Vol. 5, Numero 3 - settembre 2009

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VOL. 5, NO. 3-4 SETTEMBRE-DICEMBRE 2009; VOL. 5, ISSUE 3-4 SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2009

EDITORIALS

Pag. 89 Genome-wide association studies, common variants and metabolic disease: do we now understand the genetic basis of human obesity and diabetes?
Hans-Georg Joost
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Pag. 91 The limits of clinical research
Federico Soriguer
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HOT TOPICS

Pag. 94 The adipose tissue as a third brain
George N. Chaldakov1, Marco Fiore2, Anton B. Tonchev1, Mariyana G. Hristova3, Gorana Rancic4, and Luigi Aloe2
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Pag. 97 Parents fight to take control over their offspring’s body weight: role of imprinted Gsα in energy homeostasis
Marga Frontera
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Pag. 99 Prevalence of obesity and overweight among children in Izmir, Turkey: effects of nutritional and socio-economic factors
Sema Kalkan Ucar1, Ceyhun Dizdarer2, Sukran Darcan1, Serap Korkmaz2, Yesim Ergudenler2, Suna Asilsoy2, Gokmen Bilgili2, Tugrul Ozcan2, Damla Goksen Simsek1, and Mahmut Coker1
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Pag. 107 Obstacles in dietary treatment of obesity
Flora Correia1,2,3, Silvia Pinhão1, Rui Poínhos4, Bruno Miguel Paz Mendes de Oliveira1, Maria Daniel Vaz de Almeida1, José Luis Medina2,5, and Alberto Galvão-Teles6,7
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Pag. 114 Diabetes risk among first-degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes in Isfahan, Iran
Mohsen Janghorbani1 and Masoud Amini2
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Pag. 121 The effect of calorie deficits of 25 percent, 40 percent and 55 percent on adaptation to resting energy expenditure and lean mass in healthy post-menopausal women
Susan Fullmer1, Bridget L. Reed1, Dennis L. Eggett2, Robert T. Davidson1, and Nora K. Nyland1
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Pag. 129 Obesity: effects of physical exercise and metformin on metabolic aspects of monosodium glutamate treated rats
José Alexandre Curiacos de Almeida Leme, Rafael Fernando Silveira, Fulvia de Barros Manchado-Gobatto, Clécia Soares de Alencar Mota, Ricardo José Gomes, Maria Alice Rostom de Mello, and Eliete Luciano
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Pag. 134 Soluble endothelial protein C receptor level in obesity
Bengur Taskiran1, Sibel Guldiken1, Ahmet Muzaffer Demir2, and Tulay Kilic Okman3
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REVIEW ARTICLES

Pag. 139 Visfatin: the potential role in glucose metabolism
Mirjana Sumarac-Dumanovic1, Leonidas Duntas2, Snezana Polovina3, and Dragan Micic1
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Pag. 145 Sibutramine: targeting obesity
Leonidas H. Duntas1 and Dragan Micic2
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Pag. 152 Liraglutide and its effects on HbA1c and weight control: a two-year experience
Edoardo Mannucci
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Pag. 156 Learning from recombinant GH treatment in obesity
Silvia Vandeva1, Martine Rixhon2, Maria A. Tichomirowa1, Maria C. Burlacu1, Sabina Zacharieva3, Adrian F. Daly1, and Albert Beckers1
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