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A Better Index of Body Adiposity by Bergman, Richard N., Stefanovski, Darko, Buchanan, Thomas A., Sumner, Anne E., Reynolds, James C., Sebring, Nancy G., Xiang, Anny H., Watanabe, Richard M.

“…Obesity is a growing problem in the United States and throughout the world. It is a risk factor for many chronic diseases. The BMI has been used to assess body…”
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The Stability of Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents by Gustafson, Jennifer K., Yanoff, Lisa B., Easter, Benjamin D., Brady, Sheila M., Keil, Margaret F., Roberts, Mary D., Sebring, Nancy G., Han, Joan C., Yanovski, Susan Z., Hubbard, Van S., Yanovski, Jack A.

“…Context: Some studies suggest the presence of metabolic syndrome before adulthood may identify those at high risk for later cardiovascular morbidity, but there…”
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Co-occurrence of Two Partially Inactivating Polymorphisms of MC3R Is Associated With Pediatric-Onset Obesity by Feng, Ningping, Young, Sharla F, Aguilera, Greti, Puricelli, Elena, Adler-Wailes, Diane C, Sebring, Nancy G, Yanovski, Jack A

“…Co-occurrence of Two Partially Inactivating Polymorphisms of MC3R Is Associated With Pediatric-Onset Obesity Ningping Feng 1 , Sharla F. Young 2 , Greti…”
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Determining the Waist Circumference in African Americans Which Best Predicts Insulin Resistance by Sumner, Anne E, Sen, Sabyasachi, Ricks, Madia, Frempong, Barbara A, Sebring, Nancy G, Kushner, Harvey

“…Total body size and central fat distribution are important determinants of insulin resistance. The BMI and waist circumference (WC) thresholds in African…”
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Effects of Metformin on Body Weight and Body Composition in Obese Insulin-Resistant Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial by YANOVSKI, Jack A, KRAKOFF, Jonathan, SALAITA, Christine G, MCDUFFIE, Jennifer R, KOZLOSKY, Merel, SEBRING, Nancy G, REYNOLDS, James C, BRADY, Sheila M, CALIS, Karim A

“…Metformin can decrease adiposity and ameliorate obesity-related comorbid conditions, including abnormalities in glucose homeostasis in adolescents, but there…”
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Insulin-like growth factors and bone mineral density in African American and white girls by Yanovski, Jack A., Sovik, Kara N., Nguyen, Tuc T., Sebring, Nancy G.

“…Objectives: African American children have greater bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) than white children. We examined the hypothesis…”
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Obesity-Related Hypoferremia Is Not Explained by Differences in Reported Intake of Heme and Nonheme Iron or Intake of Dietary Factors that Can Affect Iron Absorption by Menzie, Carolyn M, Yanoff, Lisa B., MD, Denkinger, Blakeley I., MPH, RD, McHugh, Teresa, RN, Sebring, Nancy G., MEd, RD, Calis, Karim A., PharmD, MPH, Yanovski, Jack A., MD, PhD

“…Abstract Hypoferremia is more prevalent in obese than nonobese adults, but the reason for this phenomenon is unknown. To elucidate the role dietary factors…”
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Effects of Calcium Supplementation on Body Weight and Adiposity in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomized Trial by YANOVSKI, Jack A, PARIKH, Shamik J, YANOFF, Lisa B, DENKINGER, Blakeley I, CALIS, Karim A, REYNOLDS, James C, SEBRING, Nancy G, MCHUGH, Teresa

“…Some data suggest that increasing calcium intake may help prevent weight gain. To test the hypothesis that calcium supplementation can prevent weight gain in…”
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Sex differences in visceral adipose tissue volume among African Americans by Sumner, Anne E, Farmer, Nicole M, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Sebring, Nancy G, Yanovski, Jack A, Reynolds, James C, Boston, Raymond C, Premkumar, Ahalya

“…Background: Men are believed to have more visceral adipose tissue (VAT) than women have, but studies in African Americans that measured VAT from a single…”
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The prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and secondary hyperparathyroidism in obese Black Americans by Yanoff, Lisa B., Parikh, Shamik J., Spitalnik, Amanda, Denkinger, Blakeley, Sebring, Nancy G., Slaughter, Pamela, McHugh, Theresa, Remaley, Alan T., Yanovski, Jack A.

“…Summary Context  Both obesity (body mass index, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) and Black race are associated with a higher risk of vitamin D deficiency and secondary…”
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Comparison of methods to assess change in children's body composition by Elberg, J, McDuffie, J.R, Sebring, N.G, Salaita, C, Keil, M, Robotham, D, Reynolds, J.C, Yanovski, J.A

“…Background: Little is known about how simpler and more available methods to measure change in body fatness compare with criterion methods such as dual-energy…”
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A Prospective Study of Holiday Weight Gain by Yanovski, Jack A, Yanovski, Susan Z, Sovik, Kara N, Nguyen, Tuc T, O'Neil, Patrick M, Sebring, Nancy G

“…Overweight and obesity affect approximately one half of the U.S. adult population, 1 , 2 and the proportion of those with obesity, defined as a body-mass index…”
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Loss of control over eating, adiposity, and psychopathology in overweight children by Morgan, Christina M., Yanovski, Susan Z., Nguyen, Tuc T., McDuffie, Jennifer, Sebring, Nancy G., Jorge, Miguel R., Keil, Margaret, Yanovski, Jack A.

“…Objective To investigate the relationship between loss of control over eating, adiposity, and psychological distress in a nontreatment sample of overweight…”
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Three-Month Tolerability of Orlistat in Adolescents with Obesity-Related Comorbid Conditions by McDuffie, Jennifer R., Calis, Karim A., Uwaifo, Gabriel I., Sebring, Nancy G., Fallon, Erica M., Hubbard, Van S., Yanovski, Jack A.

“…Objective: To study the safety, tolerability, and potential efficacy of orlistat in adolescents with obesity and its comorbid conditions. Research Methods and…”
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Adiponectin and Leptin in African Americans by Considine, Robert V., Premkumar, Ahalya, Reynolds, James C., Sebring, Nancy G., Ricks, Madia, Sumner, Anne E.

“…Objective: African Americans (AAs) have less visceral and more subcutaneous fat than whites, thus the relationship of adiponectin and leptin to body fat and…”
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Validation of Three Food Frequency Questionnaires to Assess Dietary Calcium Intake in Adults by Sebring, Nancy G., MEd, RD, Denkinger, Blakeley I., RD, Menzie, Carolyn M, Yanoff, Lisa B., MD, Parikh, Shamik J., MD, Yanovski, Jack A., MD, PhD

“…Abstract Objective To assess the accuracy of three self-administered food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) to measure dietary calcium intake in healthy adults…”
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Obese Premenopausal African-American Women With Normal and Impaired Glucose Tolerance Have a Similar Degree of Insulin Resistance but Differ in β-Cell Function by SUMNER, Anne E, FARMER, Nicole M, COCHRAN, Craig S, SEBRING, Nancy G, VANEVSKI, Konstantina, REYNOLDS, James C, PREMKUMAR, Ahalya, BOSTON, Raymond C

“…Obese Premenopausal African-American Women With Normal and Impaired Glucose Tolerance Have a Similar Degree of Insulin Resistance but Differ in β-Cell Function…”
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Both subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue correlate highly with insulin resistance in African Americans by Tulloch-Reid, M.K, Hanson, R.L, Sebring, N.G, Reynolds, J.C, Premkumar, A, Genovese, D.J, Sumner, A.E

“…Objective: The contribution of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) to insulin resistance is well‐established; however, the role of subcutaneous abdominal adipose…”
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Effects of Metformin on Body Weight and Body Composition in Obese Insulin-Resistant Children by Yanovski, Jack A., Krakoff, Jonathan, Salaita, Christine G., McDuffie, Jennifer R., Kozlosky, Merel, Sebring, Nancy G., Reynolds, James C., Brady, Sheila M., Calis, Karim A.

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Relation of acanthosis nigricans to hyperinsulinemia and insulin sensitivity in overweight African American and white children by Nguyen, Tuc T., Keil, Margaret F., Russell, Deserea L., Pathomvanich, Anuttara, Uwaifo, Gabriel I., Sebring, Nancy G., Reynolds, James C., Yanovski, Jack A.

“…Objectives: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) has been proposed as a reliable marker of hyperinsulinemia, but its utility for predicting hyperinsulinism has not been…”
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