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November 3 2009

Original Articles

Ethnic comparison of the association of undiagnosed diabetes with obesity

R Nyamdorj, J Pitkäniemi, J Tuomilehto, N Hammar, C D A Stehouwer, T H Lam, A Ramachandran, E D Janus, V Mohan, S Söderberg, T Laatikainen, R Gabriel and Q Qiao for the DECODA and DECODE Study Groups

Int J Obes advance online publication, November 3, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.225

Childhood obesity and overweight prevalence trends in England: evidence for growing socioeconomic disparities

E Stamatakis, J Wardle and T J Cole

Int J Obes advance online publication, November 3, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.217

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October 27 2009

Original Articles

Inhibitory effect of evodiamine alone and in combination with rosiglitazone on in vitro adipocyte differentiation and in vivo obesity related to diabetes

E J Bak, H G Park, J M Kim, J M Kim, Y-J Yoo and J-H Cha

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 27, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.223

Predictors of the early impairment of renal disease in human obesity

L Gilardini, A Zulian, A Girola, G Redaelli, A Conti and C Invitti

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 27, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.227

Indirect lifestyle intervention through wives improves metabolic syndrome components in men

T Matsuo, M K Kim, Y Murotake, S Numao, M J Kim, H Ohkubo and K Tanaka

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 27, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.226

What predicts obesity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? An investigation of the interactions between lifestyle and inflammation

A Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, G S Metsios, J P Smith, V F Panoulas, K M J Douglas, A Z Jamurtas, Y Koutedakis and G D Kitas

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 27, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.220

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October 20 2009

Response

Response to Chris Booker

T Wilkin

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 20, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.218

Review

The role of GNAS and other imprinted genes in the development of obesity

L S Weinstein, T Xie, A Qasem, J Wang and M Chen

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 20, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.222

Original Articles

Acute stress and food-related reward activation in the brain during food choice during eating in the absence of hunger

J M Born, S G T Lemmens, F Rutters, A G Nieuwenhuizen, E Formisano, R Goebel and M S Westerterp-Plantenga

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 20, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.221

Metabolic responses to long-term pharmacological inhibition of CB1-receptor activity in mice in relation to dietary fat composition

A H Koolman, V W Bloks, M H Oosterveer, I Jonas, F Kuipers, P J J Sauer and G van Dijk

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 20, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.219

Common variants near MC4R in relation to body fat, body fat distribution, metabolic traits and energy expenditure

S I I Kring, C Holst, S Toubro, A Astrup, T Hansen, O Pedersen and T I A Sørensen

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 20, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.215

Morbid obesity exposes the association between PNPLA3 I148M (rs738409) and indices of hepatic injury in individuals of European descent

S Romeo, F Sentinelli, S Dash, G S H Yeo, D B Savage, F Leonetti, D Capoccia, M Incani, C Maglio, M Iacovino, S O'Rahilly and M G Baroni

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 20, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.216

Letter to the Editor

The accelerator hypothesis: insulin resistance as the central cause of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

C Booker

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 20, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.190

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October 13 2009

Review

Design of a family-based lifestyle intervention for youth with type 2 diabetes: the TODAY study

The TODAY Study Group

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.195

Original Articles

Effect of dairy and non-dairy calcium on fecal fat excretion in lactose digester and maldigester obese adults

M S Buchowski, M Aslam, C Dossett, C Dorminy, L Choi and S Acra

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.212

Adiponectin directly improves endothelial dysfunction in obese rats through the AMPK–eNOS Pathway

G Deng, Y Long, Y-R Yu and M-R Li

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.205

Adipocytokines and the risk of coronary heart disease in healthy middle aged men: the PRIME Study

G Luc, J-P Empana, P Morange, I Juhan-Vague, D Arveiler, J Ferrieres, P Amouyel, A Evans, F Kee, A Bingham, E Machez and P Ducimetiere

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.204

Association between human adenovirus-36 and lipid disorders in Korean schoolchildren

H-N Na, Y-M Hong, J Kim, H-K Kim, I Jo and J-H Nam

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.207

Trends in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Australia between 1985 and 2008

T S Olds, G R Tomkinson, K E Ferrar and C A Maher

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.211

Secular trends in dietary patterns and obesity-related risk factors in Korean adolescents aged 10–19 years

Y Song, M J Park, H-Y Paik and H Joung

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.203

Treatment with the 5-HT3 antagonist tropisetron modulates glucose-induced obesity in mice

S Weber, V Volynets, G Kanuri, I Bergheim and S C Bischoff

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.191

Short Communication

Interpreting weight losses from lifestyle modification trials: using categorical data FREE

J G Christian, A G Tsai and D H Bessesen

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 13, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.213

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October 6 2009

Original Articles

Increased dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activation in obese children during observation of food stimuli

S Davids, H Lauffer, K Thoms, M Jagdhuhn, H Hirschfeld, M Domin, A Hamm and M Lotze

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 6, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.193

Joint associations of physical activity and sedentary behaviors with body mass index: results from a time use survey of US adults

G F Dunton, D Berrigan, R Ballard-Barbash, B Graubard and A A Atienza

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 6, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.174

High fat stores in ectopic compartments in men with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: an anthropometric determinant of carotid atherosclerosis and insulin resistance

S-K Kim, S-W Park, I-J Hwang, Y-K Lee and Y-W Cho

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 6, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.210

Microvascular dysfunction: a direct link among BMI, waist circumference and glucose homeostasis in young overweight/obese normoglycemic women?

L G Kraemer-Aguiar, P A Maranhão, F L Sicuro and E Bouskela

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 6, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.209

Short Communication

Leptin is essential in maintaining normal vascular compliance independent of body weight

G Sikka, R Yang, S Reid, A Benjo, N Koitabashi, A Camara, E Baraban, C P O'Donnell, D E Berkowitz and L A Barouch

Int J Obes advance online publication, October 6, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.208

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September 29 2009

Original Articles

LIGHT is associated with hypertriglyceridemia in obese subjects and increased cytokine secretion from cultured human adipocytes

J Bassols, J M Moreno-Navarrete, F Ortega, W Ricart and J M Fernandez-Real

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.199

Are standard behavioral weight loss programs effective for young adults?

J Gokee-LaRose, A A Gorin, H A Raynor, M N Laska, R W Jeffery, R L Levy and R R Wing

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.185

Growth from birth to adulthood and abdominal obesity in a Brazilian birth cohort

D A González, A Nazmi and C G Victora

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.201

Associations of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 gene polymorphisms with IGF-I activity and lipid parameters in adolescents

J L Y Mong, M C Y Ng, G S Guldan, C H T Tam, H M Lee, R C W Ma, W Y So, G W K Wong, A P S Kong, J C N Chan and M M Y Waye

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.186

Maternal overweight before pregnancy and asthma in offspring followed for 8 years

S Scholtens, A H Wijga, B Brunekreef, M Kerkhof, D S Postma, M Oldenwening, J C de Jongste and H A Smit

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.194

Human obesity relationship with Ad36 adenovirus and insulin resistance

G M Trovato, A Castro, A Tonzuso, A Garozzo, G F Martines, C Pirri, F Trovato and D Catalano

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.196

Mortality and disability: the effect of overweight and obesity

S Walter, A Kunst, J Mackenbach, A Hofman and H Tiemeier

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.176

Knockdown of angiotensinogen by shRNA-mediated RNA interference inhibits human visceral preadipocytes differentiation

Z-W Ye, X-M Wu and J-G Jiang

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 29, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.197

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September 22 2009

Original Articles

Associations between weight change since 20 years of age and sleep-disordered breathing among male truck drivers

R Cui, T Tanigawa, H Nakano, S Sakurai, K Yamagishi, T Ohira and H Iso

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.192

Telomere length and adiposity in a racially diverse sample

V A Diaz, A G Mainous III, M S Player and C J Everett

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.198

Capsiate administration results in an uncoupling protein-3 downregulation, an enhanced muscle oxidative capacity and a decreased abdominal fat content in vivo

B Faraut, B Giannesini, V Matarazzo, Y Le Fur, G Rougon, P J Cozzone and D Bendahan

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.182

Body mass index as a phenotypic expression of adiposity: quantitative contribution of muscularity in a population-based sample

S B Heymsfield, R Scherzer, A Pietrobelli, C E Lewis and C Grunfeld

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.184

Chronic increase of circulating galanin levels induces obesity and marked alterations in lipid metabolism similar to metabolic syndrome

N J Poritsanos, T M Mizuno, M-E Lautatzis and M Vrontakis

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.187

Letter to the Editor

Measures of adiposity: the inappropriate use of the fat mass index

R F Burton

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 22, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.202

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September 15 2009

Reviews

The genetic and environmental influences on childhood obesity: a systematic review of twin and adoption studies

K Silventoinen, B Rokholm, J Kaprio, and T I A Sørensen

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 15, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.177

Thrift: a guide to thrifty genes, thrifty phenotypes and thrifty norms

J C K Wells

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 15, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.175

Original Articles

Appropriate cutoff values of anthropometric variables to predict cardiovascular outcomes: 7.6 years follow-up in an Iranian population

F Hadaegh, A Zabetian, P Sarbakhsh, D Khalili, W P T James and F Azizi

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 15, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.180

Abnormal liver function test results are related to metabolic syndrome and BMI in Taiwanese adults without chronic hepatitis B or C

M-H Hsieh, C-K Ho, N-J Hou, M-Y Hsieh, W-Y Lin, J-F Yang, C-C Chiu, J-F Huang, N-C Chang, C-L Wang, C-Y Dai, W-L Chuang and M-L Yu

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 15, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.172

Vasoreactivity is rapidly improved in obese subjects after gastric bypass surgery

L Lind, B Zethelius, M Sundbom, B Edén Engström and F A Karlsson

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 15, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.188

The combined effects of overweight and smoking in late adolescence on subsequent disability pension: a nationwide cohort study

K Neovius, M Neovius and F Rasmussen

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 15, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.178

Fat distribution in men of different waist girth, fitness level and exercise habit

G O'Donovan, E L Thomas, J P McCarthy, J Fitzpatrick, G Durighel, S Mehta, S X Morin, A P Goldstone and J D Bell

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 15, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.189

Association between nocturnal blood pressure dipping and insulin metabolism in obese adolescents

M Westerståhl and C Marcus

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 15, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.181

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September 8 2009

Original Articles

Longitudinal study of the socio-demographic determinants of changes in body weight and waist circumference in a multi-ethnic Asian population

S K Ong, C W Fong, S Ma, J Lee, D Heng, M Deurenberg-Yap, Y-L Low, M Tan, W-Y Lim and E S Tai

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 8, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.173

Associations between dietary patterns and obesity phenotypes

A-M Paradis, G Godin, L Pérusse and M-C Vohl

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 8, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.179

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September 1 2009

Original Articles

Multicenter dizygotic twin cohort study confirms two linkage susceptibility loci for body mass index at 3q29 and 7q36 and identifies three further potential novel loci

J Kettunen, M Perola, N G Martin, B K Cornes, S G Wilson, G W Montgomery, B Benyamin, J R Harris, D Boomsma, G Willemsen, J-J Hottenga, P E Slagboom, K Christensen, K O Kyvik, T I A Sørensen, N L Pedersen, P K E Magnusson, T Andrew, T D Spector, E Widen, K Silventoinen, J Kaprio, A Palotie and L Peltonen for the GenomEUtwin—project

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 1, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.168

Leisure-time physical activity and high-risk fat: a longitudinal population-based twin study

T Leskinen, S Sipilä, M Alen, S Cheng, K H Pietiläinen, J-P Usenius, H Suominen, V Kovanen, H Kainulainen, J Kaprio and U M Kujala

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 1, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.170

Sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of weight status among women with children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods

A M MacFarlane, G R Abbott, D A Crawford and K Ball

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 1, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.167

Comparison of indices of insulin resistance with metabolic syndrome classifications to predict the development of impaired fasting glucose in overweight and obese subjects: a 3-year prospective study

B I Shand, R S Scott, J G Lewis, P A Elder and C M Frampton

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 1, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.169

Sustained participation in youth sport decreases metabolic syndrome in adulthood

X Yang, R Telama, M Hirvensalo, J S A Viikari and O T Raitakari

Int J Obes advance online publication, September 1, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.171

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August 25 2009

Original Articles

Dietary glycaemic index, glycaemic load and subsequent changes of weight and waist circumference in European men and women

H Du, D L van der A, M M E van Bakel, N Slimani, N G Forouhi, N J Wareham, J Halkjær, A Tjønneland, M U Jakobsen, K Overvad, M B Schulze, B Buijsse, H Boeing, D Palli, G Masala, T I A Sørensen, W H M Saris and E J M Feskens

Int J Obes advance online publication, August 25, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.163

Expression of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 and 2 in subcutaneous adipose tissue of lean and obese women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome

P F Svendsen, S Madsbad, L Nilas, S K Paulsen and S B Pedersen

Int J Obes advance online publication, August 25, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.165

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August 18 2009

Original Articles

Macronutrient-specific effect of FTO rs9939609 in response to a 10-week randomized hypo-energetic diet among obese Europeans

K Grau, T Hansen, C Holst, A Astrup, W H M Saris, P Arner, S Rössner, I Macdonald, J Polak, J-M Oppert, D Langin, J A Martinez, O Pedersen and T I A Sørensen

Int J Obes advance online publication, August 18, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.159

Diminished upregulation of visceral adipose heme oxygenase-1 correlates with waist-to-hip ratio and insulin resistance

S Shakeri-Manesch, M Zeyda, J Huber, B Ludvik, G Prager and T M Stulnig

Int J Obes advance online publication, August 18, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.160

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August 11 2009

Commentary

Prevention of excess gain

J Stevens, K P Truesdale, C-H Wang and J Cai

Int J Obes advance online publication, August 11, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.158

Original Articles

The effects of a soluble activin type IIB receptor on obesity and insulin sensitivity

I Akpan, M D Goncalves, R Dhir, X Yin, E E Pistilli, S Bogdanovich, T S Khurana, J Ucran, J Lachey and R S Ahima

Int J Obes advance online publication, August 11, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.162

Prognostic significance of FTO genotype in the development of obesity in Japanese: the J-SHIPP study

Y Tabara, H Osawa, H Guo, R Kawamoto, H Onuma, I Shimizu, Y Takara, W Nishida, M Yamamoto, H Makino, K Kohara and T Miki

Int J Obes advance online publication, August 11, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.161

Association of obesity and atrial fibrillation among middle-aged and elderly Chinese

X Zhang, S Zhang, Y Li, R C Detrano, K Chen, X Li, L Zhao, E J Benjamin and Y Wu

Int J Obes advance online publication, August 11, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.157

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July 28 2009

Short Communication

Neonatal anthropometry: thin–fat phenotype in fourth to fifth generation South Asian neonates in Surinam

L van Steijn, N S Karamali, H H H Kanhai, G A M Ariëns, C H D Fall, C S Yajnik, B J C Middelkoop and J T Tamsma

Int J Obes advance online publication, July 28, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.154

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May 12 2009

Review

Childhood obesity and adult cardiovascular disease risk: a systematic review

L J Lloyd, S C Langley-Evans and S McMullen

Int J Obes advance online publication, May 12, 2009; doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.61

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