2001
Dietary and lifestyle factors in relation to plasma leptin concentrations among normal weight and overweight men
Chu N, Stampfer M, Spiegelman D, Rifai N, Hotamisligil G, Rimm E. Dietary and lifestyle factors in relation to plasma leptin concentrations among normal weight and overweight men. International Journal Of Obesity 2001, 25: 106-114. PMID: 11244465, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPlasma leptin concentrationsLow plasma leptin concentrationsBody fat massLeptin concentrationsPhysical activityNormal weightOverweight menFat intakeLifestyle factorsFat massBlood samplesConfounding variablesWeight gainMonounsaturated fat intakeY weight gainRecent prospective studiesVenous blood samplesCurrent smokingObese menCholesterol intakeObese subjectsMass indexPlasma leptinProspective study
2000
Body Composition and Dietary Intake in Relation to Drug Abuse in a Cohort of HIV-Positive Persons
Forrester J, Woods M, Knox T, Spiegelman D, Skinner S, Gorbach S. Body Composition and Dietary Intake in Relation to Drug Abuse in a Cohort of HIV-Positive Persons. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 25: s43-s48. PMID: 11126426, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200010001-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexIntravenous drug usersBody compositionDrug usersEnergy intakeDietary intakeFat massCurrent intravenous drug usersPast intravenous drug usersDrug abuseSelf-reported energy intakeHIV-positive personsHigher energy intakeBioelectrical impedance analysisCross-sectional analysisDrug use categoriesDrug use groupHIV infectionMass indexFood recordsDietary dataNonintravenous drugsNutritional statusIntakeWomenBody Composition and Dietary Intake in Relation to Drug Abuse in a Cohort of HIV-Positive Persons
Forrester J, Woods M, Knox T, Spiegelman D, Skinner S, Gorbach S. Body Composition and Dietary Intake in Relation to Drug Abuse in a Cohort of HIV-Positive Persons. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 25: s43-s48. DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200010001-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexIntravenous drug usersBody compositionDrug usersEnergy intakeDietary intakeFat massCurrent intravenous drug usersPast intravenous drug usersDrug abuseSelf-reported energy intakeHIV-positive personsHigher energy intakeBioelectrical impedance analysisCross-sectional analysisDrug use categoriesDrug use groupHIV infectionMass indexFood recordsDietary dataNonintravenous drugsNutritional statusIntakeWomen
1998
The effect of protease inhibitors on weight and body composition in HIV-infected patients
Silva M, Skolnik P, Gorbach S, Spiegelman D, Wilson I, Fernández-DiFranco M, Knox T. The effect of protease inhibitors on weight and body composition in HIV-infected patients. AIDS 1998, 12: 1645-1651. PMID: 9764784, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199813000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLean body massPI therapyHIV infectionWeight gainViral loadPhysical functioningHealth perceptionBody compositionCurrent health perceptionsActive antiretroviral therapyPI treatmentProtease inhibitor therapyBody mass indexGreater weight gainHuman growth hormoneAntiretroviral therapyHIV cohortBody massInhibitor therapyMass indexOptimal therapyFat massAnabolic stimuliPatientsGrowth hormone
1992
Absolute fat mass, percent body fat, and body-fat distribution: which is the real determinant of blood pressure and serum glucose?
Spiegelman D, Israel R, Bouchard C, Willett W. Absolute fat mass, percent body fat, and body-fat distribution: which is the real determinant of blood pressure and serum glucose? American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1992, 55: 1033-1044. PMID: 1595574, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/55.6.1033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBlood pressurePercent body fatAbsolute fat massFat massSerum glucoseBody fatBlood glucoseDiastolic blood pressureBody fat distributionCigarette smoking statusCurrent cigarette smoking statusRegional fat distributionMultiple skinfold thicknessesRelative fat massMass indexFat distributionOverall body massSkinfold thicknessBody compositionStudy centersGold standardHip girthStrongest predictorUnderwater weighing