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    Adjustable Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity; A Report from Iran

    Mojtaba Hashemzadeh, Leila Zahedi-Shoolami and Mahmoud KaramiRad

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 1.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 22, 2013
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    Association of Depressive Symptoms and Anti-Depressants with Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in Elderly Men and Women: The ARIC Carotid MRI Study

    Sherita Hill Golden, Hui-Chun Hsu, Brad C. Astor, Saurabh Malhotra, Gary Wand and Bruce A. Wasserman

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 5.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 19, 2013
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    Reduced Postoperative Pain and Complications after a Modified Multidisciplinary Approach for Bariatric Surgery

    Rachel A. Karlnoski, Collin Sprenker B.S, Suvikram Puri, Ren Chen, Devanand Mangar, Michel M. Murr and Enrico M. Camporesi

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 60.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 12, 2013
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    A Possible Role for Chemerin; a Novel Adipokine in the Haemostatic and Atherogenic Disorders Related to Obesity in White Albino Rats

    Enas N. Morgan and Husam M. Edrees

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 65.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 07, 2013
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    Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Ghana

    Mattah Precious Agbeko, Kumi-Kyereme Akwasi, Druye Adjei Andrews and Osei Berchie Gifty

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 72.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 28, 2013
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    Normalisation and Stigmatisation of Obesity in UK Newspapers: a Visual Content Analysis

    Mr. Chris Patterson and Dr. Shona Hilton

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 82.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 13, 2013
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    • Obesity And Nutrition In Children In Latin-America: The Italy-Mexico Joint Research Programme 2011-2013
      Edited by: Roberto Spinelli
      (June 28, 2013)
      • RESEARCH ARTICLE

        Editorial - Obesity And Nutrition In Children In Latin-America: The Italy-Mexico Joint Research Programme 2011-2013

        Roberto Spinelli

        The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 13.
        Electronic Publication Date: June 28, 2013
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        Feeding Children in a Rural Area: Proper Nutrition and Psycho-Social Development

        Adriana Luz Martinez Pineiro, Simonetta Ballali, Paola Berchialla, Daniele Chiffi, Maria del Socorro del Rio Angulo, Francesco Giunta, Rossana Stanchi and Dario Gregori

        The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 14.
        Electronic Publication Date: June 28, 2013
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        How Mothers Cook in Chile: an Experimental Exercise to Use Food Labels to Control Portion Sizes

        Dario Gregori, Simonetta Ballali, Maria Gabriella Vecchio, Luis Marcel Valenzuela Contreras, Jorge Baeza Correa, Cecilia Bahamonde Perez, Jorge Barrera Luengo, Edgardo Moyano, Maurizio Arrieta and Angelo Gutierrez

        The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 22.
        Electronic Publication Date: June 28, 2013
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        The IBAI Instrument to Assess Brand Awareness Toward Food in Children: the Chile Adaptation

        Maria Gabriella Vecchio, Paola Berchialla, Nicolas Didier, Oscar Cayul, Daniel Valdenegro, Marco Ghidina and Dario Gregori

        The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 30.
        Electronic Publication Date: June 28, 2013
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        How to Communicate Nutritional Information to People: the Attitudes of Chile Population Toward Food

        Dario Gregori, Simonetta Ballali, Maria Gabriella Vecchio, Luis Marcel Valenzuela Contreras, Jorge Baeza Correa, Cecilia Bahamonde Perez, Jorge Barrera Luengo, Edgardo Moyano, Maurizio Arrieta, Angelo Gutierrez, Marco Ghidina, Francesco Giunta and Marcela Alvina Walker

        The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 36.
        Electronic Publication Date: June 28, 2013
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        The Contribution of Confectionery to the Global Obesity Epidemic: a Review

        Simonetta Ballali, Maria Gabriella Vecchio, Daniele Chiffi, Claudia Elena Gafare and Dario Gregori

        The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 43.
        Electronic Publication Date: June 28, 2013
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        Telemedicine and Perioperative Management of Obese Patients

        Nora Terrasini, Francesco Forfori, Riccardo Taddei, Erik Arbeid, TM Hemmerling and Francesco Giunta

        The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 47.
        Electronic Publication Date: June 28, 2013
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      • RESEARCH ARTICLE

        Rhabdomyolysis Following Bariatric Surgery: a Retrospective Analysis

        Francesco Forfori, Anna Sidoti, Riccardo Taddei, Nora Terrasini, Erik Arbeid, Dario Gregori, Francesco Giunta and Sawitri Chuntranuluck

        The Open Obesity Journal, 2013; 5: 51.
        Electronic Publication Date: June 28, 2013
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      • BMI and Waist Circumference Have Positive Correlation With Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Young Adult Male

        May 31, 2018
      • Reduction of Lymphocyte Subset Counts Involving Viral Defence After a Weight Loss Program Including Anti-Obesity Agents in Obese Women: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial

        Mahsa Mehrdad, Mahmoud Mahmoudi, Mohsen Nematy, Mohammad Safarian, Majid Ghayour Mobarhan, Abdolreza Norouzy
        October 11, 2018
      • About the Journal

        The Open Obesity Journal

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        Volume: 9, 2020

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        Antonio Ettore Pontiroli
        University of Milan
        Milan
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        Biography of Antonio Ettore Pontiroli

        Dr. Antonio Ettore Pontiroli, MD, Full Professor of Internal Medicine, currently holds the following positions: (a) Head, Chair of Internal Medicine, Department of Scienze della Salute, Università degli studi di Milano; and (b) Head, Divisione di Medicina Interna 2, Ospedale san Paolo, Milano. His fields of research involve genetics, pathophysiology, and treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. He, as an author, has been involved in publication of more than 310 full papers in various peer-review journals. Furthermore, he has given approximately 190 lectures at national/international meetings, and is a referee of 25 international journals.

        University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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        News release date: March 29, 2018

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        The Open Obesity Journal is an Open Access online journal, which publishes research articles, reviews, letters, case reports and guest-edited single topic issues in all areas of basic and clinical research on obesity. Bentham Open ensures speedy peer review process and accepted papers are published within 2 weeks of final acceptance.

        The Open Obesity Journal is committed to ensuring high quality of research published. We believe that a dedicated and committed team of editors and reviewers make it possible to ensure the quality of the research papers. The overall standing of a journal is in a way, reflective of the quality of its Editor(s) and Editorial Board and its members.

        The Open Obesity Journal is seeking energetic and qualified researchers to join its editorial board team as Editorial Board Members or reviewers.

        The essential criteria to become Editorial Board Members of The Open Obesity Journal are as follows:

        1. Experience in basic and clinical research on obesity with an academic degree.
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        News release date: April 11, 2018

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        All articles would be published FREE of all open access fees if submitted by June 30th, 2018 in The Open Obesity Journal.


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