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Environmental contributions to the obesity epidemicJ O Hill
Colorado Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Science 280:1371-4. 1998..Because obesity is difficult to treat, public health efforts need to be directed toward prevention...- Economic analysis of eating and physical activity: a next step for research and policy changeJames O Hill
Center for Nutrition Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:111-6. 2004..This article describes the challenges the groups faced in their work, the way in which the public health and economic approaches were integrated, and the questions left unanswered... - The National Weight Control Registry: is it useful in helping deal with our obesity epidemic?James O Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 37:206-10. 2005..The value of this project lies in identifying potential strategies that may help others be more successful in keeping weight off... - Weight maintenance: what's missing?James O Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center for Human Nutrition, Denver 80262, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 105:S63-6. 2005..Many programs have been shown to produce weight loss but few, if any, have been successful in maintenance of weight loss. Our challenge is in understanding how to help people keep off the weight they can lose in several ways... - Preventing excessive weight gainJames O Hill
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Center for Human Nutrition, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Obes Res 13:1302. 2005 - Understanding and addressing the epidemic of obesity: an energy balance perspectiveJames O Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
Endocr Rev 27:750-61. 2006..This is a very long-term strategy for first stopping and then reversing the escalating obesity rates, but one that can, over time, return obesity rates to pre-1980s levels... - The role of public policy in treating the epidemic of global obesityJ O Hill
Department of Pediatrics, Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences, Denver, Colorado, USA
Clin Pharmacol Ther 81:772-5. 2007..Unfortunately, there is little information to adequately evaluate the many policies that have been suggested. The intent of this review is to discuss the potential use of policy to stem the global epidemic of obesity... - International strategies to address obesityJ O Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Obes Rev 9:41-7. 2008..America On the Move is an initiative based on promoting small lifestyle changes to prevent weight gain in the US population. This is one strategy could be used in other countries to reduce obesity rates... - Obesity and the environment: where do we go from here?James O Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Science 299:853-5. 2003..Having a specific behavioral target for the prevention of weight gain may be key to arresting the obesity epidemic... - Biomarkers and functional foods for obesity and diabetesJames O Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center, Box C225, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver 80262, USA
Br J Nutr 88:S213-8. 2002..The present paper reviews the complex aetiology of obesity and diabetes and considers a potential role for functional foods in prevention and treatment of obesity and diabetes... - Outpatient management of obesity: a primary care perspectiveJames O Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado, Denver 80262, USA
Obes Res 10:124S-130S. 2002.... - Effects of 14 d of covert substitution of olestra for conventional fat on spontaneous food intakeJ O Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 67:1178-85. 1998..The results did not differ as a function of BMI (lean compared with obese) or sex. Over a 2-wk period, covert substitution of olestra for conventional fat led to reductions in dietary fat intake and total energy intake in all subjects... - Racial differences in amounts of visceral adipose tissue in young adults: the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) studyJ O Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 69:381-7. 1999..To date, anthropometric variables have been used largely in whites and inadequate data are available to evaluate the validity of these variables in other groups... - Overview of the determinants of overweight and obesity: current evidence and research issuesJ O Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 31:S515-21. 1999..The prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions in many countries around the world. However, the genetic and environmental factors contributing to obesity are incompletely understood... - Physical activity and obesityJames Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Lancet 363:182. 2004 - Insulin sensitivity determines the effectiveness of dietary macronutrient composition on weight loss in obese womenMarc-Andre Cornier
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
Obes Res 13:703-9. 2005..For maximal benefit, the macronutrient composition of a hypocaloric diet may need to be adjusted to correspond to the state of Si... - When energy balance is maintained, exercise does not induce negative fat balance in lean sedentary, obese sedentary, or lean endurance-trained individualsEdward L Melanson
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado 80045, USA
J Appl Physiol 107:1847-56. 2009..e., energy balance is maintained), 24-h fat oxidation does not increase and in fact, may be slightly decreased. It appears that the state of energy balance is an underappreciated factor determining the impact of exercise on fat oxidation... - Are health care professionals advising patients with diabetes or at risk for developing diabetes to exercise more?Elaine H Morrato
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Pharmacy, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, C238, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Diabetes Care 29:543-8. 2006..However, exercise has not increased proportional to exercise advice. The challenge remains converting patient awareness into behavior change... - Regular exercise attenuates the metabolic drive to regain weight after long-term weight lossPaul S MacLean
Center for Human Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 297:R793-802. 2009..These observations indicate that regimented exercise altered several metabolic adaptations to weight reduction in a manner that would coordinately attenuate the propensity to regain lost weight... - Can a small-changes approach help address the obesity epidemic? A report of the Joint Task Force of the American Society for Nutrition, Institute of Food Technologists, and International Food Information CouncilJames O Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, Denver, CO, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 89:477-84. 2009..Such an initiative would benefit from the support of educational and social marketing campaigns developed with governmental input and support... - Lack of suppression of circulating free fatty acids and hypercholesterolemia during weight loss on a high-fat, low-carbohydrate dietTeri L Hernandez
University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 91:578-85. 2010..Little is known about the comparative effect of weight-loss diets on metabolic profiles during dieting... - Step-counter determined walking in youth in ColoradoNanette Stroebele
University of Colorado in Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
J Phys Act Health 4:315-24. 2007..Results from a statewide telephone survey of walking showed that the average adult in Colorado takes 6804 steps/d, and that steps/d were negatively associated with body mass index. No similar data exist for children... - Dietary fat increases energy intake across the range of typical consumption in the United StatesWilliam Donahoo
Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:64-9. 2008..This study was designed to measure accurately the voluntary food and energy intake over a range of typical intake for dietary fat... - Total energy expenditure and carbohydrate oxidation are increased in the human immunodeficiency virus lipodystrophy syndromeLisa A Kosmiski
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Metabolism 52:620-5. 2003..The increase in TEE appears to be due to increases in REE. The pathogenesis of elevated EE in HIV lipodystrophy and other forms of lipodystrophy remains to be determined... - Small changes in dietary sugar and physical activity as an approach to preventing excessive weight gain: the America on the Move family studySusan J Rodearmel
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Center for Human Nutrition, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Pediatrics 120:e869-79. 2007..The intent of this study was to evaluate whether small changes in diet and physical activity, as promoted by the America on the Move initiative, could prevent excessive weight gain in overweight children... - A family-based approach to preventing excessive weight gainSusan J Rodearmel
University of Colorado School of Medicine, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, C263, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:1392-401. 2006..DISCUSSION: This family-based weight gain prevention program based on small changes holds promise for reducing excessive weight gain in families and especially in growing overweight children... - Obesity: overview of an epidemicJames O Hill
Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East 9th Avenue, Campus Box C263, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Psychiatr Clin North Am 28:1-23, vii. 2005 - Exercise improves fat metabolism in muscle but does not increase 24-h fat oxidationEdward L Melanson
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80045, USA
Exerc Sport Sci Rev 37:93-101. 2009..Although exercise improves the capacity of muscle to oxidize fat, our studies suggest that moderate duration exercise (< or =1 h) has little impact on 24-h fat oxidation... - Role of physical activity in preventing and treating obesityJames O Hill
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 E. 9th Avenue, Box C263, Denver, CO 80262, USA
J Appl Physiol 99:765-70. 2005..The increasing prevalence of obesity may reflect the fact that the majority of the population has fallen below such a level of physical activity... - Variability of measured resting metabolic rateHeather A Haugen
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 78:1141-5. 2003..The necessity of a 12-h fast before resting metabolic rate (RMR) is measured is often a barrier to measuring RMR... - Physical activity patterns in the National Weight Control RegistryVictoria A Catenacci
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:153-61. 2008.... - Ingested fat oxidation contributes 8% of 24-h total energy expenditure in moderately obese subjectsBakary J Sonko
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
J Nutr 135:2159-65. 2005..This study extended to 24-h observations of previous studies that lasted 6-9 h on ingested fat oxidation in humans. Understanding the factors that promote ingested fat oxidation could lead to more effective obesity intervention programs... - Resistance and aerobic exercise have similar effects on 24-h nutrient oxidationEdward L Melanson
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, 80262, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:1793-800. 2002..Whether resistance exercise is as effective as aerobic exercise for body-weight management is debated... - Peripheral metabolic responses to prolonged weight reduction that promote rapid, efficient regain in obesity-prone ratsPaul S MacLean
Center for Human Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, PO Box 6511, F 8305, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 290:R1577-88. 2006..These metabolic adjustments to weight reduction are discussed in the context of a homeostatic feedback system that controls body weight... - Comparison of methods for achieving 24-hour energy balance in a whole-room indirect calorimeterGary K Grunwald
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver Colorado 80262, USA
Obes Res 11:752-9. 2003..To evaluate and compare methods for achieving 24-hour energy balance in a whole-room indirect calorimeter... - Carbohydrate balance predicts weight and fat gain in adultsRobert H Eckel
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, PO Box 6511, MS 8106, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 83:803-8. 2006..The prevention and treatment of obesity is a public health challenge... - The medical cost of cardiometabolic risk factor clusters in the United StatesPatrick W Sullivan
Pharmaceuticals Outcomes Research Program, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, C238, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:3150-8. 2007..The prevalence of these cardiometabolic risk factor clusters (CMRFCs) is increasing significantly for all sociodemographic groups, but little is known about their economic impact... - Using telehealth to increase participation in weight maintenance programsHeather A Haugen
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:3067-77. 2007..To compare weight regain, satisfaction, and convenience among three weight maintenance programs: telehealth, traditional classes, and no program... - Productivity costs associated with cardiometabolic risk factor clusters in the United StatesPatrick W Sullivan
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research Program, School of Pharmacy, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, C238, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Value Health 10:443-50. 2007..The purpose of this study was to examine and quantify the impact of cardiometabolic risk factor clusters independent of heart disease on productivity in a nationally representative sample of US adults... - Obesity, inactivity, and the prevalence of diabetes and diabetes-related cardiovascular comorbidities in the U.S., 2000-2002Patrick W Sullivan
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Diabetes Care 28:1599-603. 2005..The objective of this research is to determine the relative associations of physical activity and BMI with the prevalence of diabetes and diabetes-related cardiovascular comorbidities in the U.S... - Differences in resting metabolic rate between white and African-American young adultsTeresa A Sharp
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
Obes Res 10:726-32. 2002..A reported lower resting metabolic rate (RMR) in African-American women than in white women could explain the higher prevalence of obesity in the former group. Little information is available on RMR in African-American men... - Long-term weight loss and breakfast in subjects in the National Weight Control RegistryHolly R Wyatt
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
Obes Res 10:78-82. 2002..To examine breakfast consumption in subjects maintaining a weight loss in the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR)... - What role for weight-loss medication? Weighing the pros and cons for obese patientsHolly R Wyatt
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Centers for Obesity Research and Education, Denver, CO, USA
Postgrad Med 115:38-40, 43-5, 58. 2004..Weight-loss medications alone are clearly not the answer. However, they are one tool physicians can use in combination with lifestyle changes to increase the success of long-term weight loss in selected patients... - Metabolic adjustments with the development, treatment, and recurrence of obesity in obesity-prone ratsPaul S MacLean
Center for Human Nutrition, and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 287:R288-97. 2004.... - Effect of exercise intensity on 24-h energy expenditure and nutrient oxidationEdward L Melanson
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
J Appl Physiol 92:1045-52. 2002..It is concluded that exercise intensity has no effect on 24-h EE or nutrient oxidation. Additionally, it appears that women may sustain slightly greater 24-h fat oxidation rates during waking and active periods of the day... - Enhanced metabolic efficiency contributes to weight regain after weight loss in obesity-prone ratsPaul S MacLean
Center for Human Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 287:R1306-15. 2004.... - Multi-point estimation of total energy expenditure: a comparison between zinc-reduction and platinum-equilibration methodologiesBakary J Sonko
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Anal Biochem 323:211-7. 2003..The data demonstrated that the Zn-reduction method could be replaced by the Pt-equilibration method when TEE was estimated using the "Multi-Point" technique. Furthermore, D equilibration time was significantly reduced... - A small-changes approach reduces energy intake in free-living humansNanette Stroebele
Denver and Health Sciences Center, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 28:63-8. 2009..The study's intent was to determine the impact of these small changes recommendations on steps/day and energy intake... - Number of days, number of subjects, and sources of variation in longitudinal intervention or crossover feeding trials with multiple days of measurementGary K Grunwald
Center for Human Nutrition and Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Br J Nutr 90:1087-95. 2003..Greater precision and fewer required days were noted in the study (Olestra) that exerted greater control over the subjects and diets during the feeding protocol... - Twenty-four-hour metabolic responses to resistance exercise in womenEdward L Melanson
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
J Strength Cond Res 19:61-6. 2005..Thus, in women, the increase in EE due to resistance exercise is largely seen during and immediately after the exercise. The increased energy demand is met by increased carbohydrate oxidation, with no increase in 24-hour fat oxidation... - Association of anthropometric measures with risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Hispanic and Caucasian adolescentsTeresa A Sharp
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Prev Med 37:611-6. 2003..There are limited data relating obesity status in Hispanic adolescents to diabetes and CVD risk... - A Colorado statewide survey of walking and its relation to excessive weightHolly R Wyatt
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:724-30. 2005..There is an urgent need to increase the physical activity in the population. Small-scale success has been achieved in programs like Colorado on the Move (COM), an obesity prevention program using electronic pedometers... - Do calorie-controlled portion sizes of snacks reduce energy intake?Nanette Stroebele
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80262, United States
Appetite 52:793-6. 2009..Further, initial exposure to portion-controlled packages might have increased awareness of portion size such that less was consumed when larger packages were available... - Impact of cardiometabolic risk factor clusters on health-related quality of life in the U.SPatrick W Sullivan
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research Program, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Denver, Colorado, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:511-21. 2007.... - Weight loss in a community initiative that promotes decreased energy intake and increased physical activity and dairy consumption: Calcium Weighs-InHolly R Wyatt
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Dept of Pediatrics, Center for Human Nutrition, Denver, CO 80262, USA
J Phys Act Health 5:28-44. 2008..This project addresses the need to identify feasible, effective weight-management programs that can be implemented within communities. The controversial role of dairy products in weight-management programs is also explored... - The obesity epidemicVictoria A Catenacci
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80220, USA
Clin Chest Med 30:415-44, vii. 2009..Because of the complexity of obesity, it is likely to be one of the most difficult public health issues our society has faced... - Physical activity in U.S. adults with diabetes and at risk for developing diabetes, 2003Elaine H Morrato
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Pharmacy, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver, CO 80262, USA
Diabetes Care 30:203-9. 2007..Given the risk of obesity and diabetes in the U.S., and clear benefit of exercise in disease prevention and management, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of physical activity among adults with and at risk for diabetes... - Physical activity in prevention and management of obesity and type-2 diabetesJames O Hill
Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA
Nestle Nutr Workshop Ser Clin Perform Programme 11:183-91; discussion 191-6. 2006..However, we still face an enormous challenge in getting people to achieve sustainable increases in physical activity. A promising strategy is to get people walking more, starting small and increasing gradually over time... - Exploiting social networks to mitigate the obesity epidemicDavid B Bahr
Department of Physics and Computational Science, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:723-8. 2009.... - Relationship of body mass index with outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgeryBrandie D Wagner
Division of Cardiac Research, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, Colorado 80220, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 84:10-6. 2007..This study aims to investigate this association, and to uncover possible explanations for the lack of consensus across prior studies... - Safety and antioxidant activity of a pomegranate ellagitannin-enriched polyphenol dietary supplement in overweight individuals with increased waist sizeDavid Heber
Center for Human Nutrition, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
J Agric Food Chem 55:10050-4. 2007..These studies demonstrate the safety of a pomegranate ellagitannin-enriched polyphenol dietary supplement in humans and provide evidence of antioxidant activity in humans... - Glucose and insulin responses following 16 months of exercise training in overweight adults: the Midwest Exercise TrialJeffrey A Potteiger
Health and Human Performance Laboratory, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
Metabolism 52:1175-81. 2003..In females, improvement in Vo(2) max without weight loss does not lead to improvement in insulin sensitivity... - Relation of central adiposity and body mass index to the development of diabetes in the Diabetes Prevention ProgramGeorge A Bray
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 87:1212-8. 2008..Greater central adiposity is related to the risk of diabetes... - Amount of food group variety consumed in the diet and long-term weight loss maintenanceHollie A Raynor
The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, 196 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Obes Res 13:883-90. 2005..2 +/- 18.0 kg (70.9 +/- 39.5 lbs) and maintained a weight loss of at least 13.6 kg (30 lbs) for 6.1 +/- 7.7 years... - ABC of obesity. Strategies for preventing obesityMike Lean
Division of Developmental Medicine, Human Nutrition, University of Glasgow, USA
BMJ 333:959-62. 2006 - Effects of 16 mo of verified, supervised aerobic exercise on macronutrient intake in overweight men and women: the Midwest Exercise TrialJoseph E Donnelly
Center for Physical Activity and Weight Management, Energy Balance Laboratory, The Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, 66045, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 78:950-6. 2003..It is commonly believed that moderate aerobic exercise leads to changes in diet composition, specifically, an increase in carbohydrate intake at the expense of fat intake... - Effects of a 16-month randomized controlled exercise trial on body weight and composition in young, overweight men and women: the Midwest Exercise TrialJoseph E Donnelly
Energy Balance Laboratory, Schiefelbusch Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:1343-50. 2003..We hypothesized that a 16-month program of verified exercise would prevent weight gain or provide weight loss in the exercise group compared with controls... - Phenotypic profile of SWR/J and A/J mice compared to control strains: possible mechanisms underlying resistance to obesity on a high-fat dietSarah F Leibowitz
The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
Brain Res 1047:137-47. 2005.... - Achieving weight and activity goals among diabetes prevention program lifestyle participantsRena R Wing
Prevention Program Coordinating Center, The Biostatistics Center, George Washington University, 6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 750, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Obes Res 12:1426-34. 2004..This paper examines demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors related to achieving weight loss and physical activity goals in the DPP lifestyle participants... - Medical triggers are associated with better short- and long-term weight loss outcomesAmy A Gorin
Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Prev Med 39:612-6. 2004..Medical events are often reported as triggers for weight loss, but it is unknown whether medical triggers result in better short- and long-term weight control... - Acute high-fat diet paradigms link galanin to triglycerides and their transport and metabolism in muscleSarah F Leibowitz
Laboratory of Behavioral Neurobiology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
Brain Res 1008:168-78. 2004.... - Recovery from relapse among successful weight maintainersSuzanne Phelan
Department of Psychiatry, Brown Medical School The Miriam Hospital, 14 Third Street, Providence, RI 02906, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 78:1079-84. 2003..Little is known about the natural history of weight change among persons who are successful at losing weight... - The validity of the Stanford Seven-Day Physical Activity Recall in young adultsRichard A Washburn
Energy Balance Laboratory, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1374-80. 2003..To evaluate the criterion validity of the 7-Day Physical Activity Recall (7D-PAR) and factors associated with reporting error, in a sample of moderately overweight, young adult men and women... - Alteration of dietary fat intake to prevent weight gain: Jayhawk Observed Eating TrialJoseph E Donnelly
Energy Balance Laboratory and Center for Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Weight Management, Schiefelbusch Institute for Lifespan Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:107-12. 2008..To examine the effects of ad libitum diets with three distinct levels of fat intake for the prevention of weight gain in sedentary, normal-weight and overweight men and women... - A randomized trial of a low-carbohydrate diet for obesityGary D Foster
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104 3309, USA
N Engl J Med 348:2082-90. 2003..Despite the popularity of the low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat (Atkins) diet, no randomized, controlled trials have evaluated its efficacy... - Body size and shape changes and the risk of diabetes in the diabetes prevention programWilfred Y Fujimoto
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Diabetes 56:1680-5. 2007..Reduced diabetes risk with lifestyle intervention may have been through effects upon both overall body fat and central body fat but with metformin appeared to be independent of body fat... - Less activation in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the reanalysis of the response to a meal in obese than in lean women and its association with successful weight lossDuc Son Nt Le
Obesity and Diabetes Clinical Research Section, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Health, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 86:573-9. 2007.... - Television viewing and long-term weight maintenance: results from the National Weight Control RegistryDouglas A Raynor
Department of Psychology, The State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:1816-24. 2006..To examine the role of television (TV) viewing in long-term maintenance of weight loss... - Weight loss with self-help compared with a structured commercial program: a randomized trialStanley Heshka
New York Obesity Research Center, St Luke s Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
JAMA 289:1792-8. 2003..Although commercial weight loss programs provide treatment to millions of clients, their efficacy has not been evaluated in rigorous long-term trials... - Risk factors for the metabolic syndrome: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, 1985-2001Mercedes R Carnethon
Department of Preventive Medicine, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Diabetes Care 27:2707-15. 2004..The aim of this study was to describe the association of the metabolic syndrome with demographic characteristics and to identify modifiable risk factors for development of the metabolic syndrome... - The Look AHEAD study: a description of the lifestyle intervention and the evidence supporting itThomas A Wadden
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [corrected
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:737-52. 2006..After Year 4, participants are offered monthly individual visits. The intervention is delivered by a multidisciplinary team that includes medical staff who monitor participants at risk of hypoglycemic episodes... - Consistent self-monitoring of weight: a key component of successful weight loss maintenanceMeghan L Butryn
Department of Psychology, Drexel University, 245 N 15th Street, MS 626, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:3091-6. 2007..The objectives were to investigate the characteristics associated with frequent self-weighing and the relationship between self-weighing and weight loss maintenance... - Are the eating and exercise habits of successful weight losers changing?Suzanne Phelan
Brown Medical School, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:710-6. 2006..Participants had lost an average of 33.1 kg and maintained a 13.6-kg loss for 5.8 years before enrollment. Evaluations of diet and physical activity were conducted at entry into the NWCR and prospectively over 1 year... - Non-exercise activity thermogenesis: the crouching tiger hidden dragon of societal weight gainJames A Levine
Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 26:729-36. 2006..To reverse obesity, we need to develop individual strategies to promote standing and ambulating time by 2.5 hours per day and also re-engineer our work, school, and home environments to render active living the option of choice... - Three-year weight change in successful weight losers who lost weight on a low-carbohydrate dietSuzanne Phelan
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Brown Medical School, 196 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:2470-7. 2007..The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term weight loss and eating and exercise behaviors of successful weight losers who lost weight using a low-carbohydrate diet...
Research Grants
- UTILIZATION OF INGESTED ENERGY DURING UNDERFEEDINGJames Hill; Fiscal Year: 2005....
- DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERACTIONS IN OBESITYJames Hill; Fiscal Year: 2007..The results will help identify the changes required in current dietary and physical activity patterns if we are going to be successful in preventing the development of obesity. ..
- Look AHEAD: Action for Health in DiabetesJames Hill; Fiscal Year: 2007..These procedures will enable us to analyze the effects of the intervention on serious cardiovascular- related factors and complications, and cost-effectiveness of the intervention. ..
- DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERACTIONS IN OBESITYJames Hill; Fiscal Year: 2009..The results of this project will improve a tool that has already been shown to have great potential for helping reduce the high rates of obesity in children. ..
- UTILIZATION OF INGESTED ENERGY DURING UNDERFEEDINGJames Hill; Fiscal Year: 1999..Whether and to what extent body fat accumulation will be maintained or increased will ultimately depend on whether or not there are compensatory changes in energy intake and/or energy expenditure. ..
- UTILIZATION OF INGESTED ENERGY DURING UNDERFEEDINGJames Hill; Fiscal Year: 1993..In summary, these studies should increase our understanding of the role of amount and composition of dietary fat in producing obesity and the metabolic derangements that often accompany it...
- DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERACTIONS IN OBESITYJames O Hill; Fiscal Year: 2010..The results of this project will improve a tool that has already been shown to have great potential for helping reduce the high rates of obesity in children. ..