International Journal of Obesity - Table of Contents alert Volume 39 Issue 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 39, Issue 3 (March 2015) In this issue Commentary Review Original Articles Short Communications Also new AOP Advertisement Reach the widest possible audience in the shortest possible time Scientific Reports is the home for rapidly published, highly visible open access research. Multi-disciplinary in scope, we?re open to all, publishing sound original research papers across the sciences without barriers to access. What can we do for your research?    COMMENTARY The uphill battle facing antiobesity drugs M Daubresse and G C Alexander Int J Obes 2015 39: 377-378; advance online publication, September 12, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.169 Full Text REVIEW Identification of skeletal muscle mass depletion across age and BMI groups in health and disease—there is need for a unified definition A Bosy-Westphal and M J Müller Int J Obes 2015 39: 379-386; advance online publication, September 1, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.161 Abstract | Full Text ORIGINAL ARTICLES ANIMAL MODELS Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) knockout preserves cardiac homeostasis through alleviating Akt-mediated myocardial autophagy suppression in high-fat diet-induced obesity X Xu and J Ren Int J Obes 2015 39: 387-396; advance online publication, September 24, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.174 Abstract | Full Text Leptin administration activates irisin-induced myogenesis via nitric oxide-dependent mechanisms, but reduces its effect on subcutaneous fat browning in mice A Rodríguez, S Becerril, L Méndez-Giménez, B Ramírez, N Sáinz, V Catalán, J Gómez-Ambrosi and G Frühbeck Int J Obes 2015 39: 397-407; advance online publication, September 9, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.166 Abstract | Full Text The corticotrophin-releasing factor/urocortin system regulates white fat browning in mice through paracrine mechanisms B Lu, Y Diz-Chaves, D Markovic, A Contarino, L Penicaud, F Fanelli, S Clark, H Lehnert, D Cota, D K Grammatopoulos and A Tabarin Int J Obes 2015 39: 408-417; advance online publication, September 5, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.164 Abstract | Full Text Effect of resveratrol on visceral white adipose tissue inflammation and insulin sensitivity in a mouse model of sleep apnea A Carreras, S X Zhang, E Peris, Z Qiao, Y Wang, I Almendros and D Gozal Int J Obes 2015 39: 418-423; advance online publication, October 9, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.181 Abstract | Full Text The short chain fatty acid propionate stimulates GLP-1 and PYY secretion via free fatty acid receptor 2 in rodents OPEN A Psichas, M L Sleeth, K G Murphy, L Brooks, G A Bewick, A C Hanyaloglu, M A Ghatei, S R Bloom and G Frost Int J Obes 2015 39: 424-429; advance online publication, August 11, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.153 Abstract | Full Text Cafeteria diet overfeeding in young male rats impairs the adaptive response to fed/fasted conditions and increases adiposity independent of body weight H Castro, C A Pomar, C Picó, J Sánchez and A Palou Int J Obes 2015 39: 430-437; advance online publication, July 21, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.125 Abstract | Full Text INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY Gamma-tocotrienol attenuates high-fat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance by inhibiting adipose inflammation and M1 macrophage recruitment L Zhao, I Kang, X Fang, W Wang, M A Lee, R R Hollins, M R Marshall and S Chung Int J Obes 2015 39: 438-446; advance online publication, July 21, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.124 Abstract | Full Text l-cysteine suppresses ghrelin and reduces appetite in rodents and humans OPEN A K McGavigan, H C O'Hara, A Amin, J Kinsey-Jones, E Spreckley, A Alamshah, A Agahi, K Banks, R France, G Hyberg, C Wong, G A Bewick, J V Gardiner, A Lehmann, N M Martin, M A Ghatei, S R Bloom and K G Murphy Int J Obes 2015 39: 447-455; advance online publication, September 15, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.172 Abstract | Full Text Rubi Fructus (Rubus coreanus) activates the expression of thermogenic genes in vivo and in vitro M-Y Jeong, H-L Kim, J Park, Y Jung, D-H Youn, J-H Lee, J-S Jin, H-S So, R Park, S-H Kim, S-J Kim, S-H Hong and J-Y Um Int J Obes 2015 39: 456-464; advance online publication, August 11, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.155 Abstract | Full Text CLINICAL STUDIES AND PRACTICE Higher serum concentrations of betaine rather than choline is associated with better profiles of DXA-derived body fat and fat distribution in Chinese adults Y-m Chen, Y Liu, Y-h Liu, X Wang, K Guan and H-l Zhu Int J Obes 2015 39: 465-471; advance online publication, August 25, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.158 Abstract | Full Text Adhesion molecule increases in sleep apnea: beneficial effect of positive airway pressure and moderation by obesity V M Pak, B T Keenan, N Jackson, M A Grandner, G Maislin, K Teff, R J Schwab, E S Arnardottir, S Júlíusson, B Benediktsdottir, T Gislason and A I Pack Int J Obes 2015 39: 472-479; advance online publication, July 21, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.123 Abstract | Full Text Ectopic fat storage in the pancreas using 1H-MRS: importance of diabetic status and modulation with bariatric surgery-induced weight loss B Gaborit, I Abdesselam, F Kober, A Jacquier, O Ronsin, O Emungania, N Lesavre, M-C Alessi, J C Martin, M Bernard and A Dutour Int J Obes 2015 39: 480-487; advance online publication, July 21, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.126 Abstract | Full Text Ectopic cardiovascular fat in middle-aged men: effects of race/ethnicity, overall and central adiposity. The ERA JUMP study S R El Khoudary, C Shin, K Masaki, K Miura, M Budoff, D Edmundowicz, S Kadowaki, E Barinas-Mitchell, A El-Saed, A Fujiyoshi, R W Evans, T Hisamatsu, T Ohkubo, B J Willcox, L H Kuller, H Ueshima and A Sekikawa Int J Obes 2015 39: 488-494; advance online publication, August 11, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.154 Abstract | Full Text Visceral, subcutaneous abdominal adiposity and liver fat content distribution in normal glucose tolerance, impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance A-L Borel, J-A Nazare, J Smith, P Aschner, P Barter, L Van Gaal, C Eng Tan, H-U Wittchen, Y Matsuzawa, T Kadowaki, R Ross, C Brulle-Wohlhueter, N Alméras, S M Haffner, B Balkau and J-P Després for the INSPIRE ME IAA investigators Int J Obes 2015 39: 495-501; advance online publication, September 2, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.163 Abstract | Full Text Long-term obesity and physical functioning in older Americans J B Dowd and A Zajacova Int J Obes 2015 39: 502-507; advance online publication, July 31, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.150 Abstract | Full Text Weight changes in young adults: a mixed-methods study C K Nikolaou, C R Hankey and M E J Lean Int J Obes 2015 39: 508-513; advance online publication, August 25, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.160 Abstract | Full Text EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH Natural course of metabolically healthy abdominal obese adults after 10 years of follow-up: the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study R Eshtiaghi, S Keihani, F Hosseinpanah, M Barzin and F Azizi Int J Obes 2015 39: 514-519; advance online publication, October 7, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.176 Abstract | Full Text Race/ethnic disparities in early childhood BMI, obesity and overweight in the United Kingdom and United States OPEN A Zilanawala, P Davis-Kean, J Nazroo, A Sacker, S Simonton and Y Kelly Int J Obes 2015 39: 520-529; advance online publication, September 15, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.171 Abstract | Full Text The effect of age on the shape of the BMI–mortality relation and BMI associated with minimum all-cause mortality in a large Austrian cohort R S Peter, B Mayer, H Concin and G Nagel Int J Obes 2015 39: 530-534; advance online publication, September 12, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.168 Abstract | Full Text BEHAVIOR AND PSYCHOLOGY ‘Fish out of water’: a cross-sectional study on the interaction between social and neighbourhood effects on weight management behaviours M A Green, S V Subramanian, M Strong, C L Cooper, A Loban and P Bissell Int J Obes 2015 39: 535-541; advance online publication, August 4, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.152 Abstract | Full Text SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Calorie-labelling: does it impact on calorie purchase in catering outlets and the views of young adults? C K Nikolaou, C R Hankey and M E J Lean Int J Obes 2015 39: 542-545; advance online publication, September 1, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.162 Abstract | Full Text Racial/ethnic differences in accuracy of body mass index reporting in a diverse cohort of young adults T K Richmond, I Thurston, K Sonneville, C E Milliren, C E Walls and S B Austin Int J Obes 2015 39: 546-548; advance online publication, July 25, 2014; 10.1038/ijo.2014.147 Abstract | Full Text Natureevents is a fully searchable, multi-disciplinary database designed to maximise exposure for events organisers. The contents of the Natureevents Directory are now live. The digital version is available here. Find the latest scientific conferences, courses, meetings and symposia on natureevents.com. For event advertising opportunities across the Nature Publishing Group portfolio please contact natureevents@nature.com  More Nature Events