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- 1From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): D M Mannino [1]; J Mott [2]; J M Ferdinands [2]; C A Camargo, Jr [3]; M Friedman [2]; H M Greves [2]; S C Redd [2] Asthma is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and asthma...
- 2From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): I Bartol-Munier [1]; S Gourmelen [1]; P Pevet [1]; E Challet [1] Obesity results from unbalanced food intake and energy metabolism. In humans and animal models, a body fat overload is often concomitant with...
- 3From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): P Marques-Vidal [1]; A Gonçalves [2]; C M Dias [3] Several epidemiological and experimental studies have shown that dietary calcium intake is negatively related to body mass index (BMI), both in adults [1,...
- 4From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): S-Y Chen [1]; S-M Chen [2]; W-H Chang [1]; C-H Lai [1]; M-C Chen [1]; C-H Chou [3]; C-H Kuo [1] The prevalence of obesity is being reflected in worldwide epidemics of metabolic syndrome and type 2...
- 5From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): A Misra [1]; N K Vikram [1]; R Gupta [2]; R M Pandey [3]; J S Wasir [1]; V P Gupta [4] The criteria for selection of cutoff points of waist circumference (action level 1: men, ≥94 cm, women, ≥80 cm; and...
- 6From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): E Pihl [1, 2]; K Zilmer [1]; T Kullisaar [1]; C Kairane [1]; A Mägi [3]; M Zilmer [1] Most studies in former athletes have shown lower mortality rates and longer life expectancy,[1, 2, 3] mainly due to...
- 7From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): M Mars [1]; C de Graaf [1]; C P G M de Groot [1]; C T M van Rossum [2]; F J Kok [1] Leptin is a hormone that is produced by fat cells and secreted into the blood stream. From animal studies it is known that...
- 8From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): J Sandhu [1]; Y Ben-Shlomo [1]; T J Cole [2]; J Holly [3]; G Davey Smith [1] There is growing concern about the prevalence of childhood obesity in the developed world.[1, 2] In particular, childhood obesity...
- 9From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): C W Gunther [1]; P A Legowski [1]; R M Lyle [2]; C M Weaver [1]; L D McCabe [3]; G P McCabe [3]; M Peacock [4]; D Teegarden [1] In recent years, obesity has become a global epidemic. It is a risk factor for...
- 10From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): K S Steinbeck [1]; L A Baur [2]; A M Morris [2]; D Ghersi [3] Child and adolescent overweight and obesity is increasing worldwide and has serious public health consequences.[1] Effective treatment of...
- 11From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): D Jaquet [1]; S Deghmoun [1]; D Chevenne [2]; P Czernichow [1]; C Lévy-Marchal [1] The association between reduced fetal growth and the metabolic syndrome (dyslipidemia, hypertension and cardiovascular...
- 12From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): O M Thompson [1]; C Ballew [2]; K Resnicow [3]; C Gillespie [4]; A Must [5]; L G Bandini [6, 7]; H Cyr [8]; W H Dietz [4] Researchers have examined dietary patterns in an attempt to explain the startling...
- 13From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): R J F Loos [1]; T Rankinen [1]; Y Chagnon [2]; A Tremblay [3]; L Pérusse [3]; C Bouchard [1] Leptin is an endocrine hormone that is highly conserved among different species, including man.[1] Leptin...
- 14From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): P Brambilla [1]; G Bedogni [2]; L A Moreno [3]; M I Goran [4]; B Gutin [5]; K R Fox [6]; D M Peters [7]; P Barbeau [5]; M De Simone [8]; A Pietrobelli [9] The growing prevalence of childhood obesity[1, 2, 3,...
- 15From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): A Genco [1]; M Cipriano [1]; V Bacci [1]; M Cuzzolaro [1]; A Materia [1]; L Raparelli [1]; C Docimo [3]; M Lorenzo [2]; N Basso [1] Obesity is the most common nutritional disorder in western countries. The...
- 16From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): G Q Shaibi [1]; G D C Ball [2]; M L Cruz [3]; M J Weigensberg [4]; G J Salem [1]; M I Goran [3, 5] The prevalence of overweight (BMI≥95th percentile) in children has increased dramatically in recent...
- 17From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): A Nyrnes [1]; R Jorde [2]; J Sundsfjord [3] Overt hyperthyroidism is well known to be associated with weight loss [1] and, correspondingly, hypothyroidism with weight gain.[2] However, little is known about...
- 18From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): S Yun [1]; B-P Zhu [1]; W Black [2]; R C Brownson [2] Obesity has reached an epidemic proportion in the United States (US) and other developed countries,[1, 2] with significant health and economic...
- 19From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): R J Hancox [1]; R Poulton [1] Childhood obesity is now a global epidemic.[1] How this epidemic should be managed is not yet clear, but a priority is to identify the lifestyle and environmental factors that...
- 20From: International Journal of Obesity. (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedObjective: To examine the cumulative influence of adverse behavioural, social, and psychosocial circumstances from adolescence to young adulthood in explaining social differences in overweight and obesity at age 30...