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 3 (2006), Issue 2 (February)

1. Obesity as compared with physical activity in predicting risk of coronary heart disease in women.
   Circulation, 113(4): 499-506. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Progressive rise in gut hormone levels after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass suggests gut adaptation and explains altered satiety.
   Br J Surg, 93(2): 210-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Inequality in the built environment underlies key health disparities in physical activity and obesity.
   Pediatrics, 117(2): 417-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Does vagal nerve stimulation affect body composition and metabolism? Experimental study of a new potential technique in bariatric surgery.
   Surgery, 139(2): 209-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Sleep is increased in mice with obesity induced by high-fat food.
   Physiol Behav, 87(2): 255-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Comparison of energy balance in two inbred strains of rats: Fischer F344 prone to obesity and Lou rats resistant to obesity.
   Physiol Behav, 87(2): 245-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Carotid artery stiffness in obese children with the metabolic syndrome.
   Am J Cardiol, 97(4): 528-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Leptin receptor-deficient obese Zucker rats reduce their food intake in response to hypobaric hypoxia.
   Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 290(3): E591-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Metabolic syndrome increases endogenous carbon monoxide production to promote hypertension and endothelial dysfunction in obese Zucker rats.
   Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 290(3): R601-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Development of insulin resistance and hyperphagia in Zucker fatty rats.
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 290(3): R652-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Obesity and cardiovascular disease: pathophysiology, evaluation, and effect of weight loss: an update of the 1997 American Heart Association Scientific Statement on Obesity and Heart Disease from the Obesity Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism.
    Circulation, 113(6): 898-918. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetes: results from the Swedish National Diabetes Register.
    J Intern Med, 259(3): 314-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Effect of rimonabant, a cannabinoid-1 receptor blocker, on weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight or obese patients: RIO-North America: a randomized controlled trial.
    JAMA, 295(7): 761-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Impact of spinal anaesthesia on peri-operative lung volumes in obese and morbidly obese female patients.
    Anaesthesia, 61(3): 215-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Obesity and colorectal cancer: epidemiology, mechanisms and candidate genes.
    J Nutr Biochem, 17(3): 145-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity as risk factors for CKD: are men more vulnerable?
    Am J Kidney Dis, 47(3): 396-405. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Three-year follow-up weight loss results for patients undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding at a major university medical center: does the weight loss persist?
    Am J Surg, 191(3): 372-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Randomized, multi-center trial of two hypo-energetic diets in obese subjects: high- versus low-fat content.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 552-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Common neuropeptide Y2 receptor gene variant is protective against obesity among Swedish men.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 453-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Cardiac parasympathetic regulation in obese women with binge eating disorder.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 534-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. C-reactive protein, adiposity and cardiovascular risk factors in a Mediterranean population.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 468-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Depressive mood and obesity in US adults: comparison and moderation by sex, age, and race.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 513-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Relationships among acylation stimulating protein, adiponectin and complement C3 in lean vs obese type 2 diabetes.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 439-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Obesity and depression: results from the longitudinal Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Study.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 520-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Biomarkers and potential mechanisms of obesity-induced oxidant stress in humans.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 400-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Image quality and diagnostic accuracy of 16-slice multidetector computed tomography for the detection of coronary artery disease in obese patients.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 569-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Value of body fat mass vs anthropometric obesity indices in the assessment of metabolic risk factors.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 475-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. ALOX5AP expression, but not gene haplotypes, is associated with obesity and insulin resistance.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 447-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Short-term changes in inflammatory response protein (hsCRP) do not parallel with changes in coronary vasoreactivity in obese men.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 460-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Reduction of diet-induced obesity by a combination of tea-catechin intake and regular swimming.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 561-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Relationship of obesity to job stress and eating behavior in male Japanese workers.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 528-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Abnormalities of the somatotrophic axis in the obese agouti mouse.
    Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 430-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Clinical trial issues in weight-loss therapy.
    Am Heart J, 151(3): 633-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Obesity and physical activity: a review.
    Am Heart J, 151(3): 598-603. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Obesity and migraine: a population study.
    Neurology, 66(4): 545-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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