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systemic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials of the impact of sleep duration on adiposity and components of energy balance by Capers, P. L, Fobian, A. D, Kaiser, K. A, Borah, R, Allison, D. B

“…Recent epidemiological and ecological trends in humans indicate a possible causal relationship between sleep duration and energy balance. We aimed to find…”
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GWAS for BMI: a treasure trove of fundamental insights into the genetic basis of obesity by Speakman, J. R., Loos, R. J. F., O’Rahilly, S., Hirschhorn, J. N., Allison, D. B.

“…Summary Muller et al. [ 1 ] have provided a strong critique of the Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) of body-mass index (BMI), arguing that the GWAS…”
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Will reducing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption reduce obesity? Evidence supporting conjecture is strong, but evidence when testing effect is weak by Kaiser, K. A., Shikany, J. M., Keating, K. D., Allison, D. B.

“…Summary We provide arguments to the debate question and update a previous meta‐analysis with recently published studies on effects of sugar‐sweetened beverages…”
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‘obesity paradox’: a parsimonious explanation for relations among obesity, mortality rate and aging by Childers, D.K, Allison, D.B

“…Objective: Current clinical guidelines and public health statements generically prescribe body mass index (BMI; kg m–2) categories regardless of the…”
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Putative contributors to the secular increase in obesity: exploring the roads less traveled by Keith, S.W, Redden, D.T, Katzmarzyk, P.T, Boggiano, M.M, Hanlon, E.C, Benca, R.M, Ruden, D, Pietrobelli, A, Barger, J.L, Fontaine, K.R

“…Objective: To investigate plausible contributors to the obesity epidemic beyond the two most commonly suggested factors, reduced physical activity and food…”
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Use of self-reported height and weight biases the body mass index–mortality association by Keith, S.W, Fontaine, K.R, Pajewski, N.M, Mehta, T, Allison, D.B

“…Background: Many large-scale epidemiological data sources used to evaluate the body mass index (BMI: kg/m2) mortality association have relied on BMI derived…”
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Microarray profiling of isolated abdominal subcutaneous adipocytes from obese vs non-obese Pima Indians : increased expression of inflammation-related genes by LEE, Y. H, NAIR, S, ROUSSEAU, E, ALLISON, D. B, PAGE, G. P, TATARANNI, P. A, BOGARDUS, C, PERMANA, P. A

“…Obesity increases the risk of developing major diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Adipose tissue, particularly adipocytes, may play a major…”
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Genetic association analysis of 30 genes related to obesity in a European American population by Li, P, Tiwari, H K, Lin, W-Y, Allison, D B, Chung, W K, Leibel, R L, Yi, N, Liu, N

“…OBJECTIVE: Obesity, which is frequently associated with diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, is primarily the result of a net excess of caloric…”
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Citrus aurantium and synephrine alkaloids in the treatment of overweight and obesity: an update by Haaz, S., Fontaine, K. R., Cutter, G., Limdi, N., Perumean-Chaney, S., Allison, D. B.

“…Summary Obesity is a major health problem facing the developed and developing world. Efforts by individuals, health professionals, educators, and policy makers…”
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Human adenovirus-36 is associated with increased body weight and paradoxical reduction of serum lipids by ATKINSON, R. L, DHURANDHAR, N. V, ALLISON, D. B, BOWEN, R. L, ISRAEL, B. A, ALBU, J. B, AUGUSTUS, A. S

“…Human adenovirus-36 (Ad-36) increases adiposity and paradoxically lowers serum cholesterol and triglycerides in chickens, mice, and non-human primates. The…”
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Prevalence of obesity in the United States by Baskin, M. L., Ard, J., Franklin, F., Allison, D. B.

“…Summary Obesity is a major public health problem in the United States. Data on measured heights and weights indicates that the prevalence of obesity has…”
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Predictive ability of subsets of single nucleotide polymorphisms with and without parent average in US Holsteins by Vazquez, A I, Rosa, G J M, Weigel, K A, de los Campos, G, Gianola, D, Allison, D B

“…Genome-enabled prediction of breeding values using high-density panels (HDP) can be highly accurate, even for young sires. However, the cost of the assay may…”
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Obesity and mortality: are the risks declining? Evidence from multiple prospective studies in the United States by Mehta, T, Fontaine, K. R, Keith, S. W, Bangalore, S. S, Campos, G, Bartolucci, A, Pajewski, N. M, Allison, D. B

“…We evaluated whether the obesity‐associated years of life lost (YLL) have decreased over calendar time. We implemented a meta‐analysis including only studies…”
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Body mass index and mortality rate among Hispanic adults: a pooled analysis of multiple epidemiologic data sets by Fontaine, K R, McCubrey, R, Mehta, T, Pajewski, N M, Keith, S W, Bangalore, S S, Crespo, C J, Allison, D B

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI, kg m −2 ) and mortality rate among Hispanic adults. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Analysis of…”
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Antipsychotic-induced weight gain: a review of the literature by Allison, D B, Casey, D E

“…With the availability of the so-called novel antipsychotic agents, extrapyramidal symptoms are becoming decreasingly problematic for patients with…”
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The effects of experimentally manipulated social status on acute eating behavior: A randomized, crossover pilot study by Cardel, M.I, Johnson, S.L, Beck, J, Dhurandhar, E, Keita, A.D, Tomczik, A.C, Pavela, G, Huo, T, Janicke, D.M, Muller, K, Piff, P.K, Peters, J.C, Hill, J.O, Allison, D.B

“…Abstract Both subjective and objectively measured social status has been associated with multiple health outcomes, including weight status, but the mechanism…”
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A twin study of self-regulatory eating in early childhood: estimates of genetic and environmental influence, and measurement considerations by Faith, M S, Pietrobelli, A, Heo, M, Johnson, S L, Keller, K L, Heymsfield, S B, Allison, D B

“…Objective: Children differ greatly in their ability to self-regulate food intake for reasons that are poorly understood. This laboratory-based twin study…”
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Body mass index as a measure of adiposity among children and adolescents: A validation study by Pietrobelli, Angelo, Faith, Myles S., Allison, David B., Gallagher, Dympna, Chiumello, Giuseppe, Heymsfield, Steven B.

“…Objectives: To test the hypothesis that in a healthy pediatric population body mass index as (BMI) (kilograms per meter square) is a valid measure of fatness…”
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Randomized controlled trial of the Medifast 5 & 1 Plan for weight loss by Shikany, J M, Thomas, A S, Beasley, T M, Lewis, C E, Allison, D B

“…Objective: The Medifast 5 & 1 Plan (MD) is a portion-controlled, nutritionally-balanced, low-fat weight-loss plan. We studied the effects of MD compared with a…”
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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the C-reactive protein (CRP) gene promoter that affect transcription factor binding, alter transcriptional activity, and associate with differences in baseline serum CRP level by SZALAI, A. J, WU, J, XIE, F, FAN, Z, EDBERG, J. C, KIMBERLY, R. P, LANGE, E. M, MCCRORY, M. A, LANGEFELD, C. D, WILLIAMS, A, ZAKHARKIN, S. O, GEORGE, V, ALLISON, D. B, COOPER, G. S

“…To investigate whether functional polymorphisms exist in the C-reactive protein (CRP) gene, i.e., ones that contribute directly to differences in baseline CRP…”
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