Recent publications on Obesity

Simon GE, Arterburn DE. Does comorbid psychiatric disorder argue for or against surgical treatment of obesity?  Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2009;31(5):401-2. Epub 2009 Jul 3. PubMed

Pomietto M, Docter AD, Van Borkulo N, Alfonsi L, Krieger J, Liu LL. Small steps to health: building sustainable partnerships in pediatric obesity care. Pediatrics. 2009 Jun;123 Suppl 5:S308-16. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-2780J. PubMed

Beasley JM, Ange BA, Anderson CA, Miller ER 3rd, Erlinger TP, Holbrook JT, Sacks FM, Appel LJ. Associations between macronutrient intake and self-reported appetite and fasting levels of appetite hormones: results from the Optimal Macronutrient Intake Trial to Prevent Heart Disease.  Am J Epidemiol. 2009;169(7):893-900. Epub 2009 Feb 18. PubMed

Muus KJ, Baker-Demaray T, McDonald LR, Ludtke RL, Allery AJ, Bogart TA, Goldberg J, Ramsey SD, Buchwald DS. Body mass index and cancer screening in older American Indian and Alaska Native Men. J Rural Health. 2009;25(1):104-8. PubMed

Beasley JM, Ange BA, Anderson CA, Miller ER 3rd, Holbrook JT, Appel LJ. Characteristics associated with fasting appetite hormones (obestatin, ghrelin, and leptin). Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Feb;17(2):349-54. Epub 2008 Dec 4. PubMed

Arterburn D, Ichikawa L, Ludman E, Operskalski B, Linde J, Anderson E, Rohde P, Jeffery R, Simon G. Validity of clinical body weight measures as substitutes for missing data in a randomized trial. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice. 2008;10(4):277-81. PubMed

Rohde P, Ichikawa L, Simon GE, Ludman EJ, Linde JA, Jeffery RW, Operskalski BH. Associations of child sexual and physical abuse with obesity and depression in middle-aged women.  Child Abuse Negl. 2008;32(9):878-87. Epub 2008 Oct 22. PubMed

Jeffery RW, Linde JA, Simon GE, Ludman EJ, Rohde P, Ichikawa LE, Finch EA. Reported food choices in older women in relation to BMI and depressive symptoms.  Appetite. 2009 Feb;52(1):238-40. Epub 2008 Aug 28. PubMed

Arterburn D, Schauer DP, Wise RE, Gersin KS, Fischer DR, Selwyn CA Jr, Erisman A, Tsevat J. Change in predicted 10-year cardiovascular risk following laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass surgery.  Obes Surg. 2009 Feb;19(2):184-9. Epub 2008 Aug 13. PubMed

Jeffery RW, Finch EA, Linde JA, Simon GE, Ludman EJ, Operskalski BH, Rohde P, Ichikawa LE. Does clinical depression affect the accuracy of self-reported height and weight in obese women?  Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008;16(2):473-5. PubMed

Arterburn D, Westbrook EO, Wiese CJ, Ludman EJ, Grossman DC, Fishman PA, Finkelstein EA, Jeffery RW, Drewnowski A. Insurance coverage and incentives for weight loss among adults with metabolic syndrome. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008;16(1):70-6. PubMed

Simon GE, Ludman EJ, Linde JA, Operskalski BH, Ichikawa L, Rohde P, Finch EA, Jeffery RW. Association between obesity and depression in middle-aged women. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2008;30(1):32-9. PubMed

Arterburn D. Bariatric surgery. BMJ. 2008;337:a755. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a755. PubMed

Green BB, Cheadle A, Pellegrini AS, Harris JR. Active for Life: a work-based physical activity program. Prev Chronic Dis. 2007;4(3):A63. Epub 2007 Jun 15. PubMed

Couper MP, Peytchev A, Strecher VJ, Rothert K, Anderson J Following up nonrespondents to an online weight management intervention: randomized trial comparing mail versus telephone. J Med Internet Res. 2007 Jun 13;9(2):e16. PubMed

Ruelaz AR, Diefenbach P, Simon B, Lanto A, Arterburn D, Shekelle PG. Perceived barriers to weight management in primary care-perspectives of patients and providers. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(4):518-22. PubMed

Linde JA, Jeffery RW, Finch EA, Simon GE, Ludman EJ, Operskalski BH, Ichikawa L, Rohde P. Relation of body mass index to depression and weighing frequency in overweight women. Prev Med. 2007;45(1):75-9. Epub 2007 Mar 31. PubMed

Glasgow RE, Nelson CC, Kearney KA, Reid R, Ritzwoller DP, Strecher VJ, Couper MP, Green B, Wildenhaus K. Reach, engagement, and retention in an internet-based weight loss program in a multi-site randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res. 2007;9(2):e11. PubMed

Livingston EH, Arterburn D, Schifftner TL, Henderson WG, DePalma RG. National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis of bariatric operations: modifiable risk factors contribute to bariatric surgical adverse outcomes. J Am Coll Surg. 2006;203(5):625-33. Epub 2006 Sep 27. PubMed

Arterburn D. The BBC diet trials. BMJ. 2006;332(7553):1284-5. PubMed