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 2 (2005), Issue 9 (September)

1. Is leptin a mediator of adverse prognostic effects of obesity in breast cancer?
   J Clin Oncol, 23(25): 6037-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Helicobacter pylori and overweight status in the United States: data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
   Am J Epidemiol, 162(6): 579-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. The effects of loperamide on continence problems and anorectal function in obese subjects taking orlistat.
   Dig Dis Sci, 50(9): 1576-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. The satiating effect of dietary protein is unrelated to postprandial ghrelin secretion.
   J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(9): 5205-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Free fatty acid-induced insulin resistance in the obese is not prevented by rosiglitazone treatment.
   J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(9): 5058-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. The number of hypothalamic hypocretin (orexin) neurons is not affected in Prader-Willi syndrome.
   J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(9): 5466-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Upstream transcription factor-1 gene polymorphism is associated with increased adipocyte lipolysis.
   J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(9): 5356-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Impact of common polymorphisms in candidate genes for insulin resistance and obesity on weight loss of morbidly obese subjects after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and hypocaloric diet.
   J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(9): 5064-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Obese subjects carrying the 11482G>A polymorphism at the perilipin locus are resistant to weight loss after dietary energy restriction.
   J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(9): 5121-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Inhibition of cortisol biosynthesis decreases circulating leptin levels in obese humans.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(9): 5333-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Is there a role for ghrelin and peptide-YY in the pathogenesis of obesity in adults with acquired structural hypothalamic damage?
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(9): 5025-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Increased density of ghrelin-expressing cells in the gastric fundus and body in Prader-Willi syndrome.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(9): 5441-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Pancreastatin: multiple actions on human intermediary metabolism in vivo, variation in disease, and naturally occurring functional genetic polymorphism.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 90(9): 5414-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Colonic fermentation from lactulose inhibits lipolysis in overweight subjects.
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 289(4): E716-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Weight loss increases cardiovagal baroreflex function in obese young and older men.
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 289(4): E665-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. A review of body mass index and waist circumference as markers of obesity and coronary heart disease risk in persons with chronic spinal cord injury.
    Spinal Cord, 43(9): 513-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Endothelial activation and inflammation in prepubertal obese Turkish children.
    Metabolism, 54(10): 1384-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Pubertal alterations in growth and body composition: IX. Altered spontaneous secretion and metabolic clearance of growth hormone in overweight youth.
    Metabolism, 54(10): 1374-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase content in adipose tissue from obese and lean African American and white American women.
    Metabolism, 54(10): 1368-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Influence of nutrients on cardiac autonomic function in nondiabetic overweight subjects.
    Metabolism, 54(10): 1290-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Changes in GI hormones and their effect on gastric emptying and transit times after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in rat model.
    Surgery, 138(2): 283-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Diet-induced obesity in C57BL/6J mice causes increased renal lipid accumulation and glomerulosclerosis via a sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c-dependent pathway.
    J Biol Chem, 280(37): 32317-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Prevalence of and risk factors for childhood overweight and obesity.
    CMAJ, 173(6): 607-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. The interrelationship between ethnicity and obesity on obstetric outcomes.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 193(3): 1089-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. The levels of leptin, adiponectin, and resistin in normal weight, overweight, and obese pregnant women with and without preeclampsia.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 193(3): 979-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. The effects of a low-fat, plant-based dietary intervention on body weight, metabolism, and insulin sensitivity.
    Am J Med, 118(9): 991-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Obesity as a risk factor in venous thromboembolism.
    Am J Med, 118(9): 978-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. The obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
    Am J Med, 118(9): 948-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Effects of smoking, obesity and physical activity on the risk of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Finnish men and women.
    J Intern Med, 258(4): 356-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Modulation of angiogenesis during adipose tissue development in murine models of obesity.
    Endocrinology, 146(10): 4545-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Neonatal leptin treatment reverses developmental programming.
    Endocrinology, 146(10): 4211-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Tungstate decreases weight gain and adiposity in obese rats through increased thermogenesis and lipid oxidation.
    Endocrinology, 146(10): 4362-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Hormonal and metabolic defects in a prader-willi syndrome mouse model with neonatal failure to thrive.
    Endocrinology, 146(10): 4377-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. The relationship of obesity, age, and carpal tunnel syndrome: more complex than was thought?
    Muscle Nerve, 32(4): 527-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Dietary calcium and body mass index in Portuguese children.
    Eur J Clin Nutr, 59(7): 861-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Obesity: basic science and medical aspects relevant to anaesthetists.
    Anaesthesia, 60(10): 1009-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Canadian dietitians' approaches to counseling adult clients seeking weight-management advice.
    J Am Diet Assoc, 105(8): 1275-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Tesaglitazar, a dual PPAR{alpha}/{gamma} agonist, ameliorates glucose and lipid intolerance in obese Zucker rats.
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 289(4): R938-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: 1,014 consecutive cases.
    J Am Coll Surg, 201(4): 529-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Obesity and prevalent and incident CKD: the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program.
    Am J Kidney Dis, 46(4): 587-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Abdominal obesity and the risk of Barrett's esophagus.
    Am J Gastroenterol, 100(10): 2151-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Dietary factors alter hepatic innate immune system in mice with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
    Hepatology, 42(4): 880-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Gene-transfer technology: a preventive neurotherapy to curb obesity, ameliorate metabolic syndrome and extend life expectancy.
    Trends Pharmacol Sci, 26(10): 488-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Association between birth weight, body mass index and IGF2/ApaI polymorphism.
    Growth Horm IGF Res, 15(5): 360-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Subdiaphragmatic vagal deafferentation affects body weight gain and glucose metabolism in obese male Zucker (fa/fa) rats.
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 289(4): R1027-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Maternal perception of excess weight in children: a survey conducted by paediatricians in the province of Milan.
    Acta Paediatr, 94(6): 747-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Pediatrician's office: a solution in the prevention of childhood obesity.
    Acta Paediatr, 94(6): 652-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, obesity and energy homeostasis polymorphisms.
    Br J Cancer, 93(7): 811-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. A simple prediction of total body water to aid quality control in isotope dilution studies in subjects 3-87 years of age.
    Isotopes Environ Health Stud, 41(2): 99-107. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Obesity in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury.
    Pediatr Rehabil, 8(4): 303-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Vascular neointimal formation and signaling pathway activation in response to stent injury in insulin-resistant and diabetic animals.
    Circ Res, 97(7): 725-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Intermittent hypoxia induces hyperlipidemia in lean mice.
    Circ Res, 97(7): 698-706. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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