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International Journal of Obesity
and related metabolic disorders

February 2000, Volume 24, Issue 2
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Review

Interventions to prevent weight gain: a systematic review of psychological models and behaviour change methods 131
W Hardeman, S Griffin, M Johnston, AL Kinmonth & NJ Wareham
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Papers

A clinical trial of the use of Sibutramine for the treatment of patients suffering essential obesity 144
G Fanghänel, L Cortinas, L Sánchez-Reyes & A Berber
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Obesity morbidity and health care costs in France: an analysis of the 1991-1992 Medical Care Household Survey 151
B Detournay, F Fagnani, M Phillippo, C Pribil, MA Charles, C Sermet, A Basdevant & E Eschwège
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Up-regulation of muscle UCP2 gene expression by a new beta3-adrenoceptor agonist, trecadrine, in obese (cafeteria) rodents, but down-regulation in lean animals 156
B Berraondo, A Marti, JS Duncan, P Trayhurn & JA Martínez
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A cross-sectional survey of the opinions on weight loss treatments of adult obese patients attending a dietetic clinic 164
RL Thompson & DE Thomas
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Body fat distribution in Alaskan Eskimos of the Bering Straits region: the Alaskan Siberia Project 171
PM Risica, SOE Ebbesson, CD Schraer, ED Nobmann & BH Caballero
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Predictive value of abdominal obesity cut-off points for hypertension in Blacks from West African and Caribbean island nations 180
IS Okosun, CN Rotimi, TE Forrester, H Fraser, B Osotimehin, WF Muna & RS Cooper
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Orlistat fails to alter postprandial plasma lipid excursions or plasma lipases in normal-weight male volunteers 187
TY Shepard, DR Jensen, S Blotner, J Zhi, R Guerciolini, D Pace & RH Eckel
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Impact of the Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor gamma2 Pro12Ala polymorphism on adiposity, lipids and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus 195
A Meirhaeghe, L Fajas, N Helbecque, D Cottel, J Auwerx, SS Deeb & P Amouyel
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Validation of the BOD POD with hydrostatic weighing: Influence of body clothing 200
DA Fields, GR Hunter & MI Goran
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Melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3R) gene variants in extremely obese women 206
W-D Li, E-J Joo, EB Furlong, M Galvin, K Abel, CJ Bell & R Arlen Price
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Growth and overweight of Navajo youth: secular changes from 1955 to 1997 211
JC Eisenmann, PT Katzmarzyk, DA Arnall, V Kanuho, C Interpreter & RM Malina
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Primary prevention of weight gain for women aged 25-34: the acceptability of treatment formats 219
ML Klem, JE Viteri & RR Wing
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Effect of menopausal status on body composition and abdominal fat distribution 226
MJ Toth, A Tchernof, CK Sites & ET Poehlman
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Body mass index (BMI) in Turner syndrome before and during growth hormone (GH) therapy 232
PR Blackett, AC Rundle, J Frane & SL Blethen
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Short-term weight cycling in aging female rats increases rate of weight gain but not body fat content 236
MA Pellizzon, AM Buison & K-LC Jen
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Central obesity, depression and the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in men and postmenopausal women 246
JR Katz, NF Taylor, S Goodrick, L Perry, JS Yudkin & SW Coppack
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Short Communications

Green tea and thermogenesis: interactions between catechin-polyphenols, caffeine and sympathetic activity 252
AG Dulloo, J Seydoux, L Girardier, P Chantre & J Vandermander
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Leptin deficiency due to lipid apheresis: a possible reason for ravenous hunger and weight gain 259
GC Leitner, JM Roob, B Bahadori, S Wallner & TC Wascher
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Letter

Weight and ventilation 261
Harvey J Sugerman
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