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Weighty Concerns: The Growing Prevalence of Obesity among Older Adults.

Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Zizza CA.

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The Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis (IDEA) trial: design and rationale.

Messier SP, Legault C, Mihalko S, Miller GD, Loeser RF, DeVita P, Lyles M, Eckstein F, Hunter DJ, Williamson JD, Nicklas BJ.

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2009 Jul 28;10:93.PMID: 19638215 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Resting Energy Expenditure Changes With Weight Loss: Racial Differences.

Wang X, You T, Lenchik L, Nicklas BJ.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 May 28. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19478786 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Physical function improvements after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.

Miller GD, Nicklas BJ, You T, Fernandez A.

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009 Sep-Oct;5(5):530-7. Epub 2008 Nov 17.PMID: 19342308 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Plasma oxidized low-density lipoprotein levels and arterial stiffness in older adults: the health, aging, and body composition study.

Brinkley TE, Nicklas BJ, Kanaya AM, Satterfield S, Lakatta EG, Simonsick EM, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Kritchevsky SB.

Hypertension. 2009 May;53(5):846-52. Epub 2009 Mar 30.PMID: 19332658 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Addition of aerobic exercise to a weight loss program increases BMD, with an associated reduction in inflammation in overweight postmenopausal women.

Silverman NE, Nicklas BJ, Ryan AS.

Calcif Tissue Int. 2009 Apr;84(4):257-65. Epub 2009 Mar 11.PMID: 19280097 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Overweight and obesity over the adult life course and incident mobility limitation in older adults: the health, aging and body composition study.

Houston DK, Ding J, Nicklas BJ, Harris TB, Lee JS, Nevitt MC, Rubin SM, Tylavsky FA, Kritchevsky SB; Health ABC Study.

Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Apr 15;169(8):927-36. Epub 2009 Mar 6.PMID: 19270048 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association between inflammatory components and physical function in the health, aging, and body composition study: a principal component analysis approach.

Hsu FC, Kritchevsky SB, Liu Y, Kanaya A, Newman AB, Perry SE, Visser M, Pahor M, Harris TB, Nicklas BJ; Health ABC Study.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009 May;64(5):581-9. Epub 2009 Feb 19.PMID: 19228783 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of exercise intensity on abdominal fat loss during calorie restriction in overweight and obese postmenopausal women: a randomized, controlled trial.

Nicklas BJ, Wang X, You T, Lyles MF, Demons J, Easter L, Berry MJ, Lenchik L, Carr JJ.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Apr;89(4):1043-52. Epub 2009 Feb 11.PMID: 19211823 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Chronic inflammation is associated with low physical function in older adults across multiple comorbidities.

Brinkley TE, Leng X, Miller ME, Kitzman DW, Pahor M, Berry MJ, Marsh AP, Kritchevsky SB, Nicklas BJ.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009 Apr;64(4):455-61. Epub 2009 Feb 4.PMID: 19196644 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Metabolic syndrome and physical decline in older persons: results from the Health, Aging And Body Composition Study.

Penninx BW, Nicklas BJ, Newman AB, Harris TB, Goodpaster BH, Satterfield S, de Rekeneire N, Yaffe K, Pahor M, Kritchevsky SB; Health ABC Study.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009 Jan;64(1):96-102. Epub 2009 Jan 20.PMID: 19164274 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Exercise training and plasma C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 in elderly people.

Nicklas BJ, Hsu FC, Brinkley TJ, Church T, Goodpaster BH, Kritchevsky SB, Pahor M.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Nov;56(11):2045-52.PMID: 19016938 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Relationship of physical function to vastus lateralis capillary density and metabolic enzyme activity in elderly men and women.

Nicklas BJ, Leng I, Delbono O, Kitzman DW, Marsh AP, Hundley WG, Lyles MF, O'Rourke KS, Annex BH, Kraus WE.

Aging Clin Exp Res. 2008 Aug;20(4):302-9.PMID: 18852542 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of dietary protein on the composition of weight loss in post-menopausal women.

Gordon MM, Bopp MJ, Easter L, Miller GD, Lyles MF, Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Kritchevsky SB.

J Nutr Health Aging. 2008 Oct;12(8):505-9.PMID: 18810296 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Weight regain is related to decreases in physical activity during weight loss.

Wang X, Lyles MF, You T, Berry MJ, Rejeski WJ, Nicklas BJ.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008 Oct;40(10):1781-8.PMID: 18799988 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sex differences in insulin action and body fat distribution in overweight and obese middle-aged and older men and women.

Ferrara CM, Goldberg AP, Nicklas BJ, Sorkin JD, Ryan AS.

Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2008 Aug;33(4):784-90.PMID: 18641723 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lean mass loss is associated with low protein intake during dietary-induced weight loss in postmenopausal women.

Bopp MJ, Houston DK, Lenchik L, Easter L, Kritchevsky SB, Nicklas BJ.

J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Jul;108(7):1216-20.PMID: 18589032 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The metabolic syndrome is associated with circulating adipokines in older adults across a wide range of adiposity.

You T, Nicklas BJ, Ding J, Penninx BW, Goodpaster BH, Bauer DC, Tylavsky FA, Harris TB, Kritchevsky SB.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2008 Apr;63(4):414-9.PMID: 18426966 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of exercise on adipokines and the metabolic syndrome.

You T, Nicklas BJ.

Curr Diab Rep. 2008 Feb;8(1):7-11. Review.PMID: 18366992 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inflammatory biomarkers and physical function in older, obese adults with knee pain and self-reported osteoarthritis after intensive weight-loss therapy.

Miller GD, Nicklas BJ, Loeser RF.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Apr;56(4):644-51. Epub 2008 Feb 28.PMID: 18312558 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Chronic inflammation: role of adipose tissue and modulation by weight loss.

You T, Nicklas BJ.

Curr Diabetes Rev. 2006 Feb;2(1):29-37. Review.PMID: 18220615 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dietary protein intake is associated with lean mass change in older, community-dwelling adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study.

Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Ding J, Harris TB, Tylavsky FA, Newman AB, Lee JS, Sahyoun NR, Visser M, Kritchevsky SB; Health ABC Study.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Jan;87(1):150-5.PMID: 18175749 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Knee strength maintained despite loss of lean body mass during weight loss in older obese adults with knee osteoarthritis.

Wang X, Miller GD, Messier SP, Nicklas BJ.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007 Aug;62(8):866-71.PMID: 17702878 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Low testosterone levels and decline in physical performance and muscle strength in older men: findings from two prospective cohort studies.

Schaap LA, Pluijm SM, Deeg DJ, Penninx BW, Nicklas BJ, Lips P, Harris TB, Newman AB, Kritchevsky SB, Cauley JA, Goodpaster BH, Tylavsky FA, Yaffe K, Visser M; Health ABC study.

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2008 Jan;68(1):42-50. Epub 2007 Jul 30.PMID: 17666086 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Associations between sex steroid hormone levels and depressive symptoms in elderly men and women: results from the Health ABC study.

Morsink LF, Vogelzangs N, Nicklas BJ, Beekman AT, Satterfield S, Rubin SM, Yaffe K, Simonsick E, Newman AB, Kritchevsky SB, Penninx BW; Health ABC study.

Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2007 Sep-Nov;32(8-10):874-83. Epub 2007 Jul 24.PMID: 17651906 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The association between weight history and physical performance in the Health, Aging and Body Composition study.

Houston DK, Ding J, Nicklas BJ, Harris TB, Lee JS, Nevitt MC, Rubin SM, Tylavsky FA, Kritchevsky SB.

Int J Obes (Lond). 2007 Nov;31(11):1680-7. Epub 2007 May 22.PMID: 17515911 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of birth cohort and age on body composition in a sample of community-based elderly.

Ding J, Kritchevsky SB, Newman AB, Taaffe DR, Nicklas BJ, Visser M, Lee JS, Nevitt M, Tylavsky FA, Rubin SM, Pahor M, Harris TB; Health ABC Study.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Feb;85(2):405-10.PMID: 17284736 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 gene polymorphisms and haplotypes are associated with plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 levels but not with myocardial infarction or stroke.

Ding J, Nicklas BJ, Fallin MD, de Rekeneire N, Kritchevsky SB, Pahor M, Rodondi N, Li R, Zmuda JM, Harris TB.

Am Heart J. 2006 Dec;152(6):1109-15.PMID: 17161063 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Weight loss and exercise walking reduce pain and improve physical functioning in overweight postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis.

Martin K, Fontaine KR, Nicklas BJ, Dennis KE, Goldberg AP, Hochberg MC.

J Clin Rheumatol. 2001 Aug;7(4):219-23.PMID: 17039138 [PubMed]Related articles

Intensive weight loss program improves physical function in older obese adults with knee osteoarthritis.

Miller GD, Nicklas BJ, Davis C, Loeser RF, Lenchik L, Messier SP.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2006 Jul;14(7):1219-30.PMID: 16899803 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Aerobic exercise is necessary to improve glucose utilization with moderate weight loss in women.

Ryan AS, Nicklas BJ, Berman DM.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2006 Jun;14(6):1064-72.PMID: 16861612 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reducing the rate of amputations in acute diabetic foot infections.

Robbins JM, Nicklas BJ, Augustine S.

Cleve Clin J Med. 2006 Jul;73(7):679-83.PMID: 16845979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Acute-phase serum amyloid A: an inflammatory adipokine and potential link between obesity and its metabolic complications.

Yang RZ, Lee MJ, Hu H, Pollin TI, Ryan AS, Nicklas BJ, Snitker S, Horenstein RB, Hull K, Goldberg NH, Goldberg AP, Shuldiner AR, Fried SK, Gong DW.

PLoS Med. 2006 Jun;3(6):e287.PMID: 16737350 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Abdominal obesity is an independent risk factor for chronic heart failure in older people.

Nicklas BJ, Cesari M, Penninx BW, Kritchevsky SB, Ding J, Newman A, Kitzman DW, Kanaya AM, Pahor M, Harris TB.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Mar;54(3):413-20.PMID: 16551307 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Addition of aerobic exercise to dietary weight loss preferentially reduces abdominal adipocyte size.

You T, Murphy KM, Lyles MF, Demons JL, Lenchik L, Nicklas BJ.

Int J Obes (Lond). 2006 Aug;30(8):1211-6. Epub 2006 Jan 31.PMID: 16446745 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising in association with the sural nerve.

Nicklas BJ, Smith AD, Wolff RD, Johnson FA.

J Foot Ankle Surg. 2006 Jan-Feb;45(1):38-41.PMID: 16399558 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Physical function and its response to exercise: associations with cytokine gene variation in older adults with knee osteoarthritis.

Nicklas BJ, Mychaleckyj J, Kritchevsky S, Palla S, Lange LA, Lange EM, Messier SP, Bowden D, Pahor M.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2005 Oct;60(10):1292-8.PMID: 16282562 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lipoprotein peroxidation and mobility limitation: results from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.

Cesari M, Kritchevsky SB, Nicklas BJ, Penninx BW, Holvoet P, Koh-Banerjee P, Cummings SR, Harris TB, Newman AB, Pahor M.

Arch Intern Med. 2005 Oct 10;165(18):2148-54.PMID: 16217006 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prognostic value of usual gait speed in well-functioning older people--results from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

Cesari M, Kritchevsky SB, Penninx BW, Nicklas BJ, Simonsick EM, Newman AB, Tylavsky FA, Brach JS, Satterfield S, Bauer DC, Visser M, Rubin SM, Harris TB, Pahor M.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Oct;53(10):1675-80.PMID: 16181165 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion genotype, exercise, and physical decline.

Kritchevsky SB, Nicklas BJ, Visser M, Simonsick EM, Newman AB, Harris TB, Lange EM, Penninx BW, Goodpaster BH, Satterfield S, Colbert LH, Rubin SM, Pahor M.

JAMA. 2005 Aug 10;294(6):691-8.PMID: 16091571 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Behavioural treatments for chronic systemic inflammation: effects of dietary weight loss and exercise training.

Nicklas BJ, You T, Pahor M.

CMAJ. 2005 Apr 26;172(9):1199-209. Review.PMID: 15851714 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Heritability of body composition measured by DXA in the diabetes heart study.

Hsu FC, Lenchik L, Nicklas BJ, Lohman K, Register TC, Mychaleckyj J, Langefeld CD, Freedman BI, Bowden DW, Carr JJ.

Obes Res. 2005 Feb;13(2):312-9.PMID: 15800289 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of adipose tissue deposition and beta-2 adrenergic receptor variants: the IRAS family study.

Lange LA, Norris JM, Langefeld CD, Nicklas BJ, Wagenknecht LE, Saad MF, Bowden DW.

Int J Obes (Lond). 2005 May;29(5):449-57.PMID: 15672110 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Abdominal adipose tissue cytokine gene expression: relationship to obesity and metabolic risk factors.

You T, Yang R, Lyles MF, Gong D, Nicklas BJ.

Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Apr;288(4):E741-7. Epub 2004 Nov 23.PMID: 15562250 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Variability of serum soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 measurements attributable to a common polymorphism.

Register TC, Burdon KP, Lenchik L, Bowden DW, Hawkins GA, Nicklas BJ, Lohman K, Hsu FC, Langefeld CD, Carr JJ.

Clin Chem. 2004 Nov;50(11):2185-7. No abstract available. PMID: 15502096 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The metabolic syndrome in obese postmenopausal women: relationship to body composition, visceral fat, and inflammation.

You T, Ryan AS, Nicklas BJ.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Nov;89(11):5517-22.PMID: 15489217 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Inflammatory markers and physical function among older adults with knee osteoarthritis.

Penninx BW, Abbas H, Ambrosius W, Nicklas BJ, Davis C, Messier SP, Pahor M.

J Rheumatol. 2004 Oct;31(10):2027-31.PMID: 15468370 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of visceral adipose tissue with incident myocardial infarction in older men and women: the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

Nicklas BJ, Penninx BW, Cesari M, Kritchevsky SB, Newman AB, Kanaya AM, Pahor M, Jingzhong D, Harris TB; Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

Am J Epidemiol. 2004 Oct 15;160(8):741-9.PMID: 15466496 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Is serum leptin related to physical function and is it modifiable through weight loss and exercise in older adults with knee osteoarthritis?

Miller GD, Nicklas BJ, Davis CC, Ambrosius WT, Loeser RF, Messier SP.

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2004 Nov;28(11):1383-90.PMID: 15278105 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Racial differences in adipocyte size and relationship to the metabolic syndrome in obese women.

Tittelbach TJ, Berman DM, Nicklas BJ, Ryan AS, Goldberg AP.

Obes Res. 2004 Jun;12(6):990-8.PMID: 15229339 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles