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Selected Recent Publications

2000 – 2008

  • Yanovski JA, Diament AL, Sovik KN, Nguyen, TT, Li H, Sebring N, Warden CH. Associations between Uncoupling Protein 2, body composition, and resting energy expenditure in lean and obese African American, White, and Asian children. Am J Clin Nutr. 71(6): 1405-1420, 2000.
  • Yanovski, JA, Yanovski, SZ, Sovik KN, Nguyen TT, O’Neil PM, Sebring N. A Prospective Study of Holiday Weight Gain. N. Engl. J. Med. 342(12): 861-7, 2000.
  • Nguyen TT, Keil MF, Russell DL, Pathomvanich, A, Uwaifo GI, Sebring NG, Reynolds JC, Yanovski JA. Relation of acanthosis nigricans to hyperinsulinemia in overweight African American and white children. J Pediatr. 138(4):474-480, 2001.
  • Russell DL, Keil MF, Bonat SH, Uwaifo GI, Nicholson JC, McDuffie, JR, Hill SC, Yanovski JA. The relationship between skeletal maturation and adiposity in African American and Caucasian children. J Pediatr 139: 844-848, 2001.
  • Drinkard B, McDuffie J, McCann S, Uwaifo G, Nicholson J, Yanovski JA. Walk/run performance in overweight adolescents. Physical Therapy 81(12):1889-1896, 2001.
  • Uwaifo GI, Nguyen TT, Russell, DL, Keil MF, Nicholson JC, Bonat SH, McDuffie, JR, Yanovski JA. Differences in Insulin Secretion and Sensitivity of Caucasian and African American Prepubertal Children. J Pediatr. 140(6):673-80, 2002.
  • Uwaifo, IG, Parikh SJ, Keil, M. Elberg, J., Chin, J, Yanovski, JA. Comparison of insulin sensitivity, clearance and secretion estimates using euglycemic and hyperglycemic clamps in children. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87: 2899–2905, 2002.
  • Morgan CM, Yanovski SZ, Nguyen TT, McDuffie J, Sebring N, Jorge M, Keil M, Yanovski JA. Loss of control over eating, adiposity, and psychopathology in overweight children. Int J Eat Disord. 31:430-441, 2002.
  • McDuffie, JR, Calis, KA, Uwaifo, GI, Sebring, NS, Fallon, EM, Hubbard, VS, Yanovski, JA. Three-month tolerability of orlistat in adolescents with obesity-related comorbid conditions. Obese Res.10(7):642-50, 2002.
  • McDuffie, JR, Calis, KA, Booth, S, Uwaifo, GI, Yanovski, JA. Effects of orlistat on fat-soluble vitamins in obese adolescents. Pharmacotherapy 22(7):814-22, 2002.
  • Bonat, SH, Pathomvanich, A, Keil MF, Field, AE, Yanovski JA. Self-assessment of pubertal maturation in overweight children. Pediatrics 110:743–747, 2002.
  • Yanovski, SZ, Yanovski, JA. Obesity. N Engl J Med 346:591-602, 2002.
  • Yanovski JA, Rose SR, Municchi G, et al. Treatment with a Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Agonist-in Adolescents with Short Stature. New Engl. J. Med, 348: 908-917, 2003.
  • Feng NP, Adler-Wailes D, Elberg J, Chin J, Fallon E, Carr A, Fraser del Llado T, Yanovski JA. Sequence Variants of the Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) Gene and Their Associations with Body Composition in Lean and Overweight Children. Obes Res 11:619-24, 2003.
  • Yanovski JA, Yanovski SZ. Treatment of Pediatric and Adolescent Obesity. JAMA. 289:1851 -1852, 2003.
  • Freedman RJ, Aziz N, Albanes D, Hartman T, Danforth D, Hill S, Sebring N, Reynolds JC, Yanovski, JA. Weight and Body Composition Changes During and After Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Women with Breast Cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88(5): 2248-53, 2004.
  • Mirza, NM, Kadow K, Palmer M, Solano H, Rosche C, Yanovski JA. Prevalence of Overweight Among Inner City Latino Children and Adolescents. Obes Res. Aug;12(8):1298-310, 2004.
  • McDuffie JR, Riggs PA, Calis KA, Freedman RJ, Oral EA, DePaoli AM, Yanovski JA. Effects of exogenous leptin on satiety and satiation in patients with lipodystrophy and leptin insufficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 89: 4258-4263, 2004.
  • McDuffie J, Adler-Wailes D, Elberg J, Fallon E, Steinberg E, Tershakovec A, Arslanian S, Delany J, Bray G, Yanovski JA. Prediction equations for resting energy expenditure in overweight and non-overweight Black and White children. Am J Clin Nutr. 80: 365-373, 2004.
  • McDuffie JR, Calis KA, Uwaifo GI, Freedman, RJ, Sebring NG, Fallon EM, Frazer TE, Hubbard VS, Yanovski JA. Efficacy of orlistat as an adjunct to behavioral treatment in overweight African American and Caucasian adolescents with obesity-related co-morbid conditions. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 17:307-319, 2004.
  • Tanofsky-Kraff M, Yanovski SZ, Wilfley DE, Marmarosh, C, Morgan, CM, Yanovski JA. Eating disordered behaviors, body fat, and psychopathology in overweight and normal weight children. J Consult Clin Psychol. 72(1): 53–61, 2004.
  • Parikh SJ, Edelman M, Uwaifo GI, Freedman, RJ, Semega-Janneh M, Reynolds J, Yanovski JA. The relationship between obesity and serum 1, 25 dihydroxy Vitamin D concentrations in healthy adults. J Clin Endo Metab 89(3): 1196-9, 2004.
  • Adler-Wailes DC, Liu H, Ahmad F, Feng N, Londos C, Manganiello V, Yanovski JA. Effects of the HIV-protease inhibitor ritonavir on catecholamine-stimulated lipolysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Jun;90(6):3251-61.
  • Norman AC, Drinkard B, McDuffie JR, Ghorbani S, Yanoff LB, Yanovski JA. The Influence of Excess Adiposity on Exercise Fitness and Performance in Overweight Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics 115(6): e690-6, 2005.
  • Cohen ML, Tanofsky Kraff M, Young-Hyman D, Yanovski JA. Weight and Its Relationship to Adolescent Perceptions of their Providers (WRAP): A Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Teen Weight-Related Preferences and Concerns. J Adol Health 7(2): 163e9-16, 2005.
  • Feng NP, Young SF, Aguilera G, Puricelli E, Adler-Wailes DC, Sebring NG, Yanovski JA. Partial inactivation of the melanocortin 3 receptor in pediatric-onset obesity. Diabetes 54:2663–2667, 2005.
  • Robotham DR, Schoeller DA, Mercado AB, Mirch MC, Theim KR, Reynolds JC, Yanovski JA. Estimates of Body Fat in Children by Hologic QDR-2000 and QDR-4500A Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometers Compared With Deuterium Dilution. J Ped Gastroenterol Nutr. 42: 331-335, 2006.
  • Tanofsky-Kraff M, Cohen ML, Yanovski SZ, Cox C, Theim KR, Keil M, Reynolds JC, Yanovski JA. A prospective study of psychological predictors of body fat gain among children at high risk for adult obesity. Pediatrics 117: 1203-1209, 2006.
  • Yanoff LB, Parikh SJ, Spitalnik A, Denkinger B, Sebring NG, Remaley AT, Yanovski JA. High Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Obese Black Americans. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf);64(5):523-9, 2006.
  • Tanofsky-Kraff M, Rahimi A, Yanovski S, Ranzenhofer L, Roberts M, Theim K, Menzie C, Mirch M, Yanovski JA. Differences between the Perceived and Actual Age of Overweight Onset in Children and Adolescents. Medscape General Medicine Clinical Nutrition and Obesity; 8(3):1-5, 2006.
  • Taylor ED, Theim KR, Mirch MC, Ghorbani S, Tanofsky-Kraff M., Adler-Wailes DC, Brady S, Reynolds JC, Calis KA, Yanovski JA. Orthopedic complications of overweight in children and adolescents. Pediatrics, 117:2167-2174, 2006.
  • Mirch M, McDuffie J, Yanovski S, Schollnberger M, Tanofsky-Kraff M, Theim K, Krakoff, J, Yanovski JA. Effects of binge eating on satiation, satiety, and energy intake of overweight children. Am J Clin Nutr.84:732-8, 2006.
  • El-Gharbawy A, Adler-Wailes DC, Mirch MC, Theim KR, Ranzenhofer LM, Tanofsky-Kraff M, Yanovski JA. Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations in lean and overweight children and adolescents. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 91(9): 3548-52, 2006.
  • Young-Hyman D, Tanofsky-Kraff M, Yanovski SZ, Keil M, Cohen ML, Peyrot M, Yanovski JA. Psychological status and weight-related distress in overweight or at risk for overweight children. Obesity 14(12):2249-58, 2006.
  • Ning C, Yanovski JA. Endocrine disorders associated with pediatric obesity. Handbook of Pediatric Obesity. Goran MI and Sothern MS, eds. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, Chapter 9: 135-155, 2006.
  • Gray J, Yeo GSH, Cox JJ, Morton J, Adlam ALR, Keogh JM, Yanovski JA, El Gharbawy A, Han JC, Tung YCL, Hodges JR, Raymond FL, O’Rahilly S, Farooqi IS. Hyperphagia, severe obesity, impaired cognitive function and hyperactivity associated with functional loss of one copy of the BDNF gene. Diabetes 55:3366–3371, 2006.
  • Glasofer DR, Tanofsky-Kraff M, Eddy KT, Yanovski SZ, Theim KR, Mirch MC, Ghorbani S, Ranzenhofer LM, Haaga D, Yanovski JA. Binge eating in overweight, treatment-seeking, adolescents. J Pediatr Psychol 32(1): 95-105, 2007.
  • Tanofsky-Kraff M, Haynos AF, Kotler LA, Yanovski SZ, Yanovski JA. Laboratory-Based Studies of Eating during Meals among Children and Adolescents. Curr. Nutr. Food Sci. 3, 55-74, 2007.
  • Theim, K, Tanofsky-Kraff M, Salaita CG, Haynos AF, Mirch MC, Ranzenhofer LM, Yanovski SZ, Wilfley DE, Yanovski JA. Children’s descriptions of the foods consumed during episodes of loss of control eating. Eat Behav 8:258-265, 2007.
  • Fleisch AF, Agarwal N, Roberts MD, Han JC, Theim KR, Vexler A, Troendle J, Yanovski SZ, Yanovski JA. Influence of serum leptin on weight and body fat growth in children at high risk for adult obesity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92:948-954, 2007.
  • Tanofsky-Kraff M, Theim KR, Yanovski SZ, Bassett AM, Burns NP, Ranzenhofer LM, Glasofer DR, Yanovski JA. Validation of the emotional eating scale adapted for use in children and adolescents (EES-C). Int J Eat Disord 40:232-240, 2007.
  • Sebring, NG, Denkinger BI, Menzie CM, Yanoff LB, Parikh SJ, Yanovski JA. Validation of three food frequency questionnaires to assess dietary calcium intake in adults. J Am Diet Assoc. 107: 752-9, 2007.
  • Yanoff LB, Menzie CM, Denkinger BI, Sebring NG, McHugh T, Remaley AT, Yanovski, JA. Inflammation and iron deficiency in the hypoferremia of obesity. Int J Obes. 31:1412-19, 2007.
  • Tanofsky-Kraff M, Goossens L, Eddy KT, Ringham R, Goldsmith A, Yanovski SZ, Braet C, Marcus MD, Wilfley DE, Olsen C, Yanovski JA. A Multi-Site Investigation of Binge Eating Behaviors in Children and Adolescents. J Consult Clin Psychol 75:901-13, 2007.
  • Drinkard B, Roberts MD, Ranzenhofer LM, Han JC, Yanoff LB, Merke DP, Savastano DM, Brady S, Yanovski JA. Oxygen-Uptake Efficiency Slope as a Determinant of Fitness in Overweight Adolescents. Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:1811-1816, 2007.
  • Ranzenhofer LM, Tanofsky-Kraff M, Menzie CM, Gustafson JK, Rutledge MS, Keil MF, Yanovski SZ, Yanovski JA. Structure analysis of the Children’s Eating Attitudes Test in overweight and at-risk-for-overweight children and adolescents. Eating Behav. 9(2): 218–227, 2008.
  • Merideth MA, Gordon LB, Clauss S, Sachdev V, Smith ACM, Perry M, Brewer C, Zalewski CK, Kim J, Solomon B, Brooks B, Gerber LH, Turner M, Domingo DL, Hart TC, Graf J. Reynolds JC, Gropman A, Yanovski JA, Collins F, Nabel E, Cannon RO, Gahl WA, Introne WJ. Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS): Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: Phenotype and Course. New Engl. J. Med. 358:592-604, 2008.
  • Menzie CM, Yanoff LB, Denkinger BI, McHugh T, Sebring NG, Calis KA, Yanovski JA. Obesity-related hypoferremia is not explained by differences in reported intake of heme and non-heme iron or intake of dietary factors that can affect iron absorption. J Am Diet Assoc. 108(1):145-8, 2008.
  • Tanofsky-Kraff M, Ranzenhofer LM, Yanovski SZ, Schvey NA, Faith M, Gustafson JK, Yanovski JA. Psychometric Properties of a New Questionnaire to Assess Eating in the Absence of Hunger in Children and Adolescents. Appetite 51:148-55, 2008.
  • Dugas LR, Ebersole K, Schoeller D, Yanovski JA, Barguera S, Rivera J, Durazo-Arzivu R, Guichan C, Cooper RS, Luke A. Very low levels of energy expenditure among pre-adolescent Mexican-American girls. Int J Pediatr Obes 3(2):123-6, 2008.
  • Goldschmidt AB, Tanofsky-Kraff M, Goossens L, Eddy KT, Ringham R, Yanovski SZ, Braet C, Marcus MD, Wilfley DE, Yanovski JA. Subtyping Children and Adolescents with Loss of Control Eating by Negative Affect and Dietary Restraint. Behaviour Research and Therapy 46: 777–787, 2008.
  • Tanofsky-Kraff M, Marcus MD, Yanovski SZ, Yanovski JA. Loss of Control Eating Disorder in Children Age 12y and Younger: Proposed Research Criteria. Eat Behav. 9:360-365, 2008.
  • Han JC, Rutledge MS, Kozlosky M, Salaita CG, Gustafson JK, Keil MF, Fleisch AF, Roberts MD, Ning C, Yanovski JA. Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia, and Energy Intake in Overweight Children. J Pediatr. 152:612-7, 2008.
  • Tanofsky-Kraff M, Yanovski SZ, Schvey NA, Olsen CH, Gustafson J, Yanovski JA. A Prospective Study of Loss of Control (LOC) Eating for Body Weight Gain in Children at High-Risk for Adult Obesity. Int J Eat Disord, 1098-108X (Electronic), Aug. 21, 2008.
  • Adler-Wailes DC, Guiney EL, Koo J, Yanovski, JA. Effects of Ritonavir on Adipocyte Gene Expression: Evidence for a Stress-Related Response. Obesity 1930-7381 (Electronic) July 17, 2008.
  • Han JC, Liu AR, Jones, MP, Levinn RL, Menzie CM, Jefferson-George KS, Adler-Wailes DC, Sanford EL, Lacbawan FL, Uhl GR, Rennert OM, Yanovski JA. Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Obesity in WAGR Syndrome. N Engl J Med 359:918-27, 2008.

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