2009
Simple Exercise Recovery Index for Sympathetic Overactivity Is Linked to Insulin Resistance
YECKEL CW, GULANSKI B, ZGORSKI ML, DZIURA J, PARISH R, SHERWIN RS. Simple Exercise Recovery Index for Sympathetic Overactivity Is Linked to Insulin Resistance. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise 2009, 41: 505-515. PMID: 19204601, DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31818afa2f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral glucose tolerance testSympathetic overactivityInsulin resistancePercent body fatExercise recoveryHR recoveryParasympathetic functionBody fatWhole-body insulin sensitivity indexEffective clinical meansHomeostasis assessment modelRecovery indexMeal-induced thermogenesisGlucose tolerance testInsulin sensitivity indexNovel functional indicesParasympathetic dysfunctionCause mortalitySympathetic dysfunctionSympathetic functionObese adolescentsTolerance testInitial plateau phaseIntense exerciseParasympathetic control
2008
Effect of a Successful Intensive Lifestyle Program on Insulin Sensitivity and Glucose Tolerance in Obese Youth
Shaw M, Savoye M, Cali A, Dziura J, Tamborlane WV, Caprio S. Effect of a Successful Intensive Lifestyle Program on Insulin Sensitivity and Glucose Tolerance in Obese Youth. Diabetes Care 2008, 32: 45-47. PMID: 18840769, PMCID: PMC2606827, DOI: 10.2337/dc08-0808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive lifestyle programLifestyle programInsulin sensitivityObese youthBody fatGlucose metabolismLarge randomized clinical trialsOral glucose tolerance testGlucose tolerance testRandomized clinical trialsGlucose toleranceObese childrenControl subjectsTolerance testClinical trialsBody compositionBody weightSubject changesGreater decreaseSubjectsFatMetabolismBMIResearch designBright bodies
2007
Effects of a Weight Management Program on Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters in Overweight Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Savoye M, Shaw M, Dziura J, Tamborlane WV, Rose P, Guandalini C, Goldberg-Gell R, Burgert TS, Cali AM, Weiss R, Caprio S. Effects of a Weight Management Program on Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters in Overweight Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA 2007, 297: 2697-2704. PMID: 17595270, DOI: 10.1001/jama.297.24.2697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight management programWeight management groupOverweight childrenMetabolic complicationsInsulin resistanceBody fatBody compositionControl groupArray of comorbiditiesMost overweight childrenSix-month improvementsHomeostasis model assessmentPediatric obesity clinicSerious metabolic complicationWeight management counselingType 2 diabetesMajor health issueFamily-based programsMixed ethnic groupsMonths of studyHOMA-IRObesity clinicOverweight adultsControlled TrialsPediatric obesityInterethnic Differences in Muscle, Liver and Abdominal Fat Partitioning in Obese Adolescents
Liska D, Dufour S, Zern TL, Taksali S, Calí AM, Dziura J, Shulman GI, Pierpont BM, Caprio S. Interethnic Differences in Muscle, Liver and Abdominal Fat Partitioning in Obese Adolescents. PLOS ONE 2007, 2: e569. PMID: 17593968, PMCID: PMC1892806, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingLiver fat contentHepatic fat contentInsulin resistanceObese adolescentsAfrican AmericansOral glucose tolerance testingObese Hispanic adolescentsAbdominal fat distributionGlucose tolerance testingType 2 diabetesTotal body fatEthnic differencesClear ethnic differencesVisceral fatInsulin sensitivityFat distributionTolerance testingIMCL levelsMultiethnic cohortObese youthFat contentAbdominal cavityBody fatSoleus muscle
2003
Low Adiponectin Levels in Adolescent Obesity: A Marker of Increased Intramyocellular Lipid Accumulation
Weiss R, Dufour S, Groszmann A, Petersen K, Dziura J, Taksali SE, Shulman G, Caprio S. Low Adiponectin Levels in Adolescent Obesity: A Marker of Increased Intramyocellular Lipid Accumulation. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2003, 88: 2014-2018. PMID: 12727947, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdiponectin levelsInsulin sensitivityAdolescent obesityObese adolescentsPutative modulatory effectsLower adiponectin levelsAbdominal fat distributionIntramyocellular lipid contentPlasma adiponectin levelsIntramyocellular lipid accumulationEuglycemic hyperinsulinemic clampTotal body fatMagnetic resonance imagingCentral adiposityPediatric populationInsulin resistanceIntramuscular lipid contentTriglyceride levelsFat distributionLipid contentPlasma triglyceridesFree fatty acidsBody fatModulatory effectsAdiponectin