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Volume 5;  2018

Research Articles

Cultural differences in food and shape related attitudes and eating behavior are associated with differences of Body Mass Index in the same food environment: cross-sectional results from the Seafarer Nutrition Study of Kiribati and European seafarers on merchant ships
Joachim Westenhoefer, Robert von Katzler, Hans-Joachim Jensen, Birgit-Christiane Zyriax, Bettina Jagemann, Volker Harth, Marcus Oldenburg
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 1. Published online 2018 Jan 24. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0180-x
PMCID:
PMC5784660
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In-school adolescents’ weight status and blood pressure profile in South-western Nigeria: urban-rural comparison
Akinlolu Gabriel Omisore, Bridget Omisore, Emmanuel Akintunde Abioye-Kuteyi, Ibrahim Sebutu Bello, Samuel Anu Olowookere
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 2. Published online 2018 Jan 26. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0179-3
PMCID:
PMC5787246
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Rapid increase of overweight and obesity among primary school-aged children in the Caribbean; high initial BMI is the most significant predictor
Walaa A. Mumena, Isabella Francis-Granderson, Leroy E. Phillip, Katherine Gray-Donald
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 4. Published online 2018 Jan 30. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0182-8
PMCID:
PMC5789680
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Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic risk factors in a population with mild to severe obesity
Kathy Do, Ruth E. Brown, Sean Wharton, Chris I. Ardern, Jennifer L. Kuk
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 5. Published online 2018 Jan 31. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0183-7
PMCID:
PMC5793432
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Informing the development of online weight management interventions: a qualitative investigation of primary care patient perceptions
Samantha B. van Beurden, Sally I. Simmons, Jason C. H. Tang, Avril J. Mewse, Charles Abraham, Colin J. Greaves
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 7. Published online 2018 Feb 12. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0184-6
PMCID:
PMC5810085
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Television exposure and overweight/obesity among women in Ghana
Derek Anamaale Tuoyire
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 8. Published online 2018 Feb 14. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0186-4
PMCID:
PMC5813400
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Serological biomarker testing helps avoiding unnecessary endoscopies in obese patients before bariatric surgery
Jaanus Suumann, Toomas Sillakivi, Živile Riispere, Kari Syrjänen, Pentti Sipponen, Ülle Kirsimägi, Ants Peetsalu
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 9. Published online 2018 Feb 20. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0185-5
PMCID:
PMC5819710
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Willingness to participate in weight-related research as reported by patients in PCORnet clinical data research networks
William J. Heerman, Wendy L. Bennett, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, Elizabeth Nauman, Amanda E. Staiano, Kenneth A. Wallston
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 10. Published online 2018 Mar 1. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0187-3
PMCID:
PMC5831204
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Community-based childhood obesity prevention intervention for parents improves health behaviors and food parenting practices among Hispanic, low-income parents
Laura Otterbach, Noereem Z. Mena, Geoffrey Greene, Colleen A. Redding, Annie De Groot, Alison Tovar
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 11. Published online 2018 Mar 27. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0188-2
PMCID:
PMC5870387
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Medium and long-term results of gastric banding: outcomes from a large private clinic in UK
Leeying Giet, Julia Baker, Franco Favretti, Gianni Segato, Paul Super, Rishi Singhal, David Ashton
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 12. Published online 2018 Apr 12. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0189-1
PMCID:
PMC5897937
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Hemodynamic patterns in obesity associated hypertension
Catarina Santos, Pedro Marques da Silva
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 13. Published online 2018 Apr 16. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0190-8
PMCID:
PMC5902933
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The association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and metabolic risk factors in black and white South African women: a cross-sectional study
Cindy George, Juliet Evans, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Tommy Olsson, Julia H. Goedecke
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 14. Published online 2018 May 7. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0191-7
PMCID:
PMC5937032
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Abdominal obesity in type 1 diabetes associated with gender, cardiovascular risk factors and complications, and difficulties achieving treatment targets: a cross sectional study at a secondary care diabetes clinic
Eva O. Melin, Hans O. Thulesius, Magnus Hillman, Mona Landin-Olsson, Maria Thunander
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 15. Published online 2018 May 14. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0193-5
PMCID:
PMC5950250
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Mighty Mums – a lifestyle intervention at primary care level reduces gestational weight gain in women with obesity
Karin Haby, Marie Berg, Hanna Gyllensten, Ragnar Hanas, Åsa Premberg
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 16. Published online 2018 Jun 4. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0194-4
PMCID:
PMC5985595
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Measurement equivalence of child feeding and eating measures across gender, ethnicity, and household food security
Marisol Perez, Tara K. Ohrt, Amanda B. Bruening, Aaron B. Taylor, Jeffrey Liew, Ashley M. W. Kroon Van Diest, Tatianna Ungredda
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 17. Published online 2018 Jun 11. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0192-6
PMCID:
PMC5994658
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Avoiding exercise mediates the effects of internalized and experienced weight stigma on physical activity in the years following bariatric surgery
SeungYong Han, Gina Agostini, Alexandra A. Brewis, Amber Wutich
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 18. Published online 2018 Jul 2. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0195-3
PMCID:
PMC6027738
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Prevalence and associated factors of overweight/ obesity among children and adolescents in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Alemu Gebrie, Animut Alebel, Abriham Zegeye, Bekele Tesfaye, Aster Ferede
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 19. Published online 2018 Jul 9. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0198-0
PMCID:
PMC6036672
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Improved physiology and metabolic flux after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is associated with temporal changes in the circulating microRNAome: a longitudinal study in humans
Abdullah Alkandari, Hutan Ashrafian, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Peter Sedman, Ara Darzi, Elaine Holmes, Thanos Athanasiou, Stephen L. Atkin, Nigel J. Gooderham
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 20. Published online 2018 May 31. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0199-z
PMCID:
PMC5984421
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Exploring the associations between systemic inflammation, obesity and healthy days: a health related quality of life (HRQOL) analysis of NHANES 2005–2008
Jeffrey Wilkins, Palash Ghosh, Juan Vivar, Bibhas Chakraborty, Sujoy Ghosh
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 21. Published online 2018 Aug 6. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0196-2
PMCID:
PMC6091152
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Capsaicinoids supplementation decreases percent body fat and fat mass: adjustment using covariates in a post hoc analysis
James Rogers, Stacie L. Urbina, Lem W. Taylor, Colin D. Wilborn, Martin Purpura, Ralf Jäger, Vijaya Juturu
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 22. Published online 2018 Aug 13. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0197-1
PMCID:
PMC6088424
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Association of Metabolic Markers with self-reported osteoarthritis among middle-aged BMI-defined non-obese individuals: a cross-sectional study
Kelsey H. Collins, Behnam Sharif, Raylene A. Reimer, Claudia Sanmartin, Walter Herzog, Rick Chin, Deborah A. Marshall
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 23. Published online 2018 Sep 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0201-9
PMCID:
PMC6120068
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Treatment fidelity in the Camden Weight Loss (CAMWEL) intervention assessed from recordings of advisor-participant consultations
Lorraine M Noble, Emma Godfrey, Liane Al-Baba, Gabriella Baez, Nicki Thorogood, Kiran Nanchahal
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 24. Published online 2018 Sep 10. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0203-7
PMCID:
PMC6130054
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A new anthropometric index for body fat estimation in patients with severe obesity
Giliane Belarmino, Raquel S. Torrinhas, Priscila Sala, Lilian M. Horie, Lucas Damiani, Natalia C. Lopes, Steven B. Heymsfield, Dan L. Waitzberg
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 25. Published online 2018 Oct 1. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0202-8
PMCID:
PMC6166270
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Complex patterns of direct and indirect association between the transcription Factor-7 like 2 gene, body mass index and type 2 diabetes diagnosis in adulthood in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes, Annie Green Howard, Mariaelisa Graff, Carmen R. Isasi, Heather M. Highland, Kristin L. Young, Esteban Parra, Jennifer E. Below, Qibin Qi, Robert C. Kaplan, Anne E. Justice, George Papanicolaou, Cathy C. Laurie, Struan F. A. Grant, Christopher Haiman, Ruth J. F. Loos, Kari E. North
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 26. Published online 2018 Oct 2. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0200-x
PMCID:
PMC6167893
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Use of various obesity measurement and classification methods in occupational safety and health research: a systematic review of the literature
Mahboobeh Ghesmaty Sangachin, Lora A. Cavuoto, Youfa Wang
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 28. Published online 2018 Nov 1. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0205-5
PMCID:
PMC6211422
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Changes in gastrointestinal symptoms and food tolerance 6 months following weight loss surgery: associations with dietary changes, weight loss and the surgical procedure
Anne Stine Kvehaugen, Per G. Farup
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 29. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0206-4
PMCID:
PMC6276242
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Separating “good” from “bad” faecal dysbiosis – evidence from two cross-sectional studies
Per G. Farup, Martin Aasbrenn, Jørgen Valeur
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 30. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0207-3
PMCID:
PMC6276176
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Brain activation to high-calorie food images in healthy normal weight and obese children: a fMRI study
Amjad Samara, Xuehua Li, R. T. Pivik, Thomas M. Badger, Xiawei Ou
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 31. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0209-1
PMCID:
PMC6276149
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Obesity moderates the complex relationships between inflammation, oxidative stress, sleep quality and depressive symptoms
Alanna V. Rigobon, Thirumagal Kanagasabai, Valerie H. Taylor
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 32. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0208-2
PMCID:
PMC6276225
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The complexity of reaching and maintaining a healthy body weight – the experience from adults with a mobility disability
Marianne Holmgren, Magnus Sandberg, Gerd Ahlström
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 33. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0212-6
PMCID:
PMC6276247
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How does childhood socioeconomic position affect overweight and obesity in adolescence and early adulthood: a longitudinal study
Per Hoegh Poulsen, Karin Biering, Trine Nøhr Winding, Ellen Aagaard Nohr, Johan Hviid Andersen
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 34. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0210-8
PMCID:
PMC6276194
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Discriminative ability of adiposity measures for elevated blood pressure among adolescents in a resource-constrained setting in northeast Nigeria: a cross-sectional analysis
Oghenebrume Wariri, Iliya Jalo, Fidelia Bode-Thomas
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 35. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0211-7
PMCID:
PMC6276203
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Tranexamic acid therapy for postoperative bleeding after bariatric surgery
R. A. Klaassen, C. A. Selles, J. W. van den Berg, M. M. Poelman, E. van der Harst
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 36. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0213-5
PMCID:
PMC6276262
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Mothers’ and fathers’ media parenting practices associated with young children’s screen-time: a cross-sectional study
Lisa Tang, Gerarda Darlington, David W L Ma, Jess Haines, on behalf of the Guelph Family Health Study
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 37. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0214-4
PMCID:
PMC6276169
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Understanding the psychosocial impact of weight loss following bariatric surgery: a qualitative study
Dina H Griauzde, Andrew M Ibrahim, Natalie Fisher, Amanda Stricklen, Rachel Ross, Amir A Ghaferi
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 38. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0215-3
PMCID:
PMC6276134
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Developing a patient-centered outcome for targeting early childhood obesity across multiple stakeholders
Byron A. Foster, Paula Winkler, Kelsey Weinstein, Deborah Parra-Medina
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 39. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0216-2
PMCID:
PMC6276184
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Prevalence and correlates of abdominal obesity among adults in Uganda: findings from a national cross-sectional, population based survey 2014
Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Barbara Kirunda, Gerald Mutungi, Ronald Wesonga, Silver K. Bahendeka, David Guwatudde
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 40. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0217-1
PMCID:
PMC6276139
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Associations between gestational weight gain and rate of infancy weight gain in Hawai‘i and Puerto Rico WIC participants
Cheryl L. K. Gibby, Cristina Palacios, Maribel Campos, Eunjung Lim, Jinan Banna
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 41. Published online 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0219-z
PMCID:
PMC6276143
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Healthy Life Centre participants’ perceptions of living with overweight or obesity and seeking help for a perceived “wrong” lifestyle - a qualitative interview study
Elin Salemonsen, Britt Sætre Hansen, Georg Førland, Anne Lise Holm
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 42. Published online 2018 Dec 6. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0218-0
PMCID:
PMC6282310
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Variations in bariatric surgical care pathways: a national costing study on the variability of services and impact on costs
Eleanor Grieve, Ruth M. Mackenzie, Jane Munro, Joanne O’Donnell, Sally Stewart, Abdulmajid Ali, Duff Bruce, Miranda Trevor, Jennifer Logue
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 43. Published online 2018 Dec 26. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0223-3
PMCID:
PMC6307243
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Quality of life, food tolerance, and eating disorder behavior after laparoscopic gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy - results from a middle eastern center of excellence
Khalid Al Khalifa, Ahmed Al Ansari
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 44. Published online 2018 Dec 27. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0220-6
PMCID:
PMC6307176
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Review

The negative impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on children’s health: an update of the literature
Sara N. Bleich, Kelsey A. Vercammen
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 6. Published online 2018 Feb 20. doi: 10.1186/s40608-017-0178-9
PMCID:
PMC5819237
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Study Protocol

Multi-sensor ecological momentary assessment of behavioral and psychosocial predictors of weight loss following bariatric surgery: study protocol for a multicenter prospective longitudinal evaluation
Stephanie P. Goldstein, J. Graham Thomas, Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, George A. Blackburn, Daniel B. Jones, Jennifer Webster, Richard Jones, E.Whitney Evans, Jody Dushay, Jon Moon, Dale S. Bond
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 27. Published online 2018 Nov 5. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0204-6
PMCID:
PMC6217766
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Correction

Correction to: A cluster randomized controlled trial for child and parent weight management: children and parents randomized to the intervention group have correlated changes in adiposity
Diane C. Berry, Robert G. McMurray, Todd A. Schwartz, Emily G. Hall, Madeline N. Neal, Reuben Adatorwovor
BMC Obes. 2018; 5: 3. Published online 2018 Jan 26. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0181-9
Corrects:
BMC Obes. 2017; 4: 39.
PMCID:
PMC5787300
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