TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 17, Issue 5 (May 2009)
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Review |
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Obesity 17: 837; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.103
See also: Epidemiology by Puhl & HeuerSee also: Integrative Physiology by CamerinoSee also: Intervention and Prevention by Faulconbridge et al. See also: Epidemiology by Tholin et al.The Lehman Series
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Updated Evidence-based Recommendations for Best Practices in Weight Loss Surgery FREE
George L. Blackburn, Frank B. Hu and Matthew M. Hutter
Obesity 17: 839-841; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.572
Intervention and Prevention
Expert Panel on Weight Loss Surgery: Executive Report Update
George L. Blackburn, Matthew M. Hutter, Alan M. Harvey, Caroline M. Apovian, Hannah R.W. Boulton, Susan Cummings, John A. Fallon, Isaac Greenberg, Michael E. Jiser, Daniel B. Jones, Stephanie B. Jones, Lee M. Kaplan, John J. Kelly, Rayford S. Kruger Jr, David B. Lautz, Carine M. Lenders, Robert LoNigro, Helen Luce, Anne McNamara, Ann T. Mulligan, Michael K. Paasche-Orlow, Frank M. Perna, Janey S.A. Pratt, Stancel M. Riley Jr, Malcolm K. Robinson, John R. Romanelli, Edward Saltzman, Roman Schumann, Scott A. Shikora, Roger L. Snow, Stephanie Sogg, Mary A. Sullivan, Michael Tarnoff, Christopher C. Thompson, Christina C. Wee, Nancy Ridley, John Auerbach, Frank B. Hu, Leslie Kirle, Rita B. Buckley and Catherine L. Annas
Obesity 17: 842-862; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.578
Best Practice Updates for Surgical Care in Weight Loss Surgery
John J. Kelly, Scott Shikora, Daniel B. Jones, Matthew H. Hutter, Malcolm K. Robinson, John Romanelli, Frederick Buckley, Andrew Lederman, George L. Blackburn and David Lautz
Obesity 17: 863-870; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.570
Best Practice Updates for Multidisciplinary Care in Weight Loss Surgery
Caroline M. Apovian, Sue Cummings, Wendy Anderson, Loren Borud, Kelly Boyer, Kristina Day, Edward Hatchigian, Barbara Hodges, Mary E. Patti, Mark Pettus, Frank Perna, Daniel Rooks, Edward Saltzman, June Skoropowski, Michael B. Tantillo and Phyllis Thomason
Obesity 17: 871-879; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.580
Behavioral and Psychological Care in Weight Loss Surgery: Best Practice Update
Isaac Greenberg, Stephanie Sogg and Frank M. Perna
Obesity 17: 880-884; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.571
Best Practice Updates for Informed Consent and Patient Education in Weight Loss Surgery
Christina C. Wee, Janey S. Pratt, Robert Fanelli, Patricia Q. Samour, Linda S. Trainor and Michael K. Paasche-Orlow
Obesity 17: 885-888; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.567
Update on Best Practice Recommendations for Anesthetic Perioperative Care and Pain Management in Weight Loss Surgery, 2004–2007
Roman Schumann, Stephanie B. Jones, Bronwyn Cooper, Scott D. Kelley, Mark Vanden Bosch, Vilma E. Ortiz, Kathleen A. Connor, Michael D. Kaufman, Alan M. Harvey and Daniel B. Carr
Obesity 17: 889-894; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.569
Best Practice Updates for Nursing Care in Weight Loss Surgery
Ann T. Mulligan, Anne M. McNamara, Hannah W. Boulton, Linda S. Trainor, Carol Raiano and Ann Mullen
Obesity 17: 895-900; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.579
Best Practice Updates for Pediatric/Adolescent Weight Loss Surgery
Janey S.A. Pratt, Carine M. Lenders, Emily A. Dionne, Alison G. Hoppin, George L.K. Hsu, Thomas H. Inge, David F. Lawlor, Margaret F. Marino, Alan F. Meyers, Jennifer L. Rosenblum and Vivian M. Sanchez
Obesity 17: 901-910; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.577
An Update on Best Practice Guidelines for Specialized Facilities and Resources Necessary for Weight Loss Surgical Programs
David B. Lautz, Michael E. Jiser, John J. Kelly, Scott A. Shikora, Sheila K. Partridge, John R. Romanelli, Robert J. Cella and John P. Ryan
Obesity 17: 911-917; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.581
Best Practices in Policy and Access (Coding and Reimbursement) for Weight Loss Surgery
Scott A. Shikora, Rayford S. Kruger Jr, George L. Blackburn, John A. Fallon, Alan M. Harvey, Elvira Q. Johnson, Lee Kaplan, Edward C. Mun, Stancel Riley Jr, Malcolm K. Robinson, James E. Sabin, Roger L. Snow, Robert LoNigro, Lee J. Steingisser, David B. Lautz and Policy & Access Task Group
Obesity 17: 918-923; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.573
Best Practice Updates for Weight Loss Surgery Data Collection
Matthew M. Hutter, Daniel B. Jones, Stancel M. Riley Jr, Roger L. Snow, Robert J. Cella, Benjamin E. Schneider and Kerri A. Clancy
Obesity 17: 924-928; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.568
Endoscopic Interventions for Weight Loss Surgery
James C. Ellsmere, Christopher C. Thompson, William R. Brugge, Ram Chuttani, David J. Desilets, David W. Rattner, Michael E. Tarnoff and Lee M. Kaplan
Obesity 17: 929-933; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.588
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Effect of Weight Loss on Proinflammatory State of Mononuclear Cells in Obese Women
Prashant Kant and Mark Hull
Obesity 17: 934; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.6
Response to "Effect of Weight Loss on Proinflammatory State of Mononuclear Cells in Obese Women"
Wayne H.-H. Sheu, Ching-Mei Wu, Wen-Jane Lee and I-Te Lee
Obesity 17: 934-935; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.7
Predictive Equations for Body Fat in Asian Indians
Pranav C. Yajnik and Chittaranjan S. Yajnik
Obesity 17: 935-936; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.21
Response to "Predictive Equations for Body Fat in Asian Indians"
Kashish Goel, Nidhi Gupta, Anoop Misra, Pawan Poddar, Ravindra M. Pandey, Naval K. Vikram and Jasjeet S. Wasir
Obesity 17: 936-937; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.41
Abdominal Cavity Compliance: A Participant More in the Building Up of Visceral Obesity
Rosário Monteiro, Elisa Keating, Pedro Castro and Isabel Azevedo
Obesity 17: 937; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.34
Lack of Relation Between Bitter Taste Receptor TAS2R38 and BMI in Adults
Stefanie Sausenthaler, Peter Rzehak, H.-Erich Wichmann and Joachim Heinrich
Obesity 17: 937-938; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.15
Response to "Lack of Relation Between Bitter Taste Receptor TAS2R38 and BMI in Adults"
Beverly J. Tepper
Obesity 17: 939; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.45
Biased Corrections or Biased About Corrections?
James Greenberg
Obesity 17: 939-940; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.10
Response to "Biased Corrections or Biased About Corrections"
Katherine M. Flegal, Barry I. Graubard, David F. Williamson and Mitchell H. Gail
Obesity 17: 940; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.13
Review
Epidemiology
The Stigma of Obesity: A Review and Update FREE
Rebecca M. Puhl and Chelsea A. Heuer
Obesity 17: 941-964; advance online publication, January 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.636
Articles
Adipocyte Biology
Altering PPAR
Ligand Selectivity Impairs Adipogenesis by Thiazolidinediones But Not Hormonal Inducers
Shanika P. Samarasinghe, Maria M. Sutanto, Arpad M. Danos, Daniel N. Johnson, Matthew J. Brady and Ronald N. Cohen
Obesity 17: 965-972; advance online publication, January 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.629
Integrative Physiology
Liver NF-
B and AP-1 DNA Binding in Obese Patients
Luis A. Videla, Gladys Tapia, Ramón Rodrigo, Paulina Pettinelli, Daniela Haim, Catherine Santibañez, A. Verónica Araya, Gladys Smok, Attila Csendes, Luis Gutierrez, Jorge Rojas, Jaime Castillo, Owen Korn, Fernando Maluenda, Juan C. Díaz, Guillermo Rencoret and Jaime Poniachik
Obesity 17: 973-979; advance online publication, January 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.601
Low Sympathetic Tone and Obese Phenotype in Oxytocin-deficient Mice
Claudia Camerino
Obesity 17: 980-984; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.12
Behavior and Psychology
Psychosocial Functioning Improves Following Adolescent Bariatric Surgery
Meg H. Zeller, Avani C. Modi, Jennie G. Noll, Jeffrey D. Long and Thomas H. Inge
Obesity 17: 985-990; advance online publication, January 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.644
A Statewide Intervention Reduces BMI in Adults: Shape Up Rhode Island Results
Rena R. Wing, Angela M. Pinto, Melissa M. Crane, Rajiv Kumar, Brad M. Weinberg and Amy A. Gorin
Obesity 17: 991-995; advance online publication, January 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.655
Pre- and Postsurgery Behavioral Compliance, Patient Health, and Postbariatric Surgical Weight Loss
Ruzbeh Toussi, Ken Fujioka and Karen J. Coleman
Obesity 17: 996-1002; advance online publication, January 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.628
Intervention and Prevention
A Longitudinal Study of Sedentary Behavior and Overweight in Adolescent Girls
Margarita S. Treuth, Chris D. Baggett, Charlotte A. Pratt, Scott B. Going, John P. Elder, Eileen Y. Charneco and Larry S. Webber
Obesity 17: 1003-1008; advance online publication, January 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.598
Changes in Symptoms of Depression With Weight Loss: Results of a Randomized Trial
Lucy F. Faulconbridge, Thomas A. Wadden, Robert I. Berkowitz, David B. Sarwer, Leslie G. Womble, Louise A. Hesson, Albert J. Stunkard and Anthony N. Fabricatore
Obesity 17: 1009-1016; advance online publication, February 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.647
Prevention of Weight Gain in Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Pioglitazone
Robert F. Kushner and Melissa Sujak
Obesity 17: 1017-1022; advance online publication, January 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.651
Prevention and Reversal of Obesity and Glucose Intolerance in Mice by DHA Derivatives
Martin Rossmeisl, Tomas Jelenik, Zuzana Jilkova, Kristyna Slamova, Vladimir Kus, Michal Hensler, Dasa Medrikova, Ctibor Povysil, Pavel Flachs, Vidya Mohamed-Ali, Morten Bryhn, Kjetil Berge, Anne K. Holmeide and Jan Kopecky
Obesity 17: 1023-1031; advance online publication, January 15, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.602
Genetics
Maternal Pregestational BMI Is Associated With Methylation of the PPARGC1A Promoter in Newborns
Carolina Gemma, Silvia Sookoian, Jorge Alvariñas, Silvia I. García, Laura Quintana, Diego Kanevsky, Claudio D. González and Carlos J. Pirola
Obesity 17: 1032-1039; advance online publication, January 15, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.605
Genetic and Environmental Contributions to BMI in Adolescent and Young Adult Women
Alexis E. Duncan, Arpana Agrawal, Julia D. Grant, Kathleen K. Bucholz, Pamela A.F. Madden and Andrew C. Heath
Obesity 17: 1040-1043; advance online publication, January 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.643
Proteasome Subunits mRNA Expressions Correlate With Male BMI: Implications for a Role in Obesity
Kozue Sakamoto, Youichi Sato, Toshikatsu Shinka, Masako Sei, Isoko Nomura, Mayumi Umeno, Ashraf A. Ewis and Yutaka Nakahori
Obesity 17: 1044-1049; advance online publication, January 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.612
Epidemiology
Prevalence of Night Eating in Obese and Nonobese Twins
Sanna Tholin, AnnaKarin Lindroos, Per Tynelius, Torbjörn åkerstedt, Albert J. Stunkard, Cynthia M. Bulik and Finn Rasmussen
Obesity 17: 1050-1055; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.676
Waist Circumference Measurement by Site, Posture, Respiratory Phase, and Meal Time: Implications for Methodology
Sunil K. Agarwal, Anoop Misra, Priyanka Aggarwal, Amit Bardia, Ruchika Goel, Naval K. Vikram, Jasjeet S. Wasir, Nazia Hussain, Krithika Ramachandran and Ravindra M. Pandey
Obesity 17: 1056-1061; advance online publication, January 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.635
Inflammation and Race and Gender Differences in Computerized Tomography-measured Adipose Depots
Lydia E. Beasley, Annemarie Koster, Anne B. Newman, M. Kassim Javaid, Luigi Ferrucci, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Lewis H. Kuller, Marco Pahor, Laura A. Schaap, Marjolein Visser, Susan M. Rubin, Bret H. Goodpaster, Tamara B. Harris and The Health ABC study
Obesity 17: 1062-1069; advance online publication, January 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.627
Obesity and Menstrual Irregularity: Associations With SHBG, Testosterone, and Insulin
Shuying Wei, Michael D. Schmidt, Terence Dwyer, Robert J. Norman and Alison J. Venn
Obesity 17: 1070-1076; advance online publication, January 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.641
Adult Obesity and Office-based Quality of Care in the United States
Jun Ma, Lan Xiao and Randall S. Stafford
Obesity 17: 1077-1085; advance online publication, February 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.653
Truncal and Abdominal Fat as Determinants of High Triglycerides and Low HDL-cholesterol in Adolescents
Beatriz Tresaco, Luis A. Moreno, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Francisco B. Ortega, Gloria Bueno, Marcela González-Gross, Julia Wärnberg, Angel Gutiérrez, Miguel García-Fuentes, Ascensión Marcos, Manuel J. Castillo, Manuel Bueno and the AVENA Study Group
Obesity 17: 1086-1091; advance online publication, January 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.626
Trends in Child Overweight Rates and Energy Intake in France From 1999 to 2007: Relationships With Socioeconomic Status
Sandrine Lioret, M. Touvier, C. Dubuisson, A. Dufour, G. Calamassi-Tran, L. Lafay, J.-L. Volatier and B. Maire
Obesity 17: 1092-1100; advance online publication, January 15, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.619


