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 5 (2008), Issue 3 (March)

1. Breastfeeding helps explain racial and socioeconomic status disparities in adolescent adiposity.
   Pediatrics, 121(3): e458-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Association of obesity with prostate specific antigen and prostate specific antigen velocity in healthy young men.
   J Urol, 179(3): 886-90; discussion 890-1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and obesity: a pooled analysis from the InterLymph Consortium.
   Int J Cancer, 122(9): 2062-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. A randomized trial of the effects of reducing television viewing and computer use on body mass index in young children.
   Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 162(3): 239-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Growth velocity predicts recurrence of sleep-disordered breathing 1 year after adenotonsillectomy.
   Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 177(6): 654-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. A putative role for apelin in the etiology of obesity.
   Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 368(3): 815-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Major gender difference in association of FTO gene variant among severely obese children with obesity and obesity related phenotypes.
   Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 368(3): 476-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. The mediating role of C-reactive protein and handgrip strength between obesity and walking limitation.
   J Am Geriatr Soc, 56(3): 462-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Gastrointestinal surgery as treatment for type 2 diabetes.
   Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes, 15(2): 153-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in youth: an emerging epidemic disease?
    Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes, 15(2): 123-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Visceral obesity as a risk factor for colorectal neoplasm.
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 23(3): 411-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Development of anti-obesity agents: drugs that target neuropeptide and neurotransmitter systems.
    Expert Opin Investig Drugs, 17(3): 321-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. The future of obesity: new drugs versus lifestyle interventions.
    Expert Opin Investig Drugs, 17(3): 263-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Substance P as a novel anti-obesity target.
    Gastroenterology, 134(3): 747-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. The epidemiology of obesity: the size of the problem.
    J Intern Med, 263(4): 336-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Short-term aerobic exercise training in obese humans with type 2 diabetes mellitus improves whole-body insulin sensitivity through gains in peripheral, not hepatic insulin sensitivity.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 93(3): 771-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Relationships between adipose tissue and cytokine responses to a randomized controlled exercise training intervention.
    Metabolism, 57(4): 577-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Sympathetic-leptin relationship in obesity: effect of weight loss.
    Metabolism, 57(4): 555-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Resistin increases with obesity and atherosclerotic risk factors in patients with myocardial infarction.
    Metabolism, 57(4): 488-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Plasma glycosylphosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase D predicts the change in insulin sensitivity in response to a low-fat but not a low-carbohydrate diet in obese women.
    Metabolism, 57(4): 473-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Pathogenic potential of adipose tissue and metabolic consequences of adipocyte hypertrophy and increased visceral adiposity.
    Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther, 6(3): 343-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Comparison of strategies for sustaining weight loss: the weight loss maintenance randomized controlled trial.
    JAMA, 299(10): 1139-48. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Hypothalamic neurodegeneration and adult-onset obesity in mice lacking the Ubb polyubiquitin gene.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 105(10): 4016-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Calcium intake and its relationship with adiposity and insulin resistance in post-pubertal adolescents.
    J Hum Nutr Diet, 21(2): 109-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Lithogenic risk factors in the morbidly obese population.
    J Urol, 179(4): 1401-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Sedentary behaviour and obesity development in children and adolescents.
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 18(3): 242-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Factor analysis of metabolic syndrome components in obese women.
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 18(3): 233-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Effects of sibutramine and orlistat on mood in obese and overweight subjects: a randomised study.
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 18(3): 207-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. sP-selectin plasma levels in obesity: association with insulin resistance and related metabolic and prothrombotic factors.
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 18(3): 227-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Heart lipid accumulation in obese non-diabetic rats: effect of weight loss.
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 18(3): 189-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Association of morbid obesity with FTO and INSIG2 allelic variants.
    Arch Surg, 143(3): 235-40; discussion 241. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, and depression in obese Korean children.
    J Pediatr, 152(4): 502-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Associations among obesity, blood pressure, and left ventricular mass.
    J Pediatr, 152(4): 489-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Variants in the FTO gene are associated with common obesity in the Belgian population.
    Mol Genet Metab, 93(4): 481-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. The importance of increased neck circumference to intubation difficulties in obese patients.
    Anesth Analg, 106(4): 1132-6, table of contents. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. The long-term impact of adolescent gestational weight gain.
    Res Nurs Health, 31(2): 108-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Association between body weight and periodontal infection.
    J Clin Periodontol, 35(4): 297-304. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Dietary cholesterol worsens adipose tissue macrophage accumulation and atherosclerosis in obese LDL receptor-deficient mice.
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 28(4): 685-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Zoledronate, smoking, and obesity are strong risk factors for osteonecrosis of the jaw: a case-control study.
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 66(4): 625-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Food insecurity and obesity: a comparison of self-reported and measured height and weight.
    Am J Public Health, 98(4): 751-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Prader-Willi syndrome: who can have growth hormone?
    Arch Dis Child, 93(4): 341-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Obesity is not an obstacle for successful autogenous arteriovenous fistula creation in haemodialysis.
    Nephrol Dial Transplant, 23(4): 1318-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Total adiponectin and adiponectin multimeric complexes in relation to weight loss-induced improvements in insulin sensitivity in obese women: the NUGENOB study.
    Eur J Endocrinol, 158(4): 533-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. 11-Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) inhibitors in type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity.
    Expert Opin Investig Drugs, 17(4): 481-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. No evidence for association between BMI and 10 candidate genes at ages 4, 7 and 10 in a large UK sample of twins.
    BMC Med Genet, 9: 12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Global transcript profiles of fat in monozygotic twins discordant for BMI: pathways behind acquired obesity.
    PLoS Med, 5(3): e51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Exploring the developmental overnutrition hypothesis using parental-offspring associations and FTO as an instrumental variable.
    PLoS Med, 5(3): e33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Variations in DNA elucidate molecular networks that cause disease.
    Nature, 452(7186): 429-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Genetics of gene expression and its effect on disease.
    Nature, 452(7186): 423-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. The problem of obesity among adolescents in Hong Kong: a comparison using various diagnostic criteria.
    BMC Pediatr, 8: 10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. The dynamics of human body weight change.
    PLoS Comput Biol, 4(3): e1000045. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Circulating adiponectin and leptin in relation to myelodysplastic syndrome: a case-control study.
    Oncology, 73(1): 26-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Feasibility and effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention program in obese endometrial cancer patients: a randomized trial.
    Gynecol Oncol, 109(1): 19-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Shrinking cardiovascular risk through bariatric surgery: application of Framingham risk score in gastric bypass.
    Surgery, 143(4): 533-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Genetic variants of FTO influence adiposity, insulin sensitivity, leptin levels, and resting metabolic rate in the Quebec Family Study.
    Diabetes, 57(4): 1147-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Mitochondrial capacity in skeletal muscle is not stimulated by weight loss despite increases in insulin action and decreases in intramyocellular lipid content.
    Diabetes, 57(4): 987-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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