Current Issue January 2012, Vol. 6, No. 1

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Association between insulin resistance, cardiovascular risk factors and overweight in Japanese schoolchildren
January 2012 (Vol. 6 | No. 1 | Pages e1-e8)
Chie Fujii, Hisataka Sakakibara
Dysmetabolic signals in “metabolically healthy” obesity
January 2012 (Vol. 6 | No. 1 | Pages e9-e20)
Peter Manu, Constantin Ionescu-Tirgoviste, James Tsang, Barbara A. Napolitano, Martin L. Lesser, Christoph U. Correll
Acceptance and commitment therapy for bariatric surgery patients, a pilot RCT
January 2012 (Vol. 6 | No. 1 | Pages e21-e30)
Sandra Weineland, Dag Arvidsson, Thanos P. Kakoulidis, Joanne Dahl

Variant rs1421085 in the FTO gene contribute childhood obesity in Chinese children aged 3–6years
27 January 2012
Lina Wang, Qing Yu, Yan Xiong, Linfei Liu, Xuening Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Jianru Wu, Bei Wang
Summary: Objective: Childhood obesity has become a public health crisis worldwide due to an alarming increase in its prevalence. Numerous studies have demonstrated that the common variants (rs1421085 ...
Ventromedial hypothalamic lesions enhance small intestinal cell proliferation in mice
27 January 2012
Noriko Ishizuka, Akira Senoo, Kaori Hayashi, Kahoru Sasaki, Masako Kako, Yoko Suzuki, Nobuo Imazeki, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Yoko Kobayashi, Ryota Haba, Tosei Takahashi, Katsumi Arai, Toshimasa Osaka, Yuri Kintaka, Yuichi Suzuki, Shuji Inoue
Summary: Background: We have found previously that ventromedial hypothalamic lesions (VMH) enhance cell proliferation in the visceral organs through vagal hyperactivity in rats. The goal of the curren...
New diagnostic criteria for obesity and overweight in Korean children and adolescents using 2007 Korean National Growth Charts
13 January 2012
Ji-Young Seo, Young-Gyu Cho, Jae-Heon Kang, Yang-Im Hur, Hyun-Ah Park, Kyoung-Woo Kim, Su-Kyoung Kwon
Summary: The diagnostic criteria (KCDC Criteria) to define obesity and overweight of Korean children and adolescents were newly presented in the 2007 Korean National Growth Charts. The KCDC Criteria w...
The adipokines and inflammatory marker in young type 2 diabetics with metabolic syndrome: A pilot study
09 January 2012
Min-Jie Wen, Chang-Hsun Hsieh, Chung-Ze Wu, Fone-Ching Hsiao, Te-Lin Hsia, Yi-Jen Hung, Dee Pei
Summary: Objective: The purpose of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) concept was to early identify subjects having risk for developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, which of both are involved in l...
Waist circumference is a better predictor than body mass index of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes
26 December 2011
Lin-Huang Huang, Ying-Li Liao, Chung-Hua Hsu
Summay: Background: Insulin resistance is an important pathogenic factor in type 2 diabetes patents. An easy and efficiency measurement predicting insulin resistance; which can be done easily by type ...

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The aim of ORCP is to publish high quality clinical and basic research relating to the epidemiology, mechanism, complications and treatment of obesity and the complication of obesity. Studies relating to the Asia Oceania region will be particularly welcome. In addition to original research the ORCP will publish reviews, patient reports, short communications, and letters to the editor (including comments on published papers). The proceedings and abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) will be published as a supplement each year.

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The Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obestiy was established in 2001, AOASO aims to exchange information related with obesity in each country. AOASO hosts the Asia-Oceania Conference on Obesity (AOCO).

The Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (formally known as the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity or ASSO) was established in 1991. It is a scientific organisation of medical practitioners, dietitians, scientists and other health care professionals interested orcp journalin obesity research, treatment or public health initiatives directed at the prevention of obesity.

The Taiwan Medical Association for the Study of Obesity (TMASO) was established on 10th December, 2000. It now consists of 2,000 physician and surgeon members including 231 bariatric specialists.

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Obesity Research & Clinical Practice is published by Elsevier Ltd.