Obesity Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Obesity, including details on health, diet, prevention, exercise.

Volume 1 (2004), Issue 3 (November)

1. Maternal prepregnancy overweight and obesity and the pattern of labor progression in term nulliparous women.
   Obstet Gynecol, 104(5): 943-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Does overweight impact on the prognosis of patients with renal cell carcinoma? A single center experience of 683 patients.
   J Surg Oncol, 88(2): 57-61; discussion 61-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Enhanced insulin sensitivity, energy expenditure and thermogenesis in adipose-specific Pten suppression in mice.
   Nat Med, 10(11): 1208-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Obesity and risk of cancer in Japan.
   Int J Cancer, 113(1): 148-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Mice lacking the syndecan-3 gene are resistant to diet-induced obesity.
   J Clin Invest, 114(9): 1354-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Epidemiological marker for oxidant status: comparison of the ELISA and the gas chromatography/mass spectrometry assay for urine 2,3-dinor-5,6-dihydro-15-F2t-isoprostane.
   Ann Epidemiol, 14(10): 793-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. CART in feeding and obesity.
   Trends Endocrinol Metab, 15(9): 454-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Effect of metformin vs. placebo treatment on serum fatty acids in non-diabetic obese insulin resistant individuals.
   Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids, 71(6): 391-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Modifications in cataract surgery for the morbidly obese patient.
   J Cataract Refract Surg, 30(11): 2265-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Comparison of the risk of vascular complications associated with femoral and radial access coronary catheterization procedures in obese versus nonobese patients.
    Am J Cardiol, 94(9): 1174-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Clinical implications of obesity with specific focus on cardiovascular disease: a statement for professionals from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism: endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.
    Circulation, 110(18): 2952-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Weight loss regulates inflammation-related genes in white adipose tissue of obese subjects.
    FASEB J, 18(14): 1657-69. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Breathing pattern and hypoxic sensitivity during ageing in a new model of obesity-resistant rat.
    Respir Physiol Neurobiol, 144(1): 45-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Cross-talk between skeletal muscle and adipose tissue: a link with obesity?
    Med Res Rev, 25(1): 49-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Arginine and glutamine availability and macrophage functions in the obese insulin-resistant Zucker rat.
    J Cell Physiol, 202(1): 153-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Impaired plasma fatty acid oxidation in extremely obese women.
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 287(6): E1076-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Shared lives-an opportunity for obesity prevention?
    Appetite, 43(3): 327-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. The effect of information about fat content on food consumption in overweight/obese and lean people.
    Appetite, 43(3): 319-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Neural control of appetite: cross-talk between homeostatic and non-homeostatic systems.
    Appetite, 43(3): 315-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Impulsivity and test meal intake in obese binge eating women.
    Appetite, 43(3): 303-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Patterns of eating and movement that best maintain reduction in overweight.
    Appetite, 43(3): 277-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Effects of short-term overfeeding on hunger, satiety, and energy intake in thin and reduced-obese individuals.
    Appetite, 43(3): 253-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. ATP-binding cassette transporter G8 gene as a determinant of apolipoprotein B-100 kinetics in overweight men.
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 24(11): 2188-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Enhanced metabolic efficiency contributes to weight regain after weight loss in obesity-prone rats.
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 287(6): R1306-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Vasoconstrictor mechanisms in the cerebral circulation are unaffected by insulin resistance.
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 287(6): R1456-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Central adiposity, aerobic fitness, and blood pressure in premenopausal Hispanic women.
    Int J Sports Med, 25(8): 599-606. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Androgen generation in adipose tissue in women with simple obesity--a site-specific role for 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 5.
    J Endocrinol, 183(2): 331-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Characterization of the resistance to the anorectic and endocrine effects of leptin in obesity-prone and obesity-resistant rats fed a high-fat diet.
    J Endocrinol, 183(2): 289-98. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. gamma-Glutamyltransferase, obesity, and the risk of type 2 diabetes: observational cohort study among 20,158 middle-aged men and women.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 89(11): 5410-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. G protein polymorphisms do not predict weight loss and improvement of hypertension in severely obese patients.
    J Gastrointest Surg, 8(7): 862-8; discussion 868. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. The evaluation of plantar pressure distribution in obese and non-obese adults.
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 19(10): 1055-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Fenofibrate lowers adiposity and corrects metabolic abnormalities, but only partially restores endothelial function in dietary obese rats.
    Atherosclerosis, 177(2): 307-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Number of children and the risk of obesity in older women.
    Prev Med, 40(1): 99-104. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Feeding response to ghrelin agonist and antagonist in lean and obese Zucker rats.
    Life Sci, 76(4): 473-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Weight reduction, but not a moderate intake of fish oil, lowers concentrations of inflammatory markers and PAI-1 antigen in obese men during the fasting and postprandial state.
    Eur J Clin Invest, 34(11): 766-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Relationship between obesity and B-type natriuretic peptide levels.
    Arch Intern Med, 164(20): 2247-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Antibiotics may act as growth/obesity promoters in humans as an inadvertent result of antibiotic pollution?
    Med Hypotheses, 64(1): 14-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Short-term effect of buformin, a biguanide, on insulin sensitivity, soluble fraction of tumor necrosis factor receptor and serum lipids in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 66(2): 133-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Comparison of the factors that influence obesity prevalence in three district municipalities of the same city with different socioeconomical status: a survey analysis in an urban Turkish population.
    Prev Med, 40(2): 181-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Serum leptin levels correlate with obesity parameters but not with hyperinsulinism in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
    Fertil Steril, 82(5): 1364-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Alterations of left ventricular myocardial characteristics associated with obesity.
    Circulation, 110(19): 3081-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Influence of weight and sleep apnea status on immunologic and structural features of the uvula.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 170(10): 1114-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Induction of brain-region-specific forms of obesity by agouti.
    J Neurosci, 24(45): 10176-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Evidence for genetic modifiers of postnatal lethality in PWS-IC deletion mice.
    Hum Mol Genet, 13(23): 2971-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Prescription weight loss pill use among Americans: patterns of pill use and lessons learned from the fen-phen market withdrawal.
    Prev Med, 39(6): 1243-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Intervention centred on adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behaviour (ICAPS): concept and 6-month results.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S96-S103. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Obesity prevention in children: opportunities and challenges.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S90-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Outcome measurements in paediatric obesity prevention trials.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S86-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. The use of anthropometry in the prevention of childhood overweight and obesity.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S81-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Hormones regulating lipid metabolism and plasma lipids in childhood obesity.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S75-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Inflammatory mediators in overweight and obese Spanish adolescents. The AVENA Study.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S59-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Body composition in adolescents: measurements and metabolic aspects.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S54-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Programming of obesity and cardiovascular disease.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S46-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Adjustable gastric banding surgery in morbidly obese adolescents: experiences with eight patients.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S42-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Gene-gene interaction between PPAR gamma 2 and ADR beta 3 increases obesity risk in children and adolescents.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S37-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Genes, lifestyles and obesity.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S29-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Epidemiology of childhood obesity--methodological aspects and guidelines: what is new?
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S21-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. The nutrition transition: worldwide obesity dynamics and their determinants.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S2-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Micro-environmental and socio-demographic determinants of childhood obesity.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S16-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Role of television in childhood obesity prevention.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S104-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Overweight and obesity epidemic among children. Answer from European countries.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28: S10-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Reduction of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in morbid-obese patients following biliary-intestinal bypass: 3 years' follow-up.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28(12): 1600-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Food selection and eating behaviour during weight maintenance intervention and 2-y follow-up in obese men.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28(12): 1548-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Overweight and obesity in Greek warship personnel: prevalence and correlations.
    Eur J Public Health, 14(4): 395-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Sociodemographic and health behaviour factors associated with obesity in adult populations in Estonia, Finland and Lithuania.
    Eur J Public Health, 14(4): 390-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Prevalence of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, smoking and overweight in older Belgian adolescents.
    Eur J Public Health, 14(4): 361-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Bile secretory function in the obese Zucker rat: evidence of cholestasis and altered canalicular transport function.
    Gut, 53(12): 1837-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Puberty, obesity and ethnicity.
    Trends Endocrinol Metab, 15(10): 472-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Association of body weight with condition-specific quality of life in male veterans.
    Am J Med, 117(10): 738-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Safety and efficacy of citrus aurantium for weight loss.
    Am J Cardiol, 94(10): 1359-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Association between exercise capacity and left ventricular geometry in overweight patients with mild systemic hypertension.
    Am J Cardiol, 94(10): 1322-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Flow-resistant red blood cell aggregation in morbid obesity.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28(12): 1528-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Feasibility of a partial meal replacement plan for weight loss in low-income patients.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28(12): 1575-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Changes in intake of fruits and vegetables in relation to risk of obesity and weight gain among middle-aged women.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28(12): 1569-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Measurement of abdominal fat by CT compared to waist circumference and BMI in explaining the presence of coronary calcium.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28(12): 1594-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Body size measurements as predictors of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal people.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28(12): 1580-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Relationship between body mass index and different domains of disability in older persons: the 3C study.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28(12): 1555-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. The impact of maternal obesity on midtrimester sonographic visualization of fetal cardiac and craniospinal structures.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28(12): 1607-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Perceptions of healthy and desirable body size in urban Senegalese women.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 28(12): 1561-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Central administration of a nitric oxide precursor abolishes both the hypothalamic serotonin release and the hypophagia induced by interleukin-1beta in obese Zucker rats.
    Regul Pept, 124(1): 145-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Weight-loss-associated induction of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma correlate with reduced atherosclerosis and improved cardiovascular function in obese insulin-resistant mice.
    Circulation, 110(20): 3259-69. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. The metabolic syndrome in obese postmenopausal women: relationship to body composition, visceral fat, and inflammation.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 89(11): 5517-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. The carboxypeptidase E knockout mouse exhibits endocrinological and behavioral deficits.
    Endocrinology, 145(12): 5807-19. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Dietary olive oil and menhaden oil mitigate induction of lipogenesis in hyperinsulinemic corpulent JCR:LA-cp rats: microarray analysis of lipid-related gene expression.
    Endocrinology, 145(12): 5847-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Modulation of adipoinsular axis in prediabetic zucker diabetic fatty rats by diazoxide.
    Endocrinology, 145(12): 5476-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Rorschach personality predictors of weight loss with behavior modification in obesity treatment.
    J Pers Assess, 83(3): 293-305. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Eating at fast-food restaurants is associated with dietary intake, demographic, psychosocial and behavioural factors among African Americans in North Carolina.
    Public Health Nutr, 7(8): 1089-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Acute gastric ulcer perforation in a 35 weeks' nulliparous patient with gastric banding.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 191(5): 1721-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Introducing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs medical facility.
    Am J Surg, 188(5): 606-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. Canadian dietitians' views and practices regarding obesity and weight management.
    J Hum Nutr Diet, 17(6): 503-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. Overweight, obesity, and colorectal cancer screening: disparity between men and women.
    BMC Public Health, 4(1): 53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. Rofecoxib decreases renal injury in obese Zucker rats.
    Clin Sci (Lond), 107(6): 561-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. A comprehensive examination of health conditions associated with obesity in older adults.
    Am J Prev Med, 27(5): 385-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. Bioelectrical impedance analysis-part II: utilization in clinical practice.
    Clin Nutr, 23(6): 1430-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
95. Application of three-dimensional body scanner: observation of prevalence of metabolic syndrome.
    Clin Nutr, 23(6): 1313-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
96. Discovering disease-associated enzymes by proteome reactivity profiling.
    Chem Biol, 11(11): 1523-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
97. Leptin-resistant obese mice do not form biliary crystals on a high cholesterol diet.
    J Surg Res, 122(2): 145-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
98. Racial/ethnic differences in prehypertension in American adults: population and relative attributable risks of abdominal obesity.
    J Hum Hypertens, 18(12): 849-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
99. A genome wide linkage study of obesity as secondary effect of antipsychotics in multigenerational families of eastern Quebec affected by psychoses.
    Mol Psychiatry, 9(12): 1067-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
100. Effects of a low-glycemic load diet on resting energy expenditure and heart disease risk factors during weight loss.
     JAMA, 292(20): 2482-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
101. Obesity and the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation.
     JAMA, 292(20): 2471-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
102. Emergence and recovery characteristics of desflurane versus sevoflurane in morbidly obese adult surgical patients: a prospective, randomized study.
     Anesth Analg, 99(6): 1848-53, table of contents. [Abstract] [Full-text]
103. Intervention-related bias in reporting of food intake by fifth-grade children participating in an obesity prevention study.
     Am J Epidemiol, 160(11): 1117-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
104. Obesity and nutrition in women throughout adulthood.
     J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs, 33(6): 823-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
105. Increasing activity to reduce obesity in adolescent girls: a research review.
     J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs, 33(6): 801-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
106. Risk of gastrointestinal malignancies and mechanisms of cancer development with obesity and its treatment.
     Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol, 18(6): 1167-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
107. Obesity: surgical options.
     Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol, 18(6): 1147-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
108. Obesity: epidemiology and clinical aspects.
     Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol, 18(6): 1125-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
109. The relation between body mass and gastro-oesophageal reflux.
     Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol, 18(6): 1117-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
110. Is there an optimal macronutrient mix for weight loss and weight maintenance?
     Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol, 18(6): 1031-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
111. The role of exercise for weight loss and maintenance.
     Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol, 18(6): 1009-29. [Abstract] [Full-text]
112. The current epidemic of childhood obesity and its implications for future coronary heart disease.
     Pediatr Clin North Am, 51(6): 1679-95, x. [Abstract] [Full-text]
113. Relationship between serum lipoprotein ratios and insulin resistance in obesity.
     Clin Chem, 50(12): 2316-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
114. Prognosis and sequela in patients with childhood craniopharyngioma -- results of HIT-ENDO and update on KRANIOPHARYNGEOM 2000.
     Klin Padiatr, 216(6): 343-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
115. Physical activity minimizes the association of body fatness with abdominal obesity in white, premenopausal women: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
     J Am Diet Assoc, 104(12): 1859-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
116. History of obesity as a risk factor for both carotid atherosclerosis and microangiopathy.
     Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 66: S165-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
117. Sibutramine improves fat distribution and insulin resistance, and increases serum adiponectin levels in Korean obese nondiabetic premenopausal women.
     Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 66: S139-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
118. Effects of NOS3 Glu298Asp polymorphism on hemodynamic reactivity to stress: influences of ethnicity and obesity.
     Hypertension, 44(6): 866-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
119. Inflammation, abdominal obesity, and smoking as predictors of hypertension.
     Hypertension, 44(6): 859-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
120. Energetic determinants of glucose tolerance status in Jamaican adults.
     Eur J Clin Nutr, 58(12): 1666-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
121. Healthy Eating Index and obesity.
     Eur J Clin Nutr, 58(12): 1580-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
122. alpha-Lipoic acid prevents diabetes mellitus in diabetes-prone obese rats.
     Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 326(1): 197-202. [Abstract] [Full-text]
123. The effects of modeling dietary restraint on food consumption: do restrained models promote restrained eating?
     Eat Behav, 6(1): 75-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
124. Binge eating and psychological distress: is the degree of obesity a factor?
     Eat Behav, 6(1): 35-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
125. Clinical significance of elevated alanine aminotransferase in blood donors: a follow-up study.
     Liver Int, 24(6): 575-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
126. The obesity epidemic: prospects for prevention.
     QJM, 97(12): 817-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
127. Association of simple anthropometric measures of obesity with visceral fat and the metabolic syndrome in male Caucasian and Indo-Asian subjects.
     Diabet Med, 21(12): 1339-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
128. Childhood adiposity as a predictor of cardiac mass in adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study.
     Circulation, 110(22): 3488-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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