine, Mary Lou Klem, Melissa A. Kalarchian, Rena R. Wing, Lisa Weissfeld, Li Qin and Marsha D. Marcus
Obesity 15: 1267-1277; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.148
Descriptive Epidemiology
Does Excess Pregnancy Weight Gain Constitute a Major Risk for Increasing Long-term BMI? FREE
Amanda R. Amorim, Stephan Rössner, Martin Neovius, Paulo M. Lourenço and Yvonne Linné
Obesity 15: 1278-1286; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.149
Binge Eating Disorder and Night Eating Syndrome in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes FREE
Kelly C. Allison, Scott J. Crow, Rebecca R. Reeves, Delia Smith West, John P. Foreyt, Vicki G. DiLillo, Thomas A. Wadden, Robert W. Jeffery, Brent Van Dorsten and Albert J. Stunkard the Eating Disorders Subgroup of the Look AHEAD Research Group
Obesity 15: 1287-1293; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.150
Which Obesity Index Best Explains Prevalence Differences in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus? FREE
Carlos Lorenzo, Manuel Serrano-Ríos, María T. Martínez-Larrad, Clicerio Gonzalez-Villalpando, Ken Williams, Rafael Gabriel, Michael P. Stern and Steven M. Haffner
Obesity 15: 1294-1301; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.151
Calcium and Body Fat in Peripubertal Girls: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Observations FREE
Susan I. Barr
Obesity 15: 1302-1310; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.152
Association of Cigarettes Smoked Daily with Obesity in a General Adult Population FREE
Arnaud Chiolero, Isabelle Jacot-Sadowski, David Faeh, Fred Paccaud and Jacques Cornuz
Obesity 15: 1311-1318; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.153
Risk Factors and Chronic Disease
Evaluation of Risk Profiles by Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Topography in Obese Juveniles FREE
Reinhard Moeller, Renate Horejsi, Stefan Pilz, Nicole Lang, Karine Sargsyan, Roumiana Dimitrova, Erwin Tafeit, Albrecht Giuliani, Gunter Almer and Harald Mangge
Obesity 15: 1319-1324; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.154
Public Health and Public Policy
A Community Intervention Reduces BMI z-score in Children: Shape Up Somerville First Year Results FREE
Christina D. Economos, Raymond R. Hyatt, Jeanne P. Goldberg, Aviva Must, Elena N. Naumova, Jessica J. Collins and Miriam E. Nelson
Obesity 15: 1325-1336; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.155
Letters to the Editor
Assessing Resting Metabolic Rate Using a Multi-sensor Armband FREE
David Andre PhD
Obesity 15: 1337; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.156
Response FREE
Dimitrios Papazoglou and Antonio Liuzzi on behalf of all co-authors of the original article
Obesity 15: 1337-1338; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.157
