TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 17, Issue 6 (June 2009)
Perspectives |
Letters to the Editor |
Reviews |
Articles |
Brief Reports |
Corrigenda
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Obesity 17: 1105; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.136
See also: Behavior and Psychology by Pepino et al. See also: Genetics by Davis et al. See also: Epidemiology by Reis et al. See also: Epidemiology by Lin et al.Perspectives
Commentary
Five Reasons to Distrust the Trust Model
Daniel S. Kirschenbaum and Kristina Pecora Kelly
Obesity 17: 1107-1111; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.68
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Colon Cancer Screening Consultations Can Aid in Obesity Management
Joshua Barocas, Anita Mittal and Marie L. Borum
Obesity 17: 1112; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.33
Retraction: Update to "C-reactive Protein and Metabolic Syndrome in Youth: A Strong Relationship?"
Antonio C. Oliveira, Ana M. Oliveira, Luis F. Adan, Nelson F. Oliveira, Agnaluce M. Silva and Ana M. Ladeia
Obesity 17: 1113; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.88
Reviews
Intervention and Prevention
Cardiac Health in Women With Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Aspects and Pathophysiology
Jun Ren and Robert O. Kelley
Obesity 17: 1114-1123; advance online publication, February 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.8
Articles
Adipocyte Biology
Adipocyte Fatty Acid-binding Protein as a Determinant of Insulin Sensitivity in Morbid-obese Women
Inmaculada Simón, Xavier Escoté, Núria Vilarrasa, José Gómez, José M. Fernández-Real, Ana Megía, Cristina Gutiérrez, Lluis Gallart, Carles Masdevall and Joan Vendrell
Obesity 17: 1124-1128; advance online publication, February 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.665
Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Activity in Humans
Xin Guo Hou, Sonja Moser, Michael G. Sarr, Geoffrey B. Thompson, Florencia G. Que and Michael D. Jensen
Obesity 17: 1129-1134; advance online publication, February 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.659
Integrative Physiology
Peripheral and Central Administration of Xenin and Neurotensin Suppress Food Intake in Rodents
Jennifer H. Cooke, Michael Patterson, Sejal R. Patel, Kirsty L. Smith, Mohammad A. Ghatei, Stephen R. Bloom and Kevin G. Murphy
Obesity 17: 1135-1143; advance online publication, February 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.652
In Utero Gender Dimorphism of Adiponectin Reflects Insulin Sensitivity and Adiposity of the Fetus
Subhabrata Basu, Laura Laffineuse, Larraine Presley, Judi Minium, Patrick M. Catalano and Sylvie Hauguel-de Mouzon
Obesity 17: 1144-1149; advance online publication, February 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.667
COX-2-mediated Inflammation in Fat Is Crucial for Obesity-linked Insulin Resistance and Fatty Liver
Po-Shiuan Hsieh, Jong-Shiaw Jin, Chih-Fan Chiang, Pei-Chi Chan, Chih-Hao Chen and Kuang-Chung Shih
Obesity 17: 1150-1157; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.674
Behavior and Psychology
Similarities in Food Cravings and Mood States Between Obese Women and Women Who Smoke Tobacco
M. Yanina Pepino, Susana Finkbeiner and Julie A. Mennella
Obesity 17: 1158-1163; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.46
Relationship of Attitudes Toward Fast Food and Frequency of Fast-food Intake in Adults
Jayna M. Dave, Lawrence C. An, Robert W. Jeffery and Jasjit S. Ahluwalia
Obesity 17: 1164-1170; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.26
Development and Initial Validation of an Obesity-specific Quality-of-life Measure for Children: Sizing Me Up
Meg H. Zeller and Avani C. Modi
Obesity 17: 1171-1177; advance online publication, March 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.47
Intervention and Prevention
The Effect of Weight Loss on Sleep-disordered Breathing in Obese Teenagers
Stijn L. Verhulst, Hilde Franckx, Luc Van Gaal, Wilfried De Backer and Kristine Desager
Obesity 17: 1178-1183; advance online publication, March 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.673
Plasma MR-proADM Correlates to BMI and Decreases in Relation to Leptin After Gastric Bypass Surgery
Greisa Vila, Michaela Riedl, Christina Maier, Joachim Struck, Nils G. Morgenthaler, Ammon Handisurya, Gerhard Prager, Bernhard Ludvik, Martin Clodi and Anton Luger
Obesity 17: 1184-1188; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.22
Long-term Exercise Training in Overweight Adolescents Improves Plasma Peptide YY and Resistin
Terry E. Jones, J.L. Basilio, P.M. Brophy, M.R. McCammon and R.C. Hickner
Obesity 17: 1189-1195; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.11
Two-year Follow-up in 21,784 Overweight Children and Adolescents With Lifestyle Intervention
Thomas Reinehr, Kurt Widhalm, Dagmar l'Allemand, Susanna Wiegand, Martin Wabitsch and Reinhard W. Holl
Obesity 17: 1196-1199; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.17
Metabolic Implications of Dietary Trans-fatty Acids
Suzanne E. Dorfman, Didier Laurent, John S. Gounarides, Xue Li, Tara L. Mullarkey, Erik C. Rocheford, Farid Sari-Sarraf, Erica A. Hirsch, Thomas E. Hughes and S. Renee Commerford
Obesity 17: 1200-1207; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.662
Genetics
HDL Subspecies in Young Adult Twins: Heritability and Impact of Overweight
Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Sanni Söderlund, Aila Rissanen, Shuhei Nakanishi, Matti Jauhiainen, Marja-Riitta Taskinen and Jaakko Kaprio
Obesity 17: 1208-1214; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.675
Genes on Rat Chromosomes 3, 5, 10, and 16 Are Linked With Facets of Metabolic Syndrome
Romy Baguhl, Barbara Wilke, Nora Klöting and Ingrid Klöting
Obesity 17: 1215-1219; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.658
Dopamine for "Wanting" and Opioids for "Liking": A Comparison of Obese Adults With and Without Binge Eating
Caroline A. Davis, Robert D. Levitan, Caroline Reid, Jacqueline C. Carter, Allan S. Kaplan, Karen A. Patte, Nicole King, Claire Curtis and James L. Kennedy
Obesity 17: 1220-1225; advance online publication, March 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.52
Admixture Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci for BMI in African Americans: Evidence for Loci on Chromosomes 3q, 5q, and 15q
Analabha Basu, Hua Tang, Donna Arnett, C. Charles Gu, Tom Mosley, Sharon Kardia, Amy Luke, Bamidele Tayo, Richard Cooper, Xiaofeng Zhu and Neil Risch
Obesity 17: 1226-1231; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.24
Epidemiology
Comparison of Overall Obesity and Body Fat Distribution in Predicting Risk of Mortality
Jared P. Reis, Caroline A. Macera, Maria R. Araneta, Suzanne P. Lindsay, Simon J. Marshall and Deborah L. Wingard
Obesity 17: 1232-1239; advance online publication, February 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.664
Correlates and Heritability of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Minority Cohort
Lynne E. Wagenknecht, Ann L. Scherzinger, Elizabeth R. Stamm, Anthony J.G. Hanley, Jill M. Norris, Yii-Der I. Chen, Michael Bryer-Ash, Steven M. Haffner and Jerome I. Rotter
Obesity 17: 1240-1246; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.4
Betel Nut Chewing Is Strongly Associated With General and Central Obesity in Chinese Male Middle-aged Adults
Wen-Yuan Lin, F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, Chiu-Shong Liu, Tsai-Chung Li, Chia-Ing Li, Chih-Yang Huang and Cheng-Chieh Lin
Obesity 17: 1247-1254; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.38
Childhood Overweight Status Predicts Diabetes at Age 21 Years: A Follow-up Study
Abdullah Al Mamun, Susanna M. Cramb, Michael J. O'Callaghan, Gail M. Williams and Jake M. Najman
Obesity 17: 1255-1261; advance online publication, February 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.660
Obesity and Sugar-sweetened Beverages in African-American Preschool Children: A Longitudinal Study
Sungwoo Lim, Jamie M. Zoellner, Joyce M. Lee, Brian A. Burt, Anita M. Sandretto, Woosung Sohn, Amid I. Ismail and James M. Lepkowski
Obesity 17: 1262-1268; advance online publication, February 5, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.656
Visceral and Subcutaneous Adiposity and Adiponectin in Middle-aged Japanese Men: The ERA JUMP Study
Yasuyuki Nakamura, Akira Sekikawa, Takashi Kadowaki, Aya Kadota, Sayaka Kadowaki, Hiroshi Maegawa, Yoshikuni Kita, Rhobert W. Evans, Daniel Edmundowicz, J. David Curb and Hirotsugu Ueshima
Obesity 17: 1269-1273; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.3
Youth BMI Trajectories: Evidence From the NLSY97
James M. Nonnemaker, Antonio A. Morgan-Lopez, Joanne M. Pais and Eric A. Finkelstein
Obesity 17: 1274-1280; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.5
Methods and Techniques
Body Composition Measured by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry Half-body Scans in Obese Adults
Megan P. Rothney, Robert J. Brychta, Emily V. Schaefer, Kong Y. Chen and Monica C. Skarulis
Obesity 17: 1281-1286; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.14
Estimating Activity-related Energy Expenditure Under Sedentary Conditions Using a Tri-axial Seismic Accelerometer
Vincent T. van Hees, Rob C. van Lummel and Klaas R. Westerterp
Obesity 17: 1287-1292; advance online publication, March 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.55
Brief Reports
Genetic Analysis
TNF-
Promoter Methylation as a Predictive Biomarker for Weight-loss Response
Javier Campión, Fermin I. Milagro, Estibaliz Goyenechea and J. Alfredo Martínez
Obesity 17: 1293-1297; advance online publication, February 19, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2008.679
Association Between the 4 bp Proinsulin Gene Insertion Polymorphism (IVS-69) and Body Composition in Black South African Women
Peter Berman, Malcolm Collins, Ingrid Baumgarten, Cathal Seoighe, Courtney L. Jennings, Yael Joffe, Estelle V. Lambert, Naomi S. Levitt, Mirjam V. Faulenbach, Steven E. Kahn and Julia H. Goedecke
Obesity 17: 1298-1300; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.40
Epidemiology
Obesity and Smoking: Comparing Cessation Treatment Seekers With the General Smoking Population
Tara L. LaRowe, Megan E. Piper, Tanya R. Schlam, Michael C. Fiore and Timothy B. Baker
Obesity 17: 1301-1305; advance online publication, February 26, 2009; doi:10.1038/oby.2009.36
