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 8 (August)

1. Diminished paternity and gonadal function with increasing obesity in men.
   Fertil Steril, 90(2): 346-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Objective measures of neighborhood environment and self-reported physical activity in spinal cord injured men.
   Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(8): 1468-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Preschool child care participation and obesity at the start of kindergarten.
   Pediatrics, 122(2): 322-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Morbidity of overweight (>or=85th percentile) in the first 2 years of life.
   Pediatrics, 122(2): 267-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Blood pressure variability and classification of prehypertension and hypertension in adolescence.
   Pediatrics, 122(2): 238-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Mechanisms of imprinting of the Prader-Willi/Angelman region.
   Am J Med Genet A, 146(16): 2041-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Scoliosis in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
   Pediatrics, 122(2): e499-503. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Evidence for defective mesolimbic dopamine exocytosis in obesity-prone rats.
   FASEB J, 22(8): 2740-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Ilex paraguariensis extract ameliorates obesity induced by high-fat diet: potential role of AMPK in the visceral adipose tissue.
   Arch Biochem Biophys, 476(2): 178-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Insulin resistance status: predicting weight response in overweight children.
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 162(8): 764-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. The endocrine profile of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue of obese patients.
    Mol Cell Endocrinol, 291(1): 63-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Epidemiology of cytokines: the Women On the Move through Activity and Nutrition (WOMAN) Study.
    Am J Epidemiol, 168(4): 443-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Interactions between smoking and weight in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia and small-for-gestational-age birth.
    Am J Epidemiol, 168(4): 427-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Legal and public health considerations affecting the success, reach, and impact of menu-labeling laws.
    Am J Public Health, 98(9): 1578-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Overweight, obesity, and the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism.
    Arch Intern Med, 168(15): 1678-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. The obese without cardiometabolic risk factor clustering and the normal weight with cardiometabolic risk factor clustering: prevalence and correlates of 2 phenotypes among the US population (NHANES 1999-2004).
    Arch Intern Med, 168(15): 1617-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Identification and characterization of metabolically benign obesity in humans.
    Arch Intern Med, 168(15): 1609-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Mitogenic and anti-apoptotic actions of adipocyte-derived hormone leptin in prostate cancer cells.
    BJU Int, 102(3): 383-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. The relationship between obesity and atherosclerotic progression and prognosis among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts the effect of aggressive statin therapy.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 52(8): 620-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Measures of obesity and cardiovascular risk among men and women.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 52(8): 605-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Miglitol suppresses the postprandial increase in interleukin 6 and enhances active glucagon-like peptide 1 secretion in viscerally obese subjects.
    Metabolism, 57(9): 1299-306. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Association of cardiorespiratory fitness with insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese postmenopausal women: a Montreal Ottawa New Emerging Team study.
    Metabolism, 57(9): 1293-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. The association between obesity and asthma: interactions between systemic and airway inflammation.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 178(5): 469-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Adipose macrophage infiltration is associated with insulin resistance and vascular endothelial dysfunction in obese subjects.
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 28(9): 1654-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Olmesartan prevents cardiovascular injury and hepatic steatosis in obesity and diabetes, accompanied by apoptosis signal regulating kinase-1 inhibition.
    Hypertension, 52(3): 573-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Prevalence of obesity in primary care using different anthropometric measures--results of the German Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk Project (GEMCAS).
    BMC Public Health, 8: 282. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Physical activity at the government-recommended level and obesity-related health outcomes: a longitudinal study (Early Bird 37).
    Arch Dis Child, 93(9): 772-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Adiposity measures and blood pressure in Chinese children and adolescents.
    Arch Dis Child, 93(9): 738-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Sugar-added beverages consumption among kindergarten children of Crete: effects on nutritional status and risk of obesity.
    BMC Public Health, 8: 279. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. The effects of soy isoflavones on obesity.
    Exp Biol Med (Maywood), 233(9): 1066-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and obesity in the WAGR syndrome.
    N Engl J Med, 359(9): 918-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Polymorphisms of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptor 2 gene are associated with obesity phenotypes among 405 Caucasian nuclear families.
    Hum Genet, 124(2): 171-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Cholinergic regulation of ghrelin and peptide YY release may be impaired in obesity.
    Diabetes, 57(9): 2332-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Association testing of novel type 2 diabetes risk alleles in the JAZF1, CDC123/CAMK1D, TSPAN8, THADA, ADAMTS9, and NOTCH2 loci with insulin release, insulin sensitivity, and obesity in a population-based sample of 4,516 glucose-tolerant middle-aged Danes.
    Diabetes, 57(9): 2534-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Increase in endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins and genes in adipose tissue of obese, insulin-resistant individuals.
    Diabetes, 57(9): 2438-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Prevalence of melanocortin-4 receptor deficiency in Europeans and their age-dependent penetrance in multigenerational pedigrees.
    Diabetes, 57(9): 2511-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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