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 6 (2009), Issue 12 (December)

1. Current psychological assessment practices in obesity surgery programs: what to assess and why.
   Curr Opin Psychiatry, 23(1): 30-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Forecasting the effects of obesity and smoking on U.S. life expectancy.
   N Engl J Med, 361(23): 2252-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Undernutrition and obesity in indigenous children: epidemiology, prevention, and treatment.
   Pediatr Clin North Am, 56(6): 1285-302. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Administration of physiologic levels of triiodothyronine increases leptin expression in calorie-restricted obese rats, but does not influence weight loss.
   Metabolism, 59(1): 1-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Effects of exercise on insulin sensitivity, inflammatory cytokines, and serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5a in obese Chinese male adolescents.
   Metabolism, 59(1): 144-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Latency and infectious complications after preterm premature rupture of membranes: impact of body mass index.
   Am J Obstet Gynecol, 201(6): 600.e1-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Metabolically healthy but obese individuals: relationship with hepatic enzymes.
   Metabolism, 59(1): 20-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Obesity and cardiovascular disease: from pathophysiology to risk stratification.
   Int J Cardiol, 138(1): 3-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Role of muscle c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase 1 in obesity-induced insulin resistance.
   Mol Cell Biol, 30(1): 106-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Brd2 disruption in mice causes severe obesity without Type 2 diabetes.
    Biochem J, 425(1): 71-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Gestational diabetes and offspring body disproportion.
    Acta Paediatr, 99(1): 89-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Body frame dimensions are related to obesity and fatness: Lean trunk size, skinfolds, and body mass index.
    Am J Hum Biol, 22(1): 83-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Systemic and airway inflammation in sleep apnea and obesity: the role of ICAM-1 and IL-8.
    Transl Res, 155(1): 35-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. CCL5 promotes macrophage recruitment and survival in human adipose tissue.
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 30(1): 39-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Anthropometric measures of obesity and risk of venous thromboembolism: the Tromso study.
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 30(1): 121-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Impact of abdominal obesity on incidence of adverse metabolic effects associated with antihypertensive medications.
    Hypertension, 55(1): 61-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Evidence for sympathetic origins of hypertension in juvenile offspring of obese rats.
    Hypertension, 55(1): 76-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Obesity indicators and cardiometabolic status in 4-y-old children.
    Am J Clin Nutr, 91(1): 166-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Dietary supplementation with cis-9,trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid and aortic stiffness in overweight and obese adults.
    Am J Clin Nutr, 91(1): 175-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. An integrative view of obesity.
    Am J Clin Nutr, 91(1): 280S-283S. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Simvastatin and tempol protect against endothelial dysfunction and renal injury in a model of obesity and hypertension.
    Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 298(1): F86-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Lifestyle interventions for the treatment of class III obesity: a primary target for nutrition medicine in the obesity epidemic.
    Am J Clin Nutr, 91(1): 289S-292S. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Recent dynamics suggest selected countries catching up to US obesity.
    Am J Clin Nutr, 91(1): 284S-288S. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. The causes, prevalence, and treatment of obesity revisited in 2009: what have we learned so far?
    Am J Clin Nutr, 91(1): 277S-279S. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Voiding function in obese and type 2 diabetic female rats.
    Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 298(1): F72-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Effects of dairy compared with soy on oxidative and inflammatory stress in overweight and obese subjects.
    Am J Clin Nutr, 91(1): 16-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Evidence that multiple genetic variants of MC4R play a functional role in the regulation of energy expenditure and appetite in Hispanic children.
    Am J Clin Nutr, 91(1): 191-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Deletion of tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptor 1 (TNFR1) protects against diet-induced obesity by means of increased thermogenesis.
    J Biol Chem, 284(52): 36213-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Cumulative effects and predictive value of common obesity-susceptibility variants identified by genome-wide association studies.
    Am J Clin Nutr, 91(1): 184-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Endogenous nitric oxide contributes to bradykinin-stimulated glucose uptake but attenuates vascular tissue-type plasminogen activator release.
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 332(1): 291-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. An alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-selective agonist reduces weight gain and metabolic changes in a mouse model of diabetes.
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 332(1): 173-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Weight gain recommendations in pregnancy and the obesity epidemic.
    Obstet Gynecol, 115(1): 152-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. MGL1 promotes adipose tissue inflammation and insulin resistance by regulating 7/4hi monocytes in obesity.
    J Exp Med, 206(13): 3143-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Differences in outcome between obese and nonobese patients following severe blunt trauma are not consistent with an early inflammatory genomic response.
    Crit Care Med, 38(1): 51-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Secular trends in body weight in older men born between 1877 and 1941: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 65(1): 105-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Two-year body composition analyses of long-lived GHR null mice.
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 65(1): 31-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Dynapenic-obesity and physical function in older adults.
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 65(1): 71-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Joint association of obesity and metabolic syndrome with incident mobility limitation in older men and women--results from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 65(1): 84-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Survival in older men may benefit from being slightly overweight and centrally obese--a 5-year follow-up study in 4,000 older adults using DXA.
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 65(1): 99-104. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Weight loss and regain and effects on body composition: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 65(1): 78-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Taxonomy and imaging spectrum of small bowel obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 194(1): 120-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Effects of experimental weight perturbation on skeletal muscle work efficiency, fuel utilization, and biochemistry in human subjects.
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 298(1): R79-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Comparison of two models of intrauterine growth restriction for early catch-up growth and later development of glucose intolerance and obesity in rats.
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 298(1): R141-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Prevalence and risk factors for obesity in Balearic Islands adolescents.
    Br J Nutr, 103(1): 99-106. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Dose-dependent increases in heart rate variability and arterial compliance in overweight and obese adults with DHA-rich fish oil supplementation.
    Br J Nutr, 103(2): 243-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Prolonged refeeding improves weight maintenance after weight loss with very-low-energy diets.
    Br J Nutr, 103(1): 141-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and metabolic syndrome among adult Kuwaitis: results from community-based national survey.
    Angiology, 61(1): 42-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. AMPK beta1 deletion reduces appetite, preventing obesity and hepatic insulin resistance.
    J Biol Chem, 285(1): 115-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. PSA and body composition by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in NHANES.
    Prostate, 70(2): 120-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Relationship between obesity and incident diabetes in middle-aged and older Japanese adults: the Ibaraki Prefectural Health Study.
    Mayo Clin Proc, 85(1): 36-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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