TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 16, Issue 12 (December 2008)
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Obesity 16: 2559; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.540
See also: Epidemiology by Roshania et al. See also: Methods and Techniques by Alvarez et al. See also: Intervention and Prevention by Bol et al.Perspectives
Commentary
Ethnic-specific Pathways to Obesity-related Disease: The Hispanic vs. African-American Paradox
Michael I. Goran
Obesity 16: 2561-2565; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.423
Position Statement
Influence of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture on Childhood Obesity: Implications for Prevention and Treatment*
Sonia Caprio, Stephen R. Daniels, Adam Drewnowski, Francine R. Kaufman, Lawrence A. Palinkas, Arlan L. Rosenbloom and Jeffrey B. Schwimmer
Obesity 16: 2566-2577; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.398
Articles
Adipocyte Biology
Preatherosclerosis and Adiponectin Subfractions in Obese Adolescents
Harald Mangge, Gunter Almer, Samih Haj-Yahya, Stefan Pilz, Robert Gasser, Reinhard Möller and Renate Horejsi
Obesity 16: 2578-2584; advance online publication, October 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.439
Integrative Physiology
An Endoluminal Sleeve Induces Substantial Weight Loss and Normalizes Glucose Homeostasis in Rats with Diet-Induced Obesity
Vincent Aguirre, Nicholas Stylopoulos, Ronit Grinbaum and Lee M. Kaplan
Obesity 16: 2585-2592; advance online publication, October 30, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.502
Increased Myocardial Susceptibility to Repetitive Ischemia With High-fat diet–induced Obesity
Geeta D. Thakker, Nikolaos G. Frangogiannis, Pawel T. Zymek, Saumya Sharma, Joe L. Raya, Philip M. Barger, Heinrich Taegtmeyer, Mark L. Entman and Christie M. Ballantyne
Obesity 16: 2593-2600; advance online publication, October 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.414
Obesity Upregulates Genes Involved in Oxidative Phosphorylation in Livers of Diabetic Patients
Toshinari Takamura, Hirofumi Misu, Naoto Matsuzawa-Nagata, Masaru Sakurai, Tsuguhito Ota, Akiko Shimizu, Seiichiro Kurita, Yumie Takeshita, Hitoshi Ando, Masao Honda and Shuichi Kaneko
Obesity 16: 2601-2609; advance online publication, October 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.419
Developmental Changes of Gut Microflora and Enzyme Activity in Rat Pups Exposed to Fat-rich Diet
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Obesity 16: 2610-2615; advance online publication, October 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.435
Adiponectin Multimers and Metabolic Syndrome Traits: Relative Adiponectin Resistance in African Americans
Cristina Lara-Castro, Erin C. Doud, Patrick C. Tapia, Andres J. Munoz, Jose R. Fernandez, Gary R. Hunter, Barbara A. Gower and W. Timothy Garvey
Obesity 16: 2616-2623; advance online publication, September 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.411
Behavior and Psychology
Validation of a Parent-proxy, Obesity-specific Quality-of-life Measure: Sizing Them Up
Avani C. Modi and Meg H. Zeller
Obesity 16: 2624-2633; advance online publication, October 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.416
Correlates of Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Obese Children
Philip J. Morgan, Anthony D. Okely, Dylan P. Cliff, Rachel A. Jones and Louise A. Baur
Obesity 16: 2634-2641; advance online publication, October 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.463
Circulating Leptin and Stress-induced Cardiovascular Activity in Humans
Lena Brydon, Katie O'Donnell, Caroline E. Wright, Andrew J. Wawrzyniak, Jane Wardle and Andrew Steptoe
Obesity 16: 2642-2647; advance online publication, September 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.415
Intervention and Prevention
Long-term Effects of Large-volume Liposuction on Metabolic Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease FREE
B. Selma Mohammed, Samuel Cohen, Dominic Reeds, V. Leroy Young and Samuel Klein
Obesity 16: 2648-2651; advance online publication, September 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.418
Weight loss and the Effect on Stature in Children During a Residential Intervention Program
Anni Larnkjær, Anja R. Høj, Karen M. Bendtsen, Christian Mølgaard and Kim F. Michaelsen
Obesity 16: 2652-2657; advance online publication, October 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.436
The Association Between Glycemia and Endothelial Function in Nondiabetic Individuals: The Importance of Body Weight
Paraskevi T. Voidonikola, Kimon S. Stamatelopoulos, Maria Alevizaki, George E. Kollias, Nikolaos A. Zakopoulos, John P. Lekakis, Eleni Anastasiou, Michael J. Theodorakis, Anastassios G. Pittas and Christos M. Papamichael
Obesity 16: 2658-2662; advance online publication, October 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.431
Genetics
Increasing Heritability of BMI and Stronger Associations With the FTO Gene Over Childhood
Claire M.A. Haworth, Susan Carnell, Emma L. Meaburn, Oliver S.P. Davis, Robert Plomin and Jane Wardle
Obesity 16: 2663-2668; advance online publication, October 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.434
Epidemiology
Age at Arrival and Risk of Obesity Among US Immigrants FREE
Reshma Roshania, K.M. Venkat Narayan and Reena Oza-Frank
Obesity 16: 2669-2675; advance online publication, October 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.425
Confirming a Biological Pathway in the Metabolic Syndrome—Insight from the NHANES 1999–2002
Lian-Yu Lin, Hsu-Ko Kuo, Hung-Yuan Li, Juey-Jen Hwang and Jou-Wei Lin
Obesity 16: 2676-2681; advance online publication, October 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.429
Telomere Length Is Associated With Obesity Parameters but With a Gender Difference FREE
Katarina Nordfjäll, Mats Eliasson, Birgitta Stegmayr, Olle Melander, Peter Nilsson and Göran Roos
Obesity 16: 2682-2689; advance online publication, September 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.413
Influence of Central and Extremity Circumferences on All-cause Mortality in Men and Women
Caitlin Mason, Cora L. Craig and Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Obesity 16: 2690-2695; advance online publication, October 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.438
Body Composition, Insulin Sensitivity, and Cardiovascular Disease Profile in Healthy Europeans
Wiebe Boorsma, Marieke B. Snijder, Giel Nijpels, Caterina Guidone, Angela M.R. Favuzzi, Geltrude Mingrone, Piet J. Kostense, Robert J. Heine and Jacqueline M. Dekker
Obesity 16: 2696-2701; advance online publication, October 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.433
Metabolic Predictors of Inflammation, Adhesion, and Coagulability in Healthy Younger-aged Adults
Paul J. Mills, David Shapiro, Iris B. Goldstein, Cristina Ottaviani, Meredith A. Pung, Srikrishna Khandrika, Roland von Känel and Thomas R. Rutledge
Obesity 16: 2702-2706; advance online publication, September 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.420
Central Obesity as a Precursor to the Metabolic Syndrome in the AusDiab Study and Mauritius
Adrian J. Cameron, Edward J. Boyko, Richard A. Sicree, Paul Z. Zimmet, Stefan Söderberg, K. George M.M. Alberti, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Pierrot Chitson and Jonathan E. Shaw
Obesity 16: 2707-2716; advance online publication, September 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.412
Lp(a) and Risk of Recurrent Cardiac Events in Obese Postinfarction Patients
James P. Corsetti, Dan Ryan, David L. Rainwater, Arthur J. Moss, Wojciech Zareba, Robert C. Block and Charles E. Sparks
Obesity 16: 2717-2722; advance online publication, October 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.441
Common Genetic Components of Obesity Traits and Serum Leptin
Ann L. Hasselbalch, Beben Benyamin, Peter M. Visscher, Berit L. Heitmann, Kirsten O. Kyvik and Thorkild I.A. Sørensen
Obesity 16: 2723-2729; advance online publication, October 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.440
Methods and Techniques
Breastfeeding and Childhood Obesity: Shift of the Entire BMI Distribution or Only the Upper Parts?
Andreas Beyerlein, André M. Toschke and Rüdiger von Kries
Obesity 16: 2730-2733; advance online publication, October 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.432
Onset of Overweight in Nuuk, Greenland: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Children From 1973 to 1992
Christina W. Schnohr, Jørgen H. Petersen and Birgit V.-L. Niclasen
Obesity 16: 2734-2738; advance online publication, October 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.427
Ethnicity and Weight Status Affect the Accuracy of Proxy Indices of Insulin Sensitivity
Jessica A. Alvarez, Nikki C. Bush, Gary R. Hunter, David W. Brock and Barbara A. Gower
Obesity 16: 2739-2744; advance online publication, October 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.437
TOF–SIMS Analysis of Lipid Accumulation in the Skeletal Muscle of ob/ob Mice
Ylva K. Magnusson, Peter Friberg, Peter Sjövall, Jakob Malm and Yun Chen
Obesity 16: 2745-2753; advance online publication, October 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.424
Waist-to-height Ratio and Coronary Artery Disease in Taiwanese Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Chin-Hsiao Tseng
Obesity 16: 2754-2759; advance online publication, October 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.430
Short Communications
Intervention and Prevention
Postnatal Catch-up Growth After Fetal Protein Restriction Programs Proliferation of Rat Preadipocytes
Vanesa V. Bol, Brigitte M. Reusens and Claude A. Remacle
Obesity 16: 2760-2763; advance online publication, October 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.417
Brief Reports
Genetic Analysis
The FTO Gene and Obesity in a Large Eastern European Population Sample: The HAPIEE Study
Jaroslav A. Hubacek, Romana Bohuslavova, Lada Kuthanova, Ruzena Kubinova, Anne Peasey, Hynek Pikhart, Michael G. Marmot and Martin Bobak
Obesity 16: 2764-2766; advance online publication, October 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.421
No Association of PTPN1 Polymorphisms With Macronutrient Intake and Measures of Adiposity
Florianne Bauer, N. Charlotte Onland-Moret, Anne G. Niehoff, Clara C. Elbers, Diederick E. Grobbee, Cisca Wijmenga and Yvonne T. van der Schouw
Obesity 16: 2767-2771; advance online publication, October 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.426
