TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 17, Issue 12 (December 2009)
Articles
Adipocyte Biology
Potential Contribution of Adipose Tissue to Elevated Serum Cystatin C in Human Obesity
Nadia Naour, Soraya Fellahi, Jean-François Renucci, Christine Poitou, Christine Rouault, Arnaud Basdevant, Anne Dutour, Marie-Christine Alessi, Jean-Philippe Bastard, Karine Clément and Michèle Guerre-Millo
Obesity 17: 2121-2126; advance online publication, April 9, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.96
Antiobesity Effects of yerba maté Extract (Ilex paraguariensis) in High-fat Diet–induced Obese Mice
Demétrius P. Arçari, Waldemar Bartchewsky, Tanila W. dos Santos, Karim A. Oliveira, Alexandre Funck, José Pedrazzoli, Marina F.F. de Souza, Mario J. Saad, Deborah H.M. Bastos, Alessandra Gambero, Patricia de O. Carvalho and Marcelo L. Ribeiro
Obesity 17: 2127-2133; advance online publication, May 14, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.158
Integrative Physiology
Subcutaneous Fat Shows Higher Thyroid Hormone Receptor-
1 Gene Expression Than Omental Fat FREE
Francisco J. Ortega, José M. Moreno-Navarrete, Vicent Ribas, Eduardo Esteve, Jose I. Rodriguez-Hermosa, Bartomeu Ruiz, Belén Peral, Wifredo Ricart, Antonio Zorzano and José M. Fernández-Real
Obesity 17: 2134-2141; advance online publication, April 9, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.110
Lipid-induced Insulin Resistance Is Associated With Increased Monocyte Expression of Scavenger Receptor CD36 and Internalization of Oxidized LDL
Sangeeta R. Kashyap, Adriana G. Ioachimescu, Heather L. Gornik, Thottathil Gopan, Michael B. Davidson, Antonie Makdissi, Jennifer Major, Maria Febbraio and Roy L. Silverstein
Obesity 17: 2142-2148; advance online publication, June 11, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.179
Serum Leptin Levels in Obese Males During Over- and Underfeeding
Jamie A. Cooper, Kenneth S. Polonsky and Dale A. Schoeller
Obesity 17: 2149-2154; advance online publication, May 14, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.149
Behavior and Psychology
Perceived Stress and Weight Gain in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Analysis FREE
Cornelia H.M. van Jaarsveld, Jennifer A. Fidler, Andrew Steptoe, David Boniface and Jane Wardle
Obesity 17: 2155-2161; advance online publication, June 11, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.183
Intervention and Prevention
Diet and Exercise Interventions Reduce Intrahepatic Fat Content and Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Older Adults FREE
Krupa Shah, Abby Stufflebam, Tiffany N. Hilton, David R. Sinacore, Samuel Klein and Dennis T. Villareal
Obesity 17: 2162-2168; advance online publication, April 23, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.126
Diet-induced Changes in Intra-abdominal Adipose Tissue and CVD Risk in American Women
Konstantina Katsoulis, Tami E. Blaudeau, Jane P. Roy and Gary R. Hunter
Obesity 17: 2169-2175; advance online publication, May 14, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.147
Changes in Health State Utilities With Changes in Body Mass in the Diabetes Prevention Program
Ronald T. Ackermann, Sharon L. Edelstein, K.M. Venkat Narayan, Ping Zhang, Michael M. Engelgau, William H. Herman, David G. Marrero and for the Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group
Obesity 17: 2176-2181; advance online publication, April 23, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.114
Genetics
Multiple Genes Influence BMI on Chromosome 7q31–34: The NHLBI Family Heart Study
Jason M. Laramie, Jemma B. Wilk, Sally L. Williamson, Michael W. Nagle, Jeanne C. Latourelle, Jennifer E. Tobin, Michael A. Province, Ingrid B. Borecki and Richard H. Myers
Obesity 17: 2182-2189; advance online publication, May 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.141
Evidence for Three Novel QTLs for Adiposity on Chromosome 2 With Epistatic Interactions: The NHLBI Family Heart Study
Mary F. Feitosa, Kari E. North, Richard H. Myers, James S. Pankow and Ingrid B. Borecki
Obesity 17: 2190-2195; advance online publication, June 11, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.181
Association of Two CETP Polymorphisms With HDL Levels in the Chinese Obese Population
Xiaoyang Ruan, Lina Ma, Shuyu Wang, Klaus Lindpaintner, Xiangjun Liu, Binbin Wang, Zuoqi Peng, Xu Ma, Maosheng Cheng, Jinghai Zhang, Lisheng Liu and Xingyu Wang
Obesity 17: 2196-2201; advance online publication, May 14, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.138
Epidemiology
Are Obesity and Physical Activity Clustered? A Spatial Analysis Linked to Residential Density
Nadine Schuurman, Paul A. Peters and Lisa N. Oliver
Obesity 17: 2202-2209; advance online publication, April 23, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.119
Ethnic-specific Correlations of Visfatin With Circulating Markers of Endothelial Inflammation and Function
Manja Reimann, Tjalf Ziemssen, Hugo W. Huisman, Rudolph Schutte, Leoné Malan, Johannes M. Van Rooyen, Rainer H. Böger, Nicolaas T. Malan and Aletta E. Schutte
Obesity 17: 2210-2215; advance online publication, May 14, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.157
Obesity, End-stage Renal Disease, and Survival in an Elderly Cohort With Cardiovascular Disease
Janice P. Lea, Daryl O. Crenshaw, Stephen J. Onufrak, Britt B. Newsome and William M. McClellan
Obesity 17: 2216-2222; advance online publication, March 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.70
Gender, Ethnicity, Marital Status, and Body Weight in the United States
Jeffery Sobal, Karla L. Hanson and Edward A. Frongillo
Obesity 17: 2223-2231; advance online publication, March 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.64
BMI, Waist Circumference, and Mortality According to Health Status in the Older Adult Population of Spain
Pilar Guallar-Castillón, Teresa Balboa-Castillo, Esther López-García, Luz M. León-Muñoz, Juan L. Gutiérrez-Fisac, José R. Banegas and Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo
Obesity 17: 2232-2238; advance online publication, April 9, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.115
Methods and Techniques
Ultrasonography to Quantify Hepatic Fat Content: Validation by 1H Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mireille A. Edens, Peter M.A. van Ooijen, Wendy J. Post, Mark J.F. Haagmans, Wisnumurti Kristanto, Paul E. Sijens, Erik J. van der Jagt and Ronald P. Stolk
Obesity 17: 2239-2244; advance online publication, May 21, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.154
Validation of BIA in Obese Children and Adolescents and Re-evaluation in a Longitudinal Study
Dalia Haroun, Helen Croker, Russell M. Viner, Jane E. Williams, Tegan S. Darch, Mary S. Fewtrell, Simon Eaton and Jonathan C.K. Wells
Obesity 17: 2245-2250; advance online publication, April 16, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.98
Short Communications
Intervention and Prevention
Sleep Duration and Quality Associated With Obesity Among Arab Children
Nahla M. Bawazeer, Nasser M. Al-Daghri, George Valsamakis, Khalid A. Al-Rubeaan, Shaun Louie B. Sabico, Terry T.-K. Huang, George P. Mastorakos and Sudhesh Kumar
Obesity 17: 2251-2253; advance online publication, June 4, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.169
Brief Reports
Genetic Analysis
The Role of Obesity-associated Loci Identified in Genome-wide Association Studies in the Determination of Pediatric BMI
Jianhua Zhao, Jonathan P. Bradfield, Mingyao Li, Kai Wang, Haitao Zhang, Cecilia E. Kim, Kiran Annaiah, Joseph T. Glessner, Kelly Thomas, Maria Garris, Edward C. Frackelton, F. George Otieno, Julie L. Shaner, Ryan M. Smith, Rosetta M. Chiavacci, Robert I. Berkowitz, Hakon Hakonarson and Struan F.A. Grant
Obesity 17: 2254-2257; advance online publication, May 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.159
Announcements
Awards
Obesity 2009 27th Annual Scientific Meeting Awards
Obesity 17: 2258-2260; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.405
