TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 16, Issue 5 (May 2008)
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Obesity 16: 927; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.230
Perspectives
Commentaries
Maternal Obesity: A Problem for Both Mother and Child FREE
Kathleen M. Rasmussen and Chris L. Kjolhede
Obesity 16: 929-931; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.36
Articles
Adipocyte Biology
Inducible Toll-like Receptor and NF-
B Regulatory Pathway Expression in Human Adipose Tissue FREE
Olga I. Vitseva, Kahraman Tanriverdi, Tamara T. Tchkonia, James L. Kirkland, Marie E. McDonnell, Caroline M. Apovian, Jane Freedman and Noyan Gokce
Obesity 16: 932-937; advance online publication, February 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.25
Dietary Fatty Acids Differentially Regulate Production of TNF-
and IL-10 by Murine 3T3-L1 Adipocytes FREE
Richard L. Bradley, FFolliott M. Fisher and Eleftheria Maratos-Flier
Obesity 16: 938-944; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.39
Integrative Physiology
Brain Activity in Hunger and Satiety: An Exploratory Visually Stimulated fMRI Study FREE
Dagmar Führer, Stefan Zysset and Michael Stumvoll
Obesity 16: 945-950; advance online publication, February 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.33
Effects of Gastric Electric Stimulation on Gastric Distention Responsive Neurons and Expressions of CCK in Rodent Hippocampus FREE
Luo Xu, Xiangrong Sun, Jiang Lu, Ming Tang and J.D.Z. Chen
Obesity 16: 951-957; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.17
Alterations in Hepatic Mitochondrial Compartment in a Model of Obesity and Insulin Resistance FREE
Crescenzo Raffaella, Bianco Francesca, Falcone Italia, Prisco Marina, Liverini Giovanna and Iossa Susanna
Obesity 16: 958-964; advance online publication, February 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.10
Renal Cytochrome P450 as a Determinant of Impaired Natriuresis by PPAR-
Ligands in Ovariectomized Obese Rats FREE
Kyoko Yoshioka, Shu Wakino, Koichiro Homma, Takeshi Kanda, Satoru Tatematsu, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Naoki Sugano, Osamu Ito, Ken Omata, Takao Saruta and Koichi Hayashi
Obesity 16: 965-971; advance online publication, February 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.18
Sequential Responses to High-fat and High-calorie Feeding in an Obese Mouse Model FREE
Mei-Yen Chan, Yulan Zhao and Chew-Kiat Heng
Obesity 16: 972-978; advance online publication, February 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.32
Behavior and Psychology
Health Perceptions and Demographic Characteristics Associated With Underassessment of Body Weight FREE
Cria O. Gregory, Heidi M. Blanck, Cathleen Gillespie, L. Michele Maynard and Mary K. Serdula
Obesity 16: 979-986; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.22
BMI Percentiles and Body Image Discrepancy in Black and White Adolescents FREE
Angela A. Banitt, Harsohena Kaur, Kim M. Pulvers, Nicole L. Nollen, Marjorie Ireland and Marian L. Fitzgibbon
Obesity 16: 987-991; advance online publication, February 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.21
Self-efficacy and Dietary Fat Reduction Behaviors in Obese African-American and White Mothers FREE
Mei-Wei Chang, Roger L. Brown, Linda J. Baumann and Susan A. Nitzke
Obesity 16: 992-1001; advance online publication, February 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.20
Away-from-home Food Intake and Risk for Obesity: Examining the Influence of Context FREE
Guadalupe X. Ayala, Morgan Rogers, Elva M. Arredondo, Nadia R. Campbell, Barbara Baquero, Susan C. Duerksen and John P. Elder
Obesity 16: 1002-1008; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.34
School-based Obesity Prevention Programs: An Evidence-based Review FREE
Jonathan A. Kropski, Paul H. Keckley and Gordon L. Jensen
Obesity 16: 1009-1018; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.29
Intervention and Prevention
Effect of a Conjugated Linoleic Acid and 
-3 Fatty Acid Mixture on Body Composition and Adiponectin FREE
Alan A. Sneddon, Fotini Tsofliou, Claire L. Fyfe, Ian Matheson, Diane M. Jackson, Graham Horgan, Maria S. Winzell, Klaus W.J. Wahle, Bo Ahren and Lynda M. Williams
Obesity 16: 1019-1024; advance online publication, March 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.41
Impaired Skeletal Muscle Substrate Oxidation in Glucose-intolerant Men Improves After Weight Loss FREE
Eva Corpeleijn, Marco Mensink, Marianne E. Kooi, Paul M.H.J. Roekaerts, Wim H.M. Saris and Ellen E. Blaak
Obesity 16: 1025-1032; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.24
Effect of Weight Loss on Proinflammatory State of Mononuclear Cells in Obese Women FREE
Wayne H.-H. Sheu, Tzu-Ming Chang, Wen-Jane Lee, Hsiu-Chung Ou, Ching-Mei Wu, Li-Nien Tseng, Hui-Fen Lang, Cheng-Shiu Wu, Chu-Jen Wan and I-Te Lee
Obesity 16: 1033-1038; advance online publication, March 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.37
Relative Contributions of Adiposity and Muscularity to Physical Function in Community-dwelling Older Adults FREE
Catherine M. Jankowski, Wendolyn S. Gozansky, Rachael E. Van Pelt, Margaret L. Schenkman, Pamela Wolfe, Robert S. Schwartz and Wendy M. Kohrt
Obesity 16: 1039-1044; advance online publication, February 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2007.84
Resistance Training Conserves Fat-free Mass and Resting Energy Expenditure Following Weight Loss FREE
Gary R. Hunter, Nuala M. Byrne, Bovorn Sirikul, José R. Fernández, Paul A. Zuckerman, Betty E. Darnell and Barbara A. Gower
Obesity 16: 1045-1051; advance online publication, March 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.38
Maintenance of Weight Loss in Overweight Middle-aged Women Through the Internet FREE
Ellen C. Cussler, Pedro J. Teixeira, Scott B. Going, Linda B. Houtkooper, Lauve L. Metcalfe, Robert M. Blew, Jennifer R. Ricketts, J'Fleur Lohman, Vanessa A. Stanford and Timothy G. Lohman
Obesity 16: 1052-1060; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.19
Genetics
Common Variations in Perilipin Gene, Central Obesity, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in US Women FREE
Lu Qi, Cuilin Zhang, Andrew Greenberg and Frank B. Hu
Obesity 16: 1061-1065; advance online publication, March 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.26
Epidemiology
Race and Gender Differences in the Relationships Between Anthropometrics and Abdominal Fat in Youth FREE
SoJung Lee, Jennifer L. Kuk, Tamara S. Hannon and Silva A. Arslanian
Obesity 16: 1066-1071; advance online publication, March 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.13
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Predicts Changes in Adiposity in Overweight Hispanic Boys FREE
Courtney E. Byrd-Williams, Gabriel Q. Shaibi, Ping Sun, Christianne J. Lane, Emily E. Ventura, Jaimie N. Davis, Louise A. Kelly and Michael I. Goran
Obesity 16: 1072-1077; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.16
Childbearing May Increase Visceral Adipose Tissue Independent of Overall Increase in Body Fat FREE
Erica P. Gunderson, Barbara Sternfeld, Melissa F. Wellons, Rachel A. Whitmer, Vicky Chiang, Charles P. Quesenberry Jr, Cora E. Lewis and Stephen Sidney
Obesity 16: 1078-1084; advance online publication, March 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.40
Contribution of the Lean Body Mass to Insulin Resistance in Postmenopausal Women With Visceral Obesity: A Monet Study FREE
Martin Brochu, Marie-Eve Mathieu, Antony D. Karelis, Éric Doucet, Marie-Eve Lavoie, Dominique Garrel and Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret
Obesity 16: 1085-1093; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.23
C-reactive Protein and Metabolic Syndrome in Youth: A Strong Relationship? FREE
Antônio C. Oliveira, Ana M. Oliveira, Luis F. Adan, Nelson F. Oliveira, Agnaluce M. Silva and Ana M. Ladeia
Obesity 16: 1094-1098; advance online publication, March 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.43
Associations Between Obesity and Changes in Adult BMI Over Time and Colon Cancer Risk FREE
Nora L. Nock, Cheryl L. Thompson, Thomas C. Tucker, Nathan A. Berger and Li Li
Obesity 16: 1099-1104; advance online publication, March 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.42
Racial/ethnic Differences in Body Fatness Among Children and Adolescents FREE
David S. Freedman, Jack Wang, John C. Thornton, Zuguo Mei, Richard N. Pierson Jr, William H. Dietz and Mary Horlick
Obesity 16: 1105-1111; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.30
Effect of 3-Year Weight History on Blood Pressure: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study FREE
Kimberly P. Truesdale, June Stevens and Jianwen Cai
Obesity 16: 1112-1119; advance online publication, February 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.27
Trends in Obesity and Its Distribution: Data From the Northern Sweden MONICA Survey, 1986–2004 FREE
Mikael Lilja, Mats Eliasson, Birgitta Stegmayr, Tommy Olsson and Stefan Söderberg
Obesity 16: 1120-1128; advance online publication, February 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.8
Short Communications
Behavior and Psychology
Changes in Perceived Weight Discrimination Among Americans, 1995–1996 Through 2004–2006 FREE
Tatiana Andreyeva, Rebecca M. Puhl and Kelly D. Brownell
Obesity 16: 1129-1134; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.35
Intervention and Prevention
Peripheral Endocannabinoid System Activity in Patients Treated With Sibutramine FREE
Stefan Engeli, Karsten Heusser, Jürgen Janke, Kerstin Gorzelniak, Sándor Bátkai, Pál Pacher, Judith Harvey-White, Friedrich C. Luft and Jens Jordan
Obesity 16: 1135-1137; advance online publication, March 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.47
Brief Reports
Epidemiology
The Prevalence of Obesity in Ethnic Admixture Adults FREE
Cheryl L. Albright, Alana D. Steffen, Lynne R. Wilkens, Brian E. Henderson and Laurence N. Kolonel
Obesity 16: 1138-1143; advance online publication, February 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.31
Ten-year Changes in Central Obesity and BMI in Rural and Urban Cameroon FREE
Leopold K. Fezeu, Felix K. Assah, Beverley Balkau, Dora S. Mbanya, André-Pascal Kengne, Paschal K. Awah and Jean-Claude N. Mbanya
Obesity 16: 1144-1147; advance online publication, March 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.44
