International Journal of Obesity

Measurement rigor is not a substitute for design rigor in causal inference: increased physical activity does cause (modest) weight loss.  47:3-4. 2023

Technical report: an online international weight control registry to inform precision approaches to healthy weight management.  46:1728-1733. 2022

Association between obesity and combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) adherence among persons with early-stage HIV infection initiating cART.  45:1855-1859. 2021

Change, predictors and correlates of weight- and health-related quality of life in adolescents 2-years following bariatric surgery.  44:1467-1478. 2020

Murine genetic models of obesity: type I error rates and the power of commonly used analyses as assessed by plasmode-based simulation.  44:1440-1449. 2020

Changes in weight control behaviors and hedonic hunger in a commercial weight management program adapted for individuals with type 2 diabetes.  44:990-998. 2020

Bidirectional 10-year associations of accelerometer-measured sedentary behavior and activity categories with weight among middle-aged adults.  44:559-567. 2020

The Māori and Pacific specific CREBRF variant and adult height.  44:748-752. 2020

Personalized nutrition: pretreatment glucose metabolism determines individual long-term weight loss responsiveness in individuals with obesity on low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diet.  43:2037-2044. 2019

Depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and metabolic health: The REGARDS study.  43:615-632. 2019

Obesity as a threat to national security: the need for precision engagement.  43:437-439. 2019

Pharmaceutical interventions for weight-loss maintenance: no effect from cabergoline.  42:1871-1879. 2018

Re: “Widespread prevalence of a CREBRF variant among Māori and Pacific children is associated with weight and height in early childhood”.  42:1389-1391. 2018

Generalized lambda distribution for flexibly testing differences beyond the mean in the distribution of a dependent variable such as body mass index.  42:930-933. 2018

Regression to the mean, apparent data errors and biologically extraordinary results: Letter regarding 'changes in telomere length 3-5 years after gastric bypass surgery'.  42:949-950. 2018

Trans-ethnic analysis of metabochip data identifies two new loci associated with BMI.  42:384-390. 2018

Central fat accretion and insulin sensitivity: Differential relationships in parous and nulliparous women.  41:1214-1217. 2017

Eight weeks of overfeeding alters substrate partitioning without affecting metabolic flexibility in men.  41:887-893. 2017

The development of scientific evidence for health policies for obesity: Why and how?.  41:840-848. 2017

Duodenal endoluminal barrier sleeve alters gut microbiota of ZDF rats.  41:381-389. 2017

Generalization and fine mapping of European ancestry-based central adiposity variants in African ancestry populations.  41:324-331. 2017

The acute effects of time-of-day-dependent high fat feeding on whole body metabolic flexibility in mice.  40:1444-1451. 2016

Rigorous control conditions diminish treatment effects in weight loss-randomized controlled trials.  40:895-898. 2016

The importance of prediction model validation and assessment in obesity and nutrition research.  40:887-894. 2016

Predicting adult weight change in the real world: A systematic review and meta-analysis accounting for compensatory changes in energy intake or expenditure.  39:1181-1187. 2015

Response to 'Energy balance measurement: When something is not better than nothing'.  39:1175-1176. 2015

Obesity is associated with more activated neutrophils in African American male youth.  39:26-32. 2015

Cardiac-specific adipose triglyceride lipase overexpression protects from cardiac steatosis and dilated cardiomyopathy following diet-induced obesity.  38:205-215. 2014

A multi-level analysis showing associations between school neighborhood and child body mass index.  38:912-918. 2014

Genetic association analysis of 30 genes related to obesity in a European American population.  38:724-729. 2014

Can a weight loss of one pound a week be achieved with a 3500-kcal deficit¿ Commentary on a commonly accepted rule.  37:1611-1613. 2013

FTO predicts weight regain in the Look AHEAD clinical trial..  37:1545-1552. 2013

Randomized controlled trial of the Medifast 5 & 1 plan for weight loss.  37:1571-1578. 2013

Response to 'why is the 3500 kcal per pound weight loss rule wrong¿'.  37:1614-1615. 2013

Examination of the relationship between obesity and suicidal ideation.  37:1282-1286. 2013

Quantitative analysis of light-phase restricted feeding reveals metabolic dyssynchrony in mice.  37:843-852. 2013

Body mass index and mortality rate among Hispanic adults: A pooled analysis of multiple epidemiologic data sets.  36:1121-1126. 2012

Is funding source related to study reporting quality in obesity or nutrition randomized control trials in top-tier medical journals.  36:977-981. 2012

Getting carried away: A note showing baseline observation carried forward (BOCF) results can be calculated from published complete-cases results.  36:886-889. 2012

Genetic influences in childhood obesity: Recent progress and recommendations for experimental designs.  36:479-484. 2012

No compelling evidence that sibutramine prolongs life in rodents despite providing a dose-dependent reduction in body weight.  35:652-657. 2011

Use of self-reported height and weight biases the body mass index-mortality association.  35:401-408. 2011

Differences emerge in visceral adipose tissue accumulation after selection for innate cardiovascular fitness.  35:309-312. 2011

African genetic admixture is associated with body composition and fat distribution in a cross-sectional study of children.  35:60-65. 2011

Fat-free mass index: Changes and race/ethnic differences in adulthood.  35:121-127. 2011

Time-of-day-dependent dietary fat consumption influences multiple cardiometabolic syndrome parameters in mice.  34:1589-1598. 2010

Leptin is essential in maintaining normal vascular compliance independent of body weight.  34:203-206. 2010

Body mass index as a phenotypic expression of adiposity: Quantitative contribution of muscularity in a population-based sample.  33:1363-1373. 2009

The Pavlovian power of palatable food: Lessons for weight-loss adherence from a new rodent model of cue-induced overeating.  33:693-701. 2009

Weight-loss maintenance in successful weight losers: Surgical vs non-surgical methods.  33:173-180. 2009

School-based obesity treatment and prevention programs: All in all, just another brick in the wall?.  32:1747-1751. 2008

The association between sleep duration and obesity in older adults.  32:1825-1834. 2008

Weight loss treatment influences untreated spouses and the home environment: Evidence of a ripple effect.  32:1678-1684. 2008

NYD-SP18 is associated with obesity in the NHLBI Family Heart Study.  32:930-935. 2008

Altered body composition in type 2 diabetes mellitus.  32:780-787. 2008

Reply to Flegal et al..  32:876-877. 2008

Maternal smoking during pregnancy and child overweight: Systematic review and meta-analysis.  32:201-210. 2008

High intake of palatable food predicts binge-eating independent of susceptibility to obesity: An animal model of lean vs obese binge-eating and obesity with and without binge-eating.  31:1357-1367. 2007

Putative biases in estimating mortality attributable to obesity in the US population.  31:1449-1455. 2007

Weight gain model in prepubertal rats: Prediction and phenotyping of obesity-prone animals at normal body weight.  31:1210-1221. 2007

Visceral adipose tissue: Relationships between single slice areas at different locations and obesity-related health risks.  31:763-769. 2007

Successful dieters have increased neural activity in cortical areas involved in the control of behavior.  31:440-448. 2007

Putative contributors to the secular increase in obesity: Exploring the roads less traveled.  30:1585-1594. 2006

Changes in risk factors for cardiovascular disease by baseline weight status in young adults who maintain or gain weight over 15 years: The CARDIA study.  30:1397-1407. 2006

Intra-abdominal adipose tissue deposition and parity.  30:1119-1124. 2006

Depressive mood and obesity in US adults: Comparison and moderation by sex, age, and race.  30:513-519. 2006

Association of K121Q polymorphism in ENPP1 (PC-1) with BMI in Caucasian and African-American adults.  30:233-237. 2006

Different forms of obesity as a function of diet composition.  29:1368-1378. 2005

Lack of association between polymorphism of the human cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase gene and obesity.  29:872-874. 2005

Antipsychotic drug-induced weight gain: Development of an animal model.  29:607-614. 2005

Sex-specific findings from a genome-wide linkage analysis of human fatness in non-Hispanic whites and African Americans: The HyperGEN Study.  29:639-649. 2005

Exactly which synephrine alkaloids does Citrus aurantium (bitter orange) contain?.  29:443-446. 2005

Validation of the BodyGem™ hand-held calorimeter.  28:1479-1484. 2004

Aerobic fitness, physiologic difficulty and physical activity in Black and White women.  28:1111-1117. 2004

Activation of leptin expression by an inhibitor of carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1.  28:649-651. 2004

Excess gains in weight and waist circumference associated with childbearing: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study (CARDIA).  28:525-535. 2004

Caloric restriction and body weight independently affect longevity in Wistar rats.  28:357-362. 2004

Persistence of abnormal neural responses to a meal in postobese individuals.  28:370-377. 2004

Promoting long-term weight control: Does dieting consistency matter?.  28:278-281. 2004

Revised QUICKI provides a strong surrogate estimate of insulin sensitivity when compared with the minimal model.  28:222-227. 2004

Effects of outcome-driven insurance reimbursement on short-term weight control.  27:1423-1429. 2003

Time course for changes in aerobic capacity and body composition in overweight men and women in response to long-term exercise: The Midwest Exercise Trial (MET).  27:912-919. 2003

The impact of weight change on cardiovascular disease risk factors in young black and white adults: The CARDIA study.  27:369-376. 2003

Relation between calcium intake and fat oxidation in adult humans.  27:196-203. 2003

A meta-analytic investigation of linkage and association of common leptin receptor (LEPR) polymorphisms with body mass index and waist circumference.  26:640-646. 2002

Early events involved in the development of insulin resistance in Zucker fatty rat.  26:318-326. 2002

Regulation of macronutrient balance in healthy young and older men.  25:1497-1502. 2001

Skeletal muscle metabolism in overweight and post-overweight women: An isometric exercise study using ³¹P magnetic resonance spectroscopy.  25:1309-1315. 2001

Body fat, fat distribution and serum lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoproteins in African-American and Caucasian-American prepubertal children.  25:198-204. 2001

A case-control study of successful maintenance of a substantial weight loss: Individuals who lost weight through surgery versus those who lost weight through non-surgical means.  24:573-579. 2000

The role of low-fat diets in body weight control: A meta-analysis of ad libitum dietary intervention studies.  24:1545-1552. 2000

Total body fat does not influence maximal aerobic capacity.  24:841-848. 2000

Validation of the BOD POD with hydrostatic weighing: Influence of body clothing.  24:200-205. 2000

(-)-Hydroxycitric acid does not affect energy expenditure and substrate oxidation in adult males in a post-absorptive state.  23:867-873. 1999

Do hormonal indices of maturation explain energy expenditure differences in African American and Caucasian prepubertal children?.  23:1320-1326. 1999

Predicting body composition from anthropometry in pre-adolescent children.  23:253-259. 1999

The prevalence of weight loss maintenance among American adults.  23:1314-1319. 1999

A role for high intensity exercise on energy balance and weight control.  22:489-493. 1998

Energy expenditure and physical fitness in overweight vs non-overweight prepubertal girls.  22:440-447. 1998

Fat distribution and plasma lipid-lipoprotein concentrations in pre- and postmenopausal women.  22:605-611. 1998

Is fasting insulin concentration inversely associated with rate of weight gain? Contrasting findings from the CARDIA and ARIC study cohorts.  22:48-54. 1998

Long-term maintenance of weight loss: Do people who lose weight through various weight loss methods use different behaviors to maintain their weight?.  22:572-577. 1998

Prediction of intra-abdominal and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue in healthy pre-pubertal children.  22:549-558. 1998

Variability of abdominal adipose tissue measurements using computed tomography in prepubertal girls.  22:1019-1023. 1998

Physical activity related energy expenditure and fat mass in young children.  21:171-178. 1997

Intra-abdominal adipose tissue, physical activity and cardiovascular risk in pre- and post-menopausal women.  20:860-865. 1996

Anthropometric equations for estimating abdominal adipose tissue distribution in women.  20:753-758. 1996

Intra-abdominal adipose tissue cut-points related to elevated cardiovascular risk in women.  20:613-617. 1996

Correlates and predictors of weight loss in young adults: The CARDIA study.  20:47-55. 1996

Exercise and macronutrient balance.  19. 1995

Changes in measurements of body fat distribution accompanying weight change.  18:397-404. 1994

Lipid accumulation and body fat distribution is influenced by type of dietary fat fed to rats.  17:223-236. 1993

Randomized evaluation of a low fat ad libitum carbohydrate diet for weight reduction.  17:623-629. 1993

Development of dietary obesity in rats: Influence of amount and composition of dietary fat.  16:321-333. 1992

Estimation of computerized tomography derived abdominal fat distribution.  16:543-554. 1992

Evaluation of a new magnetic resonance imaging method for quantitating adipose tissue areas.  15:589-599. 1991

Energetic and metabolic studies of intragastric infusion of calories before and after exercise training.  15:169-179. 1991

Adipose tissue determinations in cadavers - A comparison between cross-sectional planimetry and computed tomography.  14:893-902. 1990

Obesity: A biogenetic or biobehavioral problem.  14:815-828. 1990

Body weight regulation in obese and obese-reduced rats.  14:31-45. 1990

Commentary on: 'Assessment of energy expenditure in ambulatory reduced-obese subjects by the techniques of weight stabilization and exogenous weight replacement'.  14:79-81. 1990

Commentatory on: 'Energy expenditure and thermogenesis: Animal studies on brown adipose tissue'.  14:26-28. 1990

Reversal of dietary obesity is influenced by its duration and severity.  13:711-722. 1989

Influence of food restriction coupled with weight cycling on carcass energy restoration during ad-libitum refeeding.  12:547-555. 1988

A comparison of constant feeding with bouts of fasting-refeeding at three levels of nutrition in the rat.  11:251-262. 1987

Bioenergetic studies in adult patients recovering from semi-starvation.  9:147-153. 1985