TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 16, Issue 11 (November 2008)

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Editorial

Editorial

Obesity and the Political Process FREE

Morgan Downey

Obesity 16: 2391-2392; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.442

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Articles

Adipocyte Biology

Role of Estrogen Receptor-alpha and -beta in Regulating Leptin Expression in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes FREE

Kyong Wook Yi, Jung-Ho Shin, Hong Seog Seo, Jae Kwan Lee, Min-Jeong Oh, Tak Kim, Ho Suk Saw, Sun-Haeng Kim and Jun-Young Hur

Obesity 16: 2393-2399; advance online publication, August 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.389

Calcium Supplementation Does Not Alter Lipid Oxidation or Lipolysis in Overweight/Obese Women FREE

Vanitha Sampath, Peter J. Havel and Janet C. King

Obesity 16: 2400-2404; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.380

Integrative Physiology

Independent Influence of Insulin, Catecholamines, and Thyroid Hormones on Metabolic Syndrome FREE

Giovanni De Pergola, Francesco Giorgino, Ritanna Benigno, Pietro Guida and Riccardo Giorgino

Obesity 16: 2405-2411; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.382

Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) Stimulates Transepithelial Glucose Transport FREE

Satish K. Singh, Aaron C. Bartoo, Selvi Krishnan, Michael O. Boylan, John H. Schwartz and M. Michael Wolfe

Obesity 16: 2412-2416; advance online publication, August 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.393

High-fat Diet–induced Obesity Leads to Resistance to Leptin-induced Cardiomyocyte Contractile Response FREE

Jun Ren, Bang-Hao Zhu, David P. Relling, Lucy B. Esberg and Asli F. Ceylan-Isik

Obesity 16: 2417-2423; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.381

Epicardial Adipose Tissue Extent: Relationship With Age, Body Fat Distribution, and Coronaropathy FREE

Alina Silaghi, Marie-Dominique Piercecchi-Marti, Michel Grino, Georges Leonetti, Marie C. Alessi, Karine Clement, Frederic Dadoun and Anne Dutour

Obesity 16: 2424-2430; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.379

Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity for Nitric Oxide During Exercise in Morbid Obesity FREE

Gerald S. Zavorsky, Do J. Kim, Elspeth R. McGregor, Jennifer M. Starling and Jeffrey A. Gavard

Obesity 16: 2431-2438; advance online publication, September 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.402

Retinol-binding Protein 4, Visceral Fat, and the Metabolic Syndrome: Effects of Weight Loss FREE

Alexander Tschoner, Wolfgang Sturm, Julia Engl, Susanne Kaser, Markus Laimer, Elisabeth Laimer, Helmut Weiss, Josef R. Patsch and Christoph F. Ebenbichler

Obesity 16: 2439-2444; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.391

Behavior and Psychology

Weight Loss Expectations and Goals in a Population Sample of Overweight and Obese US Adults FREE

Anthony N. Fabricatore, Thomas A. Wadden, Jeffrey M. Rohay, Janine L. Pillitteri, Saul Shiffman, Andrea M. Harkins and Steven L. Burton

Obesity 16: 2445-2450; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.383

Intervention and Prevention

Effects on Food Intake and Blood Lipids of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 Antagonist Treatment in Lean Rats FREE

Marianne F. Bennetzen, Maria P. Nielsen, Bjørn Richelsen and Steen B. Pedersen

Obesity 16: 2451-2455; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.390

Successful Weight-loss Maintenance in Relation to Method of Weight Loss FREE

Angela Marinilli Pinto, Amy A. Gorin, Hollie A. Raynor, Deborah F. Tate, Joseph L. Fava and Rena R. Wing

Obesity 16: 2456-2461; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.364

Weight Loss Maintenance Following a Primary Care Intervention for Low-income Minority Women FREE

Pamela D. Martin, Gareth R. Dutton, Paula C. Rhode, Ronald L. Horswell, Donna H. Ryan and Phillip J. Brantley

Obesity 16: 2462-2467; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.399

Genetics

Gender Differences in the Relationship of ENPP1/PC-1 Variants to Obesity in a Turkish Population FREE

Sinan Tanyolaç, Robert W. Mahley, Ug breveur Hodoglugil and Ira D. Goldfine

Obesity 16: 2468-2471; advance online publication, August 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.397

FTO Polymorphisms Are Associated With Obesity but Not Diabetes Risk in Postmenopausal Women FREE

Yiqing Song, Nai-chieh You, Yi-Hsiang Hsu, Barbara V. Howard, Robert D. Langer, JoAnn E. Manson, Lauren Nathan, Tianhua Niu, Lesley F. Tinker and Simin Liu

Obesity 16: 2472-2480; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.408

Epidemiology

Drinking Water Is Associated With Weight Loss in Overweight Dieting Women Independent of Diet and Activity FREE

Jodi D. Stookey, Florence Constant, Barry M. Popkin and Christopher D. Gardner

Obesity 16: 2481-2488; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.409

Adiposity Measures and Oxidative Stress Among Police Officers FREE

Luenda E. Charles, Cecil M. Burchfiel, John M. Violanti, Desta Fekedulegn, James E. Slaven, Richard W. Browne, Tara A. Hartley and Michael E. Andrew

Obesity 16: 2489-2497; advance online publication, August 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.395

Do Differences in Childhood Diet Explain the Reduced Overweight Risk in Breastfed Children? FREE

Salome Scholtens, Bert Brunekreef, Henriette A. Smit, Gerrie-Cor M. Gast, Maarten O. Hoekstra, Johan C. de Jongste, Dirkje S. Postma, Jorrit Gerritsen, Jaap C. Seidell and Alet H. Wijga

Obesity 16: 2498-2503; advance online publication, August 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.403

Effect of Current and Midlife Obesity Status on Mortality Risk in the Elderly FREE

Ian Janssen and Eric Bacon

Obesity 16: 2504-2509; advance online publication, August 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.400

Obesity in Older Adults Is Associated With an Increased Prevalence and Incidence of Pain FREE

Noor Heim, Marieke B. Snijder, Dorly J.H. Deeg, Jaap C. Seidell and Marjolein Visser

Obesity 16: 2510-2517; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.407

Are Eating Occasions and Their Energy Content Related to Child Overweight and Socioeconomic Status? FREE

Sandrine Lioret, Mathilde Touvier, Lionel Lafay, Jean-Luc Volatier and Bernard Maire

Obesity 16: 2518-2523; advance online publication, September 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.404

Birth Weight and Body Composition in Overweight Latino Youth: A Longitudinal Analysis FREE

Louise A. Kelly, Christianne J. Lane, Geoff D.C. Ball, Marc J. Weigensberg, Lisa G. Vargas, Courtney E. Byrd-Williams, Emily E. Ventura and Michael I. Goran

Obesity 16: 2524-2528; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.401

Family Meal Frequency and Weight Status Among Adolescents: Cross-sectional and 5-year Longitudinal Associations FREE

Jayne A. Fulkerson, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Peter J. Hannan and Mary Story

Obesity 16: 2529-2534; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.388

Weight Loss Maintenance in a Population-based Sample of German Adults FREE

Martina de Zwaan, Anja Hilbert, Stephan Herpertz, Stephan Zipfel, Manfred Beutel, Olaf Gefeller and Barbara Muehlhans

Obesity 16: 2535-2540; advance online publication, August 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.392

Increases in Weight and Body Size Increase the Odds for Hypertension During 7 Years of Follow-up FREE

Paul T. Williams

Obesity 16: 2541-2548; advance online publication, August 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.396

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Short Communications

Epidemiology

The Challenge of CT and MRI Imaging of Obese Individuals Who Present to the Emergency Department: A National Survey FREE

Adit A. Ginde, Anthony Foianini, Daniel M. Renner, Morgan Valley and Carlos A. Camargo Jr

Obesity 16: 2549-2551; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.410

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Brief Reports

Genetic Analysis

Obesity and the Likelihood of Sexual Behavioral Risk Factors for HPV and Cervical Cancer FREE

Christina C. Wee, Annong Huang, Karen W. Huskey and Ellen P. McCarthy

Obesity 16: 2552-2555; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.394

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Awards

Awards

The Obesity Society 2008 Annual Meeting Awards FREE

Obesity 16: 2556-2558; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.548

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