TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 17, Issue 1 (January 2009)
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Obesity 17: 1; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.574
See also: Integrative Physiology by Culnan et al. See also: Behavior and Psychology by Volkow et al. See also: Intervention and Prevention by Hernandez et al.Articles
Adipocyte Biology
Antiandrogenic Contraceptives Increase Serum Adiponectin in Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients FREE
Manuel Luque-Ramírez, Francisco Álvarez-Blasco and Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale
Obesity 17: 3-9; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.491
Changes in the Serum Composition of Free-fatty Acids During an Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test FREE
Federico Soriguer, Sara García-Serrano, Jose M. García-Almeida, Lourdes Garrido-Sánchez, Juan García-Arnés, Francisco J. Tinahones, Isabel Cardona, Jose Rivas-Marín, Jose L. Gallego-Perales and Eduardo García-Fuentes
Obesity 17: 10-15; advance online publication, October 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.475
Integrative Physiology
The Role of Thermogenesis in Antipsychotic Drug-induced Weight Gain FREE
Aneta Stefanidis, Aaron N.A. Verty, Andrew M. Allen, Neil C. Owens, Michael A. Cowley and Brian J. Oldfield
Obesity 17: 16-24; advance online publication, October 30, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.468
Alterations in Fatty Acid Kinetics in Obese Adolescents With Increased Intrahepatic Triglyceride Content FREE
Elisa Fabbrini, Dinky deHaseth, Sheela Deivanayagam, B. Selma Mohammed, Bernadette E. Vitola and Samuel Klein
Obesity 17: 25-29; advance online publication, October 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.494
Rational Design of a Combination Medication for the Treatment of Obesity FREE
Frank L. Greenway, M.J. Whitehouse, Maria Guttadauria, James W. Anderson, Richard L. Atkinson, Ken Fujioka, Kishore M. Gadde, Alok K. Gupta, Patrick O'Neil, Donald Schumacher, Diane Smith, Eduardo Dunayevich, Gary D. Tollefson, Eckard Weber and Michael A. Cowley
Obesity 17: 30-39; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.461
Dietary Resistant Starch Increases Hypothalamic POMC Expression in Rats FREE
Li Shen, Michael J. Keenan, Roy J. Martin, Richard T. Tulley, Anne M. Raggio, Kathleen L. McCutcheon and Jun Zhou
Obesity 17: 40-45; advance online publication, October 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.483
Apolipoprotein A-IV, a Putative Satiety/Antiatherogenic Factor, Rises After Gastric Bypass FREE
Derek M. Culnan, Robert N. Cooney, Bruce Stanley and Christopher J. Lynch
Obesity 17: 46-52; advance online publication, October 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.428
Proinflammatory Markers, Insulin Sensitivity, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Treated HIV Infection FREE
Katherine Samaras, Seng K. Gan, Phillip W. Peake, Andrew Carr and Lesley V. Campbell
Obesity 17: 53-59; advance online publication, November 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.500
Behavior and Psychology
Inverse Association Between BMI and Prefrontal Metabolic Activity in Healthy Adults FREE
Nora D. Volkow, Gene-Jack Wang, Frank Telang, Joanna S. Fowler, Rita Z. Goldstein, Nelly Alia-Klein, Jean Logan, Christopher Wong, Panayotis K. Thanos, Yemine Ma and Kith Pradhan
Obesity 17: 60-65; advance online publication, October 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.469
A Prospective Study of Overweight, Physical Activity, and Depressive Symptoms in Young Women FREE
Kylie Ball, Nicola W. Burton and Wendy J. Brown
Obesity 17: 66-71; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.497
Acute Stress-related Changes in Eating in the Absence of Hunger FREE
Femke Rutters, Arie G. Nieuwenhuizen, Sofie G.T. Lemmens, Jurriaan M. Born and Margriet S. Westerterp-Plantenga
Obesity 17: 72-77; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.493
Becoming Physically Active After Bariatric Surgery is Associated With Improved Weight Loss and Health-related Quality of Life FREE
Dale S. Bond, Suzanne Phelan, Luke G. Wolfe, Ronald K. Evans, Jill G. Meador, John M. Kellum, James W. Maher and Rena R. Wing
Obesity 17: 78-83; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.501
Intervention and Prevention
Effects of Maintained Weight Loss on Sleep Dynamics and Neck Morphology in Severely Obese Adults FREE
Teri L. Hernandez, Robert D. Ballard, Kathleen M. Weil, Trudy Y. Shepard, Ann L. Scherzinger, Elizabeth R. Stamm, Teresa A. Sharp and Robert H. Eckel
Obesity 17: 84-91; advance online publication, October 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.485
Capacity for Physical Activity Predicts Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass FREE
Ida J. Hatoum, Heather K. Stein, Benjamin F. Merrifield and Lee M. Kaplan
Obesity 17: 92-99; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.507
Obesity Reduction Black Intervention Trial (ORBIT): Six-month Results FREE
Melinda R. Stolley, Marian L. Fitzgibbon, Linda Schiffer, Lisa K. Sharp, Vicky Singh, Linda Van Horn and Alan Dyer
Obesity 17: 100-106; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.488
Management of Obesity: A Challenge for Medical Training and Practice FREE
Njeri K. Thande, Emily E. Hurstak, Robert E. Sciacca and Elsa-Grace V. Giardina
Obesity 17: 107-113; advance online publication, October 30, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.478
Genetics
Regulation of Pituitary Gene Expression by Adrenalectomy FREE
Yuichiro Nishida, Mayumi Yoshioka, Chester A. Ray, Carl Bolduc, Hiroaki Tanaka and Jonny St-Amand
Obesity 17: 114-120; advance online publication, October 30, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.484
OPRM1 Gene Is Associated With BMI in Uyghur Population FREE
Ling Xu, Fan Zhang, Dan-dan Zhang, Xing-dong Chen, Ming Lu, Ren-yong Lin, Hao Wen, Li Jin and Xiao-feng Wang
Obesity 17: 121-125; advance online publication, November 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.504
Functional Consequences of the Human Leptin Receptor (LEPR) Q223R Transversion FREE
George Stratigopoulos, Charles A. LeDuc, Naoki Matsuoka, Roee Gutman, Richard Rausch, Scott A. Robertson, Martin G. Myers Jr, Wendy K. Chung, Streamson C. Chua Jr and Rudolph L. Leibel
Obesity 17: 126-135; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.489
Epidemiology
Obesity, Leanness, and Mortality: Effect Modification by Physical Activity in Men and Women FREE
Berit L. Heitmann, Andrew P. Hills, Peder Frederiksen and Leigh C. Ward
Obesity 17: 136-142; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.479
Overweight and Obesity in Young and Middle Age and Early Retirement: The ARIC Study FREE
Denise K. Houston, Jianwen Cai and June Stevens
Obesity 17: 143-149; advance online publication, October 30, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.464
Weight Loss Surgery Eligibility According to Various BMI Criteria Among Adolescents FREE
Carine M. Lenders, Julie A. Wright, Caroline M. Apovian, Donald T. Hess, Rishi R. Shukla, William G. Adams and Kayoung Lee
Obesity 17: 150-155; advance online publication, November 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.477
Influence of Waist on Adiponectin and Insulin Sensitivity in Adolescence FREE
Laura J. Rasmussen-Torvik, James S. Pankow, David R. Jacobs Jr, Julia Steinberger, Antoinette M. Moran and Alan R. Sinaiko
Obesity 17: 156-161; advance online publication, October 30, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.482
Validation of Overweight Children's Fruit and Vegetable Intake Using Plasma Carotenoids FREE
Tracy L. Burrows, Janet M. Warren, Kim Colyvas, Manohar L. Garg and Clare E. Collins
Obesity 17: 162-168; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.495
Gender–ethnic Disparity in BMI and Waist Circumference Distribution Shifts in US Adults FREE
May A. Beydoun and Youfa Wang
Obesity 17: 169-176; advance online publication, October 30, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.492
Impact of Waist Circumference on Cardiac Phenotype in Hypertensives According to Gender FREE
Costas P. Tsioufis, Dimitris L. Tsiachris, Maria N. Selima, Kyriakos S. Dimitriadis, Costas G. Thomopoulos, Dimitris C. Tsiliggiris, Aliki S. Gennadi, Dimitris C. Syrseloudis, Elli S. Stefanadi, Kostas P. Toutouzas, Ioannis E. Kallikazaros and Christodoulos I. Stefanadis
Obesity 17: 177-182; advance online publication, October 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.462
Methods and Techniques
No Apparent Progress in Bioelectrical Impedance Accuracy: Validation Against Metabolic Risk and DXA FREE
Erik Hemmingsson, Joanna Uddén and Martin Neovius
Obesity 17: 183-187; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.474
Fat in Liver/Muscle Correlates More Strongly With Insulin Sensitivity in Rats Than Abdominal Fat FREE
Soo Lim, Kyu R. Son, In C. Song, Ho S. Park, Cheng J. Jin, Hak C. Jang, Kyong S. Park, Young-Bum Kim and Hong K. Lee
Obesity 17: 188-195; advance online publication, October 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.486
Short Communications
Adipocyte Biology
The Regulation of Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases in Adipose Tissue by Rosiglitazone FREE
Eric S. Goetzman
Obesity 17: 196-198; advance online publication, October 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.467
Integrative Physiology
Anthropometric and Leptin Changes in Women Following Different Dietary Approaches to Weight Loss FREE
Larry E. Miller, Joanne J. Volpe, Mary Dean Coleman-Kelly, Francis C. Gwazdauskas and Sharon M. Nickols-Richardson
Obesity 17: 199-201; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.498
Brief Reports
Genetic Analysis
The Q121 Variant of ENPP1 May Protect From Childhood Overweight/obesity in the Italian Population FREE
Anita Morandi, Leonardo Pinelli, Antonio Petrone, Vincent Vatin, Raffaella Buzzetti, Philippe Froguel and David Meyre
Obesity 17: 202-206; advance online publication, October 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.470
