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 4 (2007), Issue 4 (April)

1. Obesity in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoma.
   J Clin Oncol, 25(10): 1183-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Prenatal influences on susceptibility to diet-induced obesity are mediated by altered neuroendocrine gene expression.
   J Endocrinol, 193(1): 31-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Thyroid hormone receptor beta-specific agonist GC-1 increases energy expenditure and prevents fat-mass accumulation in rats.
   J Endocrinol, 193(1): 21-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Effects of the CRF1 receptor antagonist SSR125543 on energy balance and food deprivation-induced neuronal activation in obese Zucker rats.
   J Endocrinol, 193(1): 11-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Health-related quality of life after gastric banding.
   Br J Surg, 94(4): 457-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Cardiovascular and metabolic effects of CPAP in obese males with OSA.
   Eur Respir J, 29(4): 720-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The preconceptual contraception paradigm: obesity and infertility.
   Hum Reprod, 22(4): 912-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Regulation of adiponectin and its receptors in response to development of diet-induced obesity in mice.
   Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 292(4): E1079-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Dissociation between adipose tissue fluxes and lipogenic gene expression in ob/ob mice.
   Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 292(4): E1101-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Resistance to high-fat diet in the female progeny of obese mice fed a control diet during the periconceptual, gestation, and lactation periods.
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 292(4): E1095-100. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Effects of PYY1-36 and PYY3-36 on appetite, energy intake, energy expenditure, glucose and fat metabolism in obese and lean subjects.
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 292(4): E1062-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. The prospective association of general and central obesity variables with incident type 2 diabetes in adults, Tehran lipid and glucose study.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 76(3): 449-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Carotid atherosclerosis associated to metabolic syndrome but not BMI in healthy menopausal women.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 76(3): 378-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Gestational weight gain and child adiposity at age 3 years.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 196(4): 322.e1-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. gp130 receptor ligands as potential therapeutic targets for obesity.
    J Clin Invest, 117(4): 841-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Proposed mechanisms of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate for anti-obesity.
    Chem Biol Interact, 167(2): 85-98. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among Turkish adults.
    Eur J Clin Nutr, 61(4): 548-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Comparison between bioelectrical impedance analysis and body mass index methods in determination of obesity prevalence in Ahvazi women.
    Eur J Clin Nutr, 61(4): 478-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Eating habits in relation to body fatness and gender in adolescents--results from the 'SWEDES' study.
    Eur J Clin Nutr, 61(4): 517-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Overweight men's motivations and perceived barriers towards weight loss.
    Eur J Clin Nutr, 61(4): 526-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Child overweight in France and its relationship with physical activity, sedentary behaviour and socioeconomic status.
    Eur J Clin Nutr, 61(4): 509-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Metabolic and nutritional profile of obese adolescents with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
    J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 44(4): 446-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Physical activity, obesity status, and glycemic control: The ATTICA study.
    Med Sci Sports Exerc, 39(4): 606-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Counseling parents on feeding their children.
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care, 10(3): 355-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Dietary risk factors for development of childhood obesity.
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care, 10(3): 336-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Effect of surgically removing subcutaneous fat by abdominoplasty on leptin concentrations and insulin sensitivity.
    Ann Plast Surg, 58(4): 416-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Obesity in critical care.
    Curr Opin Anaesthesiol, 20(2): 113-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Outcomes of obese, clozapine-treated inpatients with schizophrenia placed on a six-month diet and physical activity program.
    Psychiatr Serv, 58(4): 544-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Growth pattern and prevalence of obesity in affluent schoolchildren of Delhi.
    Public Health Nutr, 10(5): 485-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Overweight and obesity among Iranian female adolescents in Rasht: more overweight in the lower social group.
    Public Health Nutr, 10(5): 450-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Application of DNA microarrays in the study of human obesity and type 2 diabetes.
    OMICS, 11(1): 25-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Quality of life after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
    AORN J, 85(4): 768, 770-5, 777-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Lifetime weight history and endometrial cancer risk by type of menopausal hormone use in the NIH-AARP diet and health study.
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 16(4): 723-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Do factors related to endogenous and exogenous estrogens modify the relationship between obesity and risk of colorectal adenomas in women?
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 16(4): 676-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Reduced neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression contributes to cardiac oxidative stress and nitroso-redox imbalance in ob/ob mice.
    Nitric Oxide, 16(3): 331-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Carbonylation of adipose proteins in obesity and insulin resistance: identification of adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein as a cellular target of 4-hydroxynonenal.
    Mol Cell Proteomics, 6(4): 624-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Obesity and dyslipidemia among young general physicians in Iran.
    Int J Cardiol, 118(1): 111-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Obesity and kidney disease: a big dilemma.
    Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens, 16(3): 237-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Heterogeneity in the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus in obese individuals: effect of differences in insulin sensitivity.
    Arch Intern Med, 167(7): 642-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Obese adults with primary growth hormone resistance (Laron Syndrome) have normal endothelial function.
    Growth Horm IGF Res, 17(2): 165-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Enhanced AT1 receptor-mediated vasocontractile response to ANG II in endothelium-denuded aorta of obese Zucker rats.
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 292(4): H1722-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Are passive smoking, air pollution and obesity a greater mortality risk than major radiation incidents?
    BMC Public Health, 7: 49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Respiratory patterns during sleep in obesity-hypoventilation patients treated with nocturnal pressure support: a preliminary report.
    Chest, 131(4): 1090-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Association between body mass index and recovery from whiplash injuries: a cohort study.
    Am J Epidemiol, 165(9): 1063-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Relationships among inflammatory cytokines, obesity, and insulin sensitivity in the horse.
    J Anim Sci, 85(5): 1144-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Obesity and considerations in the bariatric surgery patient.
    Clin Podiatr Med Surg, 24(2): 191-222. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Adherence to the Mediterranean food pattern predicts the prevalence of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes and obesity, among healthy adults; the accuracy of the MedDietScore.
    Prev Med, 44(4): 335-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Activation of transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1 channel prevents adipogenesis and obesity.
    Circ Res, 100(7): 1063-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. The joint impact of cardiovascular risk factors upon medical costs.
    Prev Med, 44(4): 349-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. The Prader-Willi phenotype of fragile X syndrome.
    J Dev Behav Pediatr, 28(2): 133-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Educational differences in mobility: the contribution of physical workload, obesity, smoking and chronic conditions.
    J Epidemiol Community Health, 61(5): 401-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Post-bariatric panniculectomy: pre-panniculectomy body mass index impacts the complication profile.
    Am J Surg, 193(5): 567-70; discussion 570. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Proinflammatory cytokines and cardiac abnormalities in uncomplicated obesity: relationship with abdominal fat deposition.
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 17(4): 294-302. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Topiramate for the treatment of binge eating disorder associated with obesity: a placebo-controlled study.
    Biol Psychiatry, 61(9): 1039-48. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Orlistat increases serum paraoxonase activity in obese patients.
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 17(4): 268-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. The link between abdominal obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease.
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 17(4): 319-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. New targets for obesity pharmacotherapy.
    Clin Pharmacol Ther, 81(5): 748-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Aggressive management of obesity in children and young adults: the known challenges and potential opportunities.
    Clin Pharmacol Ther, 81(5): 627-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Relationship between pediatric obesity and otitis media with effusion.
    Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 133(4): 379-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Childhood-onset idiopathic intracranial hypertension: relation of sex and obesity.
    Pediatr Neurol, 36(4): 247-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Optimal treatment of obesity-related hypertension: the Hypertension-Obesity-Sibutramine (HOS) study.
    Circulation, 115(15): 1991-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Obesity pharmacotherapy from a regulatory perspective: overview and key challenges.
    Clin Pharmacol Ther, 81(5): 756-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Challenges in the discovery and development of new agents for the treatment of obesity.
    Clin Pharmacol Ther, 81(5): 753-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Lifestyle modification in the treatment of obesity: an educational challenge and opportunity.
    Clin Pharmacol Ther, 81(5): 776-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. The role of public policy in treating the epidemic of global obesity.
    Clin Pharmacol Ther, 81(5): 772-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Obesity, physical activity and the risk of pancreatic cancer in a large Japanese cohort.
    Int J Cancer, 120(12): 2665-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Direct Renin inhibition with aliskiren in obese patients with arterial hypertension.
    Hypertension, 49(5): 1047-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Adipose tissue and atherosclerosis: exploring the connection.
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 27(5): 996-1003. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Difference of NPY and its receptor gene expressions between obesity and obesity-resistant rats in response to high-fat diet.
    Horm Metab Res, 39(4): 262-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Assessment of the anti-obesity effects of the TNP-470 analog, CKD-732.
    J Mol Endocrinol, 38(4): 455-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Obesity and benign prostatic enlargement: a large observational study in China.
    Urology, 69(4): 680-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Tumor necrosis factor alpha -238G>A genotype alters postprandial plasma levels of free fatty acids in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    Metabolism, 56(5): 649-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Cardiovascular risk factor levels and their relationships with overweight and fat distribution in children: the Fleurbaix Laventie Ville Santé II study.
    Metabolism, 56(5): 614-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Moderate-vigorous physical activity and body fatness in Chinese urban school children.
    Pediatr Int, 49(2): 280-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Usefulness of an age-adjusted body shape index in Korean children and adolescents.
    Pediatr Int, 49(2): 144-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Variation analysis of beta3-adrenergic receptor and melanocortin-4 receptor genes in childhood obesity.
    Pediatr Int, 49(2): 133-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. The Collaborative Study of Obesity and Diabetes in Adults (CODA) project: meta-analysis design and description of participating studies.
    Obes Rev, 8(3): 263-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Epicardial fat: properties, function and relationship to obesity.
    Obes Rev, 8(3): 253-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Animal and human tissue Na,K-ATPase in normal and insulin-resistant states: regulation, behaviour and interpretative hypothesis on NEFA effects.
    Obes Rev, 8(3): 231-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. The prevalence and determinants of obesity in adults with intellectual disabilities.
    Obes Rev, 8(3): 223-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Fasting - the ultimate diet?
    Obes Rev, 8(3): 211-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Measurement of television viewing in children and adolescents: a systematic review.
    Obes Rev, 8(3): 197-209. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. The burden of overweight and obesity in the Asia-Pacific region.
    Obes Rev, 8(3): 191-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Prevalence of obesity in Denmark.
    Obes Rev, 8(3): 187-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. The importance of metabolic factors for the increasing prevalence of fatty liver in Shanghai factory workers.
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 22(5): 663-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Impact of different levels of weight loss on blood pressure in overweight and obese women.
    Dis Manag, 10(2): 83-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Alteration of glucose homeostasis in V1a vasopressin receptor-deficient mice.
    Endocrinology, 148(5): 2075-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Depot-specific modulation of rat intraabdominal adipose tissue lipid metabolism by pharmacological inhibition of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1.
    Endocrinology, 148(5): 2391-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Prenatal and postnatal pathways to obesity: different underlying mechanisms, different metabolic outcomes.
    Endocrinology, 148(5): 2345-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. A novel inhibitory protein in adipose tissue, the aldo-keto reductase AKR1B7: its role in adipogenesis.
    Endocrinology, 148(5): 1996-2005. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. Childhood obesity: should primary school children be routinely screened? A systematic review and discussion of the evidence.
    Arch Dis Child, 92(5): 416-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. "Energy Up": a novel approach to the weight management of inner-city teens.
    J Adolesc Health, 40(5): 474-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. Attacking obesity: lessons from smoking.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 49(16): 1673-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. C15orf2 and a novel noncoding transcript from the Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome region show monoallelic expression in fetal brain.
    Genomics, 89(5): 588-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
95. Clinical measures of adiposity and percentage fat loss: which measure most accurately reflects fat loss and what should we aim for?
    Arch Dis Child, 92(5): 399-403. [Abstract] [Full-text]
96. Sustained beneficial metabolic effects 18 months after a 30-day very low calorie diet in severely obese, insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 77(1): 70-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
97. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among Korean adults using the new International Diabetes Federation definition and the new abdominal obesity criteria for the Korean people.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 77(1): 99-106. [Abstract] [Full-text]
98. Ethnic differences in C-peptide secretion but not in non-esterified fatty acid metabolism in pre-menopausal women with and without abdominal obesity.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 77(1): 62-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
99. Hypertonic saline and the cerebral microcirculation in obese septic mice.
    Microcirculation, 14(3): 223-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
100. A hypocaloric diet enriched in legumes specifically mitigates lipid peroxidation in obese subjects.
     Free Radic Res, 41(4): 498-506. [Abstract] [Full-text]
101. Language development in a 3-year-old boy with Prader-Willi syndrome.
     Clin Linguist Phon, 21(4): 261-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
102. The effect of obesity on disability vs mortality in older Americans.
     Arch Intern Med, 167(8): 774-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
103. Obesity and workers' compensation: results from the Duke Health and Safety Surveillance System.
     Arch Intern Med, 167(8): 766-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
104. Weight, exercise, and health: children's perceptions.
     Clin Nurs Res, 16(2): 138-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
105. Truncal distribution of fat mass, metabolic profile and hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis activity in prepubertal obese children.
     J Pediatr, 150(5): 535-9, 539.e1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
106. Defining obesity cut points in a multiethnic population.
     Circulation, 115(16): 2111-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
107. A state-wide review of contemporary outcomes of gastric bypass in Florida: does provider volume impact outcomes?
     Ann Surg, 245(5): 699-706. [Abstract] [Full-text]
108. The effect of kappa opioid receptor antagonism on energy expenditure in the obese Zucker rat.
     Biol Res Nurs, 8(4): 294-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
109. Information processing of food cues in overweight and normal weight adolescents.
     Br J Health Psychol, 12: 285-304. [Abstract] [Full-text]
110. Body mass index and intake of selected foods in African American men.
     Public Health Nurs, 24(3): 217-29. [Abstract] [Full-text]
111. Earlier mother's age at menarche predicts rapid infancy growth and childhood obesity.
     PLoS Med, 4(4): e132. [Abstract] [Full-text]
112. Fasting glucagon-like peptide-1 and its relation to insulin in obese children before and after weight loss.
     J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 44(5): 608-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
113. Robotically assisted biliary pancreatic diversion with a duodenal switch: a new technique.
     Surg Endosc, 21(5): 729-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
114. Esophageal motility disorders in the morbidly obese population.
     Surg Endosc, 21(5): 761-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
115. Transnasal small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopy for preoperative evaluation of the high-risk morbidly obese patient.
     Surg Endosc, 21(5): 758-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
116. Increased temperature at acupuncture points induced by weight reduction in obese patients: a preliminary study.
     Int J Neurosci, 117(5): 591-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
117. Electroacupuncture treatment of obesity with psychological symptoms.
     Int J Neurosci, 117(5): 579-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
118. Metabolic syndrome and gastrointestinal diseases.
     J Gastroenterol, 42(4): 267-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
119. Frequency of renal impairment, advanced age, obesity and cancer in venous thromboembolism patients in clinical practice.
     J Thromb Haemost, 5(5): 937-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
120. Decreased obesity and atherosclerosis in human paraoxonase 3 transgenic mice.
     Circ Res, 100(8): 1200-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
121. Family restaurant choices are associated with child and adult overweight status in Mexican-American families.
     J Am Diet Assoc, 107(5): 849-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
122. Assessing change in dietary-fat behaviors in a weight-loss program for African Americans: a potential short method.
     J Am Diet Assoc, 107(5): 838-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
123. How does MyPyramid compare to other population-based recommendations for controlling chronic disease?
     J Am Diet Assoc, 107(5): 830-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
124. Developmental programming of energy balance and the metabolic syndrome.
     Proc Nutr Soc, 66(2): 198-206. [Abstract] [Full-text]
125. The interplay between nutrients and the adipose tissue.
     Proc Nutr Soc, 66(2): 171-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
126. Serum alanine aminotransferase levels decrease further with carbohydrate than fat restriction in insulin-resistant adults.
     Diabetes Care, 30(5): 1075-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
127. Motivational interviewing improves weight loss in women with type 2 diabetes.
     Diabetes Care, 30(5): 1081-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
128. High-viscosity hydroxypropylmethylcellulose blunts postprandial glucose and insulin responses.
     Diabetes Care, 30(5): 1039-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
129. Alterations of the classic pathway of complement in adipose tissue of obesity and insulin resistance.
     Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 292(5): E1433-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
130. Knocking down the diencephalic thyrotropin-releasing hormone precursor gene normalizes obesity-induced hypertension in the rat.
     Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 292(5): E1388-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
131. African-American and Hispanic ethnicities, renal involvement and obesity predispose to hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus: results from LUMINA, a multiethnic cohort (LUMINAXLV).
     Ann Rheum Dis, 66(5): 618-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
132. Beta3-adrenoceptor agonist AJ-9677 reduces body fat in obese beagles.
     Res Vet Sci, 83(1): 5-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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