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 9 (September)

1. Gestational weight gain and adverse neonatal outcome among term infants.
   Obstet Gynecol, 108(3): 635-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Identifying risk for obesity in early childhood.
   Pediatrics, 118(3): e594-601. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Obesity and prostate cancer screening among African-American and Caucasian men.
   Prostate, 66(13): 1371-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Association of obesity with treatment outcomes in ovulatory infertile women undergoing superovulation and intrauterine insemination.
   Fertil Steril, 86(3): 642-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. The age related decrease in testosterone is significantly exacerbated in obese men with the metabolic syndrome. What are the implications for the relatively high incidence of erectile dysfunction observed in these men?
   J Urol, 176(4): 1524-7; discussion 1527-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Central obesity is an independent predictor of erectile dysfunction in older men.
   J Urol, 176(4): 1519-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Adipose tissue production of hepatocyte growth factor contributes to elevated serum HGF in obesity.
   Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 291(4): E843-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Maternal high-fat diet consumption results in fetal malprogramming predisposing to the onset of metabolic syndrome-like phenotype in adulthood.
   Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 291(4): E792-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Overexpression of acyl-CoA synthetase-1 increases lipid deposition in hepatic (HepG2) cells and rodent liver in vivo.
   Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 291(4): E737-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Insulin resistance and whole body energy homeostasis in obese adolescents with fatty liver disease.
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 291(4): E697-703. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Body mass index, free insulin-like growth factor I, and physical function among older adults: results from the ilSIRENTE study.
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 291(4): E829-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Hormonal disturbances associated with obesity in dogs.
    J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl), 90(9): 355-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Evaluation of a primary care-oriented brief counselling intervention for obesity with and without orlistat.
    J Intern Med, 260(4): 388-98. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Elevated hypothalamic orexin signaling, sensitivity to orexin A, and spontaneous physical activity in obesity-resistant rats.
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 291(4): R889-99. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Weight-related perceptions among patients and physicians: how well do physicians judge patients' motivation to lose weight?
    J Gen Intern Med, 21(10): 1086-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Role of adipokines in the obesity-inflammation relationship: the effect of fat removal.
    Plast Reconstr Surg, 118(4): 1048-57; discussion 1058-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. A prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial comparing laser-assisted lipoplasty with suction-assisted lipoplasty.
    Plast Reconstr Surg, 118(4): 1032-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. An outcomes analysis of patients undergoing body contouring surgery after massive weight loss.
    Plast Reconstr Surg, 118(4): 1026-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Effect of aerobic training on plasma levels and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue gene expression of adiponectin, leptin, interleukin 6, and tumor necrosis factor alpha in obese women.
    Metabolism, 55(10): 1375-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Body composition and metabolic effects of a diet and exercise weight loss regimen on obese, HIV-infected women.
    Metabolism, 55(10): 1327-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Effect of weight loss resulting from a combined low-fat diet/exercise regimen on low-density lipoprotein particle size and distribution in obese women.
    Metabolism, 55(10): 1302-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Protective effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on pancreatic islets in obese diabetic mice.
    Metabolism, 55(10): 1286-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. SIM1 overexpression partially rescues agouti yellow and diet-induced obesity by normalizing food intake.
    Endocrinology, 147(10): 4542-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Long-term evaluation of multi-disciplinary treatment of morbid obesity in low-income minority adolescents: La Rabida Children's Hospital's FitMatters program.
    J Adolesc Health, 39(4): 553-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Pregnancy after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: perinatal outcome is favorable also for women with relatively high gestational weight gain.
    Surg Endosc, 20(10): 1580-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. VersaStep trocar hernia rate in unclosed fascial defects in bariatric patients.
    Surg Endosc, 20(10): 1584-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and gastroduodenoscopy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
    Surg Endosc, 20(10): 1548-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. PAI-1 and the metabolic syndrome: links, causes, and consequences.
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 26(10): 2200-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Weight loss improves heart rate recovery in overweight and obese men with features of the metabolic syndrome.
    Am Heart J, 152(4): 693.e1-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Leptin contributes to slower weight gain in juvenile rodents on a ketogenic diet.
    Pediatr Res, 60(4): 413-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. PPAR-gamma2 Pro12Ala variant, insulin resistance and plasma long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in childhood obesity.
    Pediatr Res, 60(4): 485-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Increased neonatal fat mass, not lean body mass, is associated with maternal obesity.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 195(4): 1100-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. TLQP-21, a VGF-derived peptide, increases energy expenditure and prevents the early phase of diet-induced obesity.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 103(39): 14584-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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