Publications
Obesity as a chronic relapsing disease process
This statement from ANZOS outlines the Society's position on the status of obesity as a chronic relapsing disease process. This statement and the background information that explain the considerations that were taken into account in the formulation of this view are endorsed by Obesity Australia
Letter to Ministers
On November 24, 2017 Ministers across the nation had an opportunity to discuss and support a recommendation that, where sugars are added as a separate ingredient to a food product, information must be provided on the label of the product to identify added sugars. This is the letter we sent to all Ministers attending the meeting.
Tipping the Scales
Over the past two years the Obesity Policy Coalition and The Global Obesity Centre, Deakin University, have convened an expert advisory group of public health professionals representing a range of organisations. Through this process we have developed the agreed key components of a national obesity prevention strategy for Australia. Further, these priority actions have been endorsed by a range of academic, public health, consumer and other groups. This consensus delivers a rigorous and evidence based agenda to our Federal Government and establishes the key elements to include in a national strategy as well as the basis for an ongoing dialogue about the best ways to addresses the obesity epidemic.
BMI Calculator
Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a simple index of weight-for-height that is commonly used to classify underweight, overweight and obesity in adults. It is defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres (kg/m squared).
Australian Obesity Management Algorithm
Obesity is a complex and multi-factorial chronic disease with genetic, environmental, physiological and behavioural determinants that requires long-term care.
2018
+ Clinical Science
Low-Carbohydrate diets for type 1 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. Click here to view.
Clinical obesity services in public hospitals in Australia: a position statement based on expert consensus. Click here to view.
Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes – A Pathophysiological-Based Approach. Click here to view.
Mitochondrial CoQ deficiency is a common driver of mitochondrial oxidants and insulin resistance. Click here to view.
+ Basic Science
Peripheral modulation of the endocannabinoid system in metabolic disease. (Keynote Review). Click here to view.
Metabolic and cognitive improvement from switching to saccharin or water following chronic consumption by female rats of 10% sucrose solution. Click here to view.
+ Public Health
'The university should promote health, but not enforce it': opinions and attitudes about the regulation of sugar-sweetened beverages in a university setting. Click here to view.
2017
+ Clinical Science
Iron deficiency anemia, not iron deficiency, is associated with reduced attention in healthy young women. Click here to view.
Blueberry as a source of bioactive compounds for the treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes and chronic inflammation (Review). Click here to view.
Relationship between obesity and cognitive function in young women: The food, mood and mind study. Click here to view.
Complex interplay among adiposity, insulin resistance and bone health. Click here to view.
Does weight cycling promote obesity and metabolic risk factors? Click here to view.
The Effect of Buffering High Acid Load Meal with Sodium Bicarbonate on Postprandial Glucose Metabolism in Humans—A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study. Click here to view.
Bone turnover is suppressed in insulin resistance, independent of adiposity. Click here to view.
Skeletal muscle extracellular matrix remodeling after short-term overfeeding in healthy humans. Click here to view.
Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity Is Associated with Liver Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Non-Diabetic Men. Click her to view.
+ Basic Science
Beetroot and sodium nitrate ameliorate cardiometabolic changes in diet-induced obese hypertensive rats. Click here to view.
Uteroplacental insufficiency reduces rat plasma leptin and alters placental leptin transporters: ameliorated with enhanced milk intake and nutrition. Click here to view.
Effects of fermentation conditions on the potential anti-hypertensive peptides released from yogurt fermented by Lactobacillus helveticus and Flavourzyme®. Click here to view.
+ Public Health
The obesity epidemic and sugar-sweetened beverages: a taxing time [Letter to the editor]. Click here to view.
2016
+ Clinical Science
Acute low-volume high-intensity interval exercise improves 24-hour glycemic control in overweight and obese adults similarly to continuous moderate-intensity exercise. Click here to view.
Linoleic Acid and the Pathogenesis of Obesity (Review). Click here to view.
Obesity: Dysfunction, regulation and control. Click here to view.
Dietary acid load, metabolic acidosis and insulin resistance - Lessons from cross-sectional and overfeeding studies in humans. Click here to view.
Skeletal muscle and plasma lipidomic signatures of insulin resistance and overweight/obesity in humans. Click here to view.
Effect of acute and chronic glucocorticoid therapy on insulin sensitivity and postprandial vascular function. Click here to view.
Effects of prednisolone on energy and fat metabolism in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: tissue-specific insulin resistance with commonly used prednisolone doses. Click here to view.
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase contributes to the regulation of glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. Click here to view.
Serum S-adenosylmethionine, but not methionine, increases in response to overfeeding in humans. Click here to view.
The role of dietary acid load and mild metabolic acidosis in insulin resistance in humans. Click here to view.
+ Basic Science
Sweetening yoghurt with glucose, but not with saccharin, promotes weight gain and increased fat pad mass in rats. Click here to view.
Individual differences in saccharin acceptance predict rats’ food intake. Click here to view.
Uptake of leptin and albumin via separate pathways in proximal tubule cells. Click here to view.
Cannabinoid Receptors in the Kidney. Click here to view.
Tocotrienols and Whey Protein Isolates Substantially Increase Exercise Endurance Capacity in Diet -Induced Obese Male Sprague-Dawley Rats. Click here to view.
Renal Effects of Chronic Pharmacological Manipulation of CB2 in Rats with Diet Induced Obesity. Click here to view.
G protein-coupled receptor 18: A potential role for endocannabinoid signalling in metabolic dysfunction (Review). Click here to view.
Associations between CD36 gene polymorphisms, fat tolerance and oral fat preference in a young-adult population. Click here to view.
Interactions between fatty acid transport proteins, genes that encode for them and exercise: A systematic Review. Click here to view.
Associations between CD36 gene polymorphisms and metabolic response to a short-term endurance-training program in a young-adult population. Click here to view.
Relationship between physical activity and cognitive function in apparently healthy young to middle-aged adults: A systematic review. Click here to view.
Similar mitochondrial signaling responses to a single bout of continuous or small-sided-games-based exercise in sedentary men. Click here to view.
Modulation of bovine whey protein digestion in gastrointestinal tract: A comprehensive review. Click here to view.
Inertial sensors to estimate the energy expenditure of team-sport athletes. Click here to view.
+ Public Health
Not quite quenching Australia’s thirst: A critique of the trend analysis of water-based beverage sales from 1997 to 2011. (Letter to the Editor). Click here to view.