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  1. Hung A, Wong ES, Dennis PA, Stechuchak KM, Blalock DV, Smith VA, Hoerster K, Vimalananda VG, Raffa SD, Maciejewski ML. Real World Use of Anti-Obesity Medications and Weight Change in Veterans. Journal of general internal medicine. 2023 Nov 14.
  2. Weitzner ZN, Phan J, Begashaw MM, Mak SS, Booth MS, Shekelle PG, Maggard-Gibbons M, Girgis MD. Endoscopic therapies for patients with obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgical endoscopy. 2023 Sep 20.
  3. Kumar AJ, Parthasarathy C, Prescott HC, Denstaedt SJ, Newstead MW, Bridges D, Bustamante A, Singer K, Singer BH. Pneumosepsis survival in the setting of obesity leads to persistent steatohepatitis and metabolic dysfunction. Hepatology communications. 2023 Sep 1; 7(9).
  4. Baker JF, Wipfler K, Olave M, Pedro S, Katz P, Michaud K. Obesity, Adipokines, and Chronic and Persistent Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis. The journal of pain. 2023 Oct 1; 24(10):1813-1819.
  5. Ramsey CM, Gaffey AE, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Masheb RM. Depression, Insomnia, and Obesity Among Post-9/11 Veterans: Eating Pathology as a Distinct Health Risk Behavior. Military medicine. 2023 May 16; 188(5-6):921-927.
  6. Abul Y, DeVone F, Singh M, Halladay C, Bayer TA, McConeghy KW, Gravenstein S, Rudolph JL. Class II/III Obesity Prevalence in Residents of US Nursing Homes: Cross-sectional Study and Forecasting 2030 with COVID-19 Perspective. Rhode Island medical journal (2013). 2023 May 1; 106(4):25-29.
  7. Oshman L, Othman A, Furst W, Heisler M, Kraftson A, Zouani Y, Hershey C, Cho TC, Guetterman T, Piatt G, Griauzde DH. Primary care providers' perceived barriers to obesity treatment and opportunities for improvement: A mixed methods study. PLoS ONE. 2023 Apr 18; 18(4):e0284474.
  8. Pak VM, Maislin DG, Keenan BT, Guo X, Townsend R, Benediktsdottir B, Pack AI, Gislason T, Kuna ST. Obesity does not modify the effect of continuous positive airway pressure on insulin resistance in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea. ERJ open research. 2023 Mar 1; 9(2):10.1183/23120541.00443-2022.
  9. Balakrishnan M. The Psychology of Behavior Change: A Neglected but Necessary Aspect of Obesity Management. Gastro hep advances. 2023 Feb 23; 2(5):626-629.
  10. Eisenberg D, Shikora SA, Kothari SN. Reply to Letter to the Editor: Beyond the BMI: a Critical Analysis of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System and the New Guidelines for Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Obesity surgery. 2023 Apr 1; 33(4):1279-1280.
  11. Hung A, Maciejewski ML, Berkowitz TSZ, Arterburn DE, Mitchell JE, Bradley KA, Kimbrel NA, Smith VA. Bariatric Surgery and Suicide Risk in Patients With Obesity. Annals of surgery. 2023 Oct 1; 278(4):e760-e765.
  12. Nevedal AL, Wu J, LaVela SL, Harris AHS, Frayne SM, Arnow KD, Barreto NB, Davis K, Eisenberg D. Why may patients with spinal cord injury be overlooked for obesity screening in the Veterans Health Administration? Qualitative research of the perspectives of patients and healthcare providers. Disability and rehabilitation. 2024 Jan 1; 46(2):270-281.
  13. Hoerster KD, Hunter-Merrill R, Nguyen T, Rise P, Barón AE, McDowell J, Donovan LM, Gleason E, Lane A, Plumley R, Schooler M, Schuttner L, Collins M, Au DH, Ma J. Effect of a Remotely Delivered Self-directed Behavioral Intervention on Body Weight and Physical Health Status Among Adults With Obesity: The D-ELITE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2022 Dec 13; 328(22):2230-2241.
  14. Damschroder LJ, Miech EJ, Freitag MB, Evans R, Burns JA, Raffa SD, Goldstein MG, Annis A, Spohr SA, Wiitala WL. Facility-level program components leading to population impact: a coincidence analysis of obesity treatment options within the Veterans Health Administration. Translational behavioral medicine. 2022 Nov 21; 12(11):1029-1037.
  15. Grunvald E, Shah R, Hernaez R, Chandar AK, Pickett-Blakely O, Teigen LM, Harindhanavudhi T, Sultan S, Singh S, Davitkov P, AGA Clinical Guidelines Committee. AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Pharmacological Interventions for Adults With Obesity. Gastroenterology. 2022 Nov 1; 163(5):1198-1225.
  16. Tooba R, Wu TD. Obesity and asthma: A focused review. Respiratory medicine. 2022 Oct 15; 204:107012.
  17. Kim HS, Xiao X, Byun J, Jun G, DeSantis SM, Chen H, Thrift AP, El-Serag HB, Kanwal F, Amos CI. Synergistic Associations of PNPLA3 I148M Variant, Alcohol Intake, and Obesity With Risk of Cirrhosis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, and Mortality. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Oct 3; 5(10):e2234221.
  18. Hagan S, Nelson K. Are Current Guidelines Perpetuating Weight Stigma? A Weight-Skeptical Approach to the Care of Patients with Obesity. Journal of general internal medicine. 2023 Feb 1; 38(3):793-798.
  19. Baker JF, Reed G, Poudel DR, Harrold LR, Kremer JM. Obesity and Response to Advanced Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis care & research. 2022 Nov 1; 74(11):1909-1916.
  20. LaVela SL, Pellegrini C, Heinemann AW, Ehrlich-Jones LS, Bartle B, Burkhart L, Pederson J. Development and evaluation of an educational curriculum for healthcare providers on overweight/obesity management in individuals with spinal cord injury based on diverse stakeholder engagement. Disability and health journal. 2022 Oct 1; 15(4):101362.
  21. Murtha JA, Liu N, Birstler J, Hanlon BM, Venkatesh M, Hanrahan LP, Borza T, Kushner DM, Funk LM. Obesity and "obesity-related" cancers: are there body mass index cut-points? International journal of obesity (2005). 2022 Oct 1; 46(10):1770-1777.
  22. Smith VA, Maciejewski ML, Berkowitz TSZ, Mitchell JE, Liu CF, Bradley KA, Olsen MK, Livingston EL, Arterburn DE. The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Long-term Depression Treatment in Patients With Obesity. Annals of surgery. 2022 Aug 1; 276(2):318-323.
  23. Robinson KM, Vander Weg M, Laroche HH, Carrel M, Wachsmuth J, Kazembe K, Vaughan Sarrazin M. Obesity treatment initiation, retention, and outcomes in the Veterans Affairs MOVE! Program among rural and urban veterans. Obesity science & practice. 2022 Dec 1; 8(6):784-793.
  24. Baker JF, Giles JT, Weber D, George MD, Leonard MB, Zemel BS, Long J, Katz P. Sarcopenic obesity in rheumatoid arthritis: prevalence and impact on physical functioning. Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 2022 May 30; 61(6):2285-2294.
  25. Breland JY, Dawson DB, Puran D, Mohankumar R, Maguen S, Timko C, Frayne SM, Nevedal AL. Common Sense Models of Obesity: a Qualitative Investigation of Illness Representations. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2023 Apr 1; 30(2):190-198.
  26. Albanese NNY, Lin I, Friedberg JP, Lipsitz SR, Rundle A, Quinn JW, Neckerman KM, Nicholson A, Allegrante JP, Wylie-Rosett J, Natarajan S. Association of the built environment and neighborhood resources with obesity-related health behaviors in older veterans with hypertension. Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association. 2022 Oct 1; 41(10):701-709.
  27. Gibbons MA, Shekelle PG, Girgis MD, Weitzner ZN, Phan J, Mak SS, Begashaw MM, DeVirgilio MJ, Booth M, Burton J, Purdy AC, Mederos MA. Endoscopic Bariatric Interventions versus Lifestyle Interventions or Surgery for Weight Loss in Patients with Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Washington D.C.:VA Evidence-based Synthesis Program Reports, Health Services Research and Development Service, Office of Research and Development: Department of Veterans Affairs (US); 2022 Apr 1. 1-11 p. Report No.: VA ESP Project #05-226.
  28. Carr MM, Serowik KL, Na PJ, Potenza MN, Martino S, Masheb RM, Pietrzak RH. Co-occurring alcohol use disorder and obesity in U.S. military veterans: Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical features. Journal of psychiatric research. 2022 Jun 1; 150:64-70.
  29. Swindle T, Rutledge JM, Selig JP, Painter J, Zhang D, Martin J, Johnson SL, Whiteside-Mansell L, Almirall D, Barnett-McElwee T, Curran GM. Obesity prevention practices in early care and education settings: an adaptive implementation trial. Implementation science : IS. 2022 Mar 18; 17(1):25.
  30. Cason-Wilkerson R, Scott SG, Albright K, Haemer M. Exploration of Changes in Low-Income Latino Families' Beliefs about Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity: A Qualitative Post-Intervention Study. Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland). 2022 Mar 9; 12(3).
  31. Eisenberg D, LaVela SL, Frayne SM, Chen R, Barreto NB, Wu J, Nevedal AL, Davis K, Arnow KD, Harris AHS. Rates, Variability, and Predictors of Screening for Obesity: Are Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Being Overlooked? Obesity facts. 2022 Mar 9; 15(3):451-457.
  32. Griauzde DH, Othman A, Dallas C, Oshman L, Gabison J, Markel DS, Richardson CR, Kullgren JT, Piatt G, Heisler M, Kilbourne AM, Kraftson A. Developing weight navigation program to support personalized and effective obesity management in primary care settings: protocol for a quality improvement program with an embedded single-arm pilot study. Primary health care research & development. 2022 Mar 2; 23:e14.
  33. Channick JE, Jackson NJ, Zeidler MR, Buhr RG. Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity on 30-Day Readmissions in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Cross-Sectional Mediation Analysis. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2022 Mar 1; 19(3):462-468.
  34. Donovan LM, Au DH. Sleep Apnea, Obesity, and Readmissions: Real Risks or Residual Confounding? Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2022 Mar 1; 19(3):361-362.
  35. Espel-Huynh HM, Goldstein CM, Stephens ML, Finnegan OL, Elwy AR, Wing RR, Thomas JG. Contextual influences on implementation of online behavioral obesity treatment in primary care: formative evaluation guided by the consolidated framework for implementation research. Translational behavioral medicine. 2022 Feb 16; 12(2):214-224.
  36. Javed Z, Valero-Elizondo J, Maqsood MH, Mahajan S, Taha MB, Patel KV, Sharma G, Hagan K, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Mossialos E, Virani SS, Cainzos-Achirica M, Nasir K. Social determinants of health and obesity: Findings from a national study of US adults. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 2022 Feb 1; 30(2):491-502.
  37. Somers TJ, Blumenthal JA, Dorfman CS, Huffman KM, Edmond SN, Miller SN, Wren AA, Caldwell D, Keefe FJ. Effects of a Weight and Pain Management Program in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Investigation. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases. 2022 Jan 1; 28(1):7-13.
  38. Wu P, Moon JY, Daghlas I, Franco G, Porneala BC, Ahmadizar F, Richardson TG, Isaksen JL, Hindy G, Yao J, Sitlani CM, Raffield LM, Yanek LR, Feitosa MF, Cuadrat RRC, Qi Q, Arfan Ikram M, Ellervik C, Ericson U, Goodarzi MO, Brody JA, Lange L, Mercader JM, Vaidya D, An P, Schulze MB, Masana L, Ghanbari M, Olesen MS, Cai J, Guo X, Floyd JS, Jäger S, Province MA, Kalyani RR, Psaty BM, Orho-Melander M, Ridker PM, Kanters JK, Uitterlinden A, Davey Smith G, Gill D, Kaplan RC, Kavousi M, Raghavan S, Chasman DI, Rotter JI, Meigs JB, Florez JC, Dupuis J, Liu CT, Merino J. Obesity Partially Mediates the Diabetogenic Effect of Lowering LDL Cholesterol. Diabetes Care. 2022 Jan 1; 45(1):232-240.
  39. Andino J, Park-Mroch J, Francis SL, O'Shea AMJ, Engebretsen B, Rice S, Laroche HH. A randomized controlled trial of a community-based obesity intervention utilizing motivational interviewing and community resource mobilization for low-income families: Study protocol and baseline characteristics. Contemporary clinical trials. 2022 Jan 1; 112:106626.
  40. LaVela SL, Burkhart E, Jones K, Pellegrini C. Health care provider views on the magnitude of overweight/obesity in spinal cord injury and awareness of evidence-based guidance for weight management. PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation. 2023 Jan 1; 15(1):20-30.
  41. Robustelli BL, Campbell SB, Greene PA, Sayre GG, Sulayman N, Hoerster KD. Table for two: Perceptions of social support from participants in a weight management intervention for veterans with PTSD and overweight or obesity. Psychological Services. 2022 Nov 1; 19(4):719-729.
  42. Jelalian E, Evans W, Darling KE, Seifer R, Vivier P, Goldberg J, Wright C, Tanskey L, Warnick J, Hayes J, Shepard D, Tuttle H, Elwy AR. Protocol for the Rhode Island CORD 3.0 Study: Adapting, Testing, and Packaging the Family-Based Childhood Obesity Program in Low-Income Communities. Childhood obesity (Print). 2021 Sep 1; 17(S1):S11-S21.
  43. Parvathareddy VP, Ella KM, Shah M, Navaneethan SD. Treatment options for managing obesity in chronic kidney disease. Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension. 2021 Sep 1; 30(5):516-523.
  44. Baker JF, Stokes A, Pedro S, Mikuls TR, George M, England BR, Sayles H, Wolfe F, Michaud K. Obesity and the Risk of Incident Chronic Opioid Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis care & research. 2021 Oct 1; 73(10):1405-1412.
  45. Lohnberg JA, Salcido L, Frayne S, Mahtani N, Bates C, Hauser ME, Breland JY. Rapid conversion to virtual obesity care in COVID-19: Impact on patient care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and training. Obesity science & practice. 2022 Feb 1; 8(1):131-136.
  46. Agarwal AK, Waddell KJ, Small DS, Evans C, Harrington TO, Djaraher R, Oon AL, Patel MS. Effect of Gamification With and Without Financial Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Veterans Classified as Having Obesity or Overweight: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2021 Jul 1; 4(7):e2116256.
  47. Brigham EP, Anderson JA, Brook RD, Calverley PMA, Celli BR, Cowans NJ, Crim C, Diserens JE, Martinez FJ, McCormack MC, Newby DE, Yates J, Vestbo J, Wu TD, Wise RA. Challenging the obesity paradox: extreme obesity and COPD mortality in the SUMMIT trial. ERJ open research. 2021 Jul 1; 7(3).
  48. Funk LM, Breuer CR, Venkatesh M, Muraveva A, Alagoz E, Hanlon BM, Raffa SD, Voils CI. Protocol and short-term results for a feasibility randomized controlled trial of a video intervention for Veterans with obesity: The TOTAL (Teaching Obesity Treatment Options to Adult Learners) pilot study. Contemporary clinical trials communications. 2021 Sep 1; 23:100816.
  49. Saldivar P, Mira V, Duran P, Moldovan C, Ang G, Parikh N, Lee ML, Friedman TC. Implementing texting programs in the P.O.W.E.R. (preventing obesity with eating right) medical group visit for weight loss. Obesity science & practice. 2021 Oct 1; 7(5):583-590.
  50. Swindle T, McBride NM, Selig JP, Johnson SL, Whiteside-Mansell L, Martin J, Staley A, Curran GM. Stakeholder selected strategies for obesity prevention in childcare: results from a small-scale cluster randomized hybrid type III trial. Implementation science : IS. 2021 May 1; 16(1):48.
  51. Voils CI, Pendergast J, Hale SL, Gierisch JM, Strawbridge EM, Levine E, McVay MA, Reed SD, Yancy WS, Shaw RJ. A randomized feasibility pilot trial of a financial incentives intervention for dietary self-monitoring and weight loss in adults with obesity. Translational behavioral medicine. 2021 Apr 26; 11(4):954-969.
  52. Espel-Huynh HM, Goldstein CM, Finnegan OL, Elwy AR, Wing RR, Thomas JG. Primary care clinicians' perspectives on clinical decision support to enhance outcomes of online obesity treatment in primary care: A qualitative formative evaluation. Journal of technology in behavioral science. 2021 Sep 1; 6(3):515-526.
  53. Muniraj T, Day LW, Teigen LM, Ho EY, Sultan S, Davitkov P, Shah R, Murad MH. AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on Intragastric Balloons in the Management of Obesity. Gastroenterology. 2021 Apr 1; 160(5):1799-1808.
  54. Rosas LG, Xiao L, Lv N, Lavori PW, Venditti EM, Snowden MB, Smyth JM, Lewis MA, Williams LM, Suppes T, Goldstein-Piekarski AN, Ma J. Understanding mechanisms of integrated behavioral therapy for co-occurring obesity and depression in primary care: a mediation analysis in the RAINBOW trial. Translational behavioral medicine. 2021 Mar 16; 11(2):382-392.
  55. Berry KM, Neogi T, Baker JF, Collins JM, Waggoner JR, Hsiao CW, Johnston SS, LaValley MP, Stokes AC. Obesity Progression Between Young Adulthood and Midlife and Incident Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study of US Adults. Arthritis care & research. 2021 Mar 1; 73(3):318-327.
  56. Hutchins F, Krafty R, El Khoudary SR, Catov J, Colvin A, Barinas-Mitchell E, Brooks MM. Gestational Weight Gain and Long-term Maternal Obesity Risk: A Multiple-Bias Analysis. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.). 2021 Mar 1; 32(2):248-258.
  57. Wittleder S, Smith S, Wang B, Beasley JM, Orstad SL, Sweat V, Squires A, Wong L, Fang Y, Doebrich P, Gutnick D, Tenner C, Sherman SE, Jay M. Peer-Assisted Lifestyle (PAL) intervention: a protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a health-coaching intervention delivered by veteran peers to improve obesity treatment in primary care. BMJ open. 2021 Feb 26; 11(2):e043013.
  58. Monteiro AC, Suri R, Emeruwa IO, Stretch RJ, Cortes-Lopez RY, Sherman A, Lindsay CC, Fulcher JA, Goodman-Meza D, Sapru A, Buhr RG, Chang SY, Wang T, Qadir N. Obesity and smoking as risk factors for invasive mechanical ventilation in COVID-19: A retrospective, observational cohort study. PLoS ONE. 2020 Dec 22; 15(12):e0238552.
  59. Baker JF, Harris T, Rapoport A, Ziolkowski SL, Leonard MB, Long J, Zemel B, Weber DR. Validation of a description of sarcopenic obesity defined as excess adiposity and low lean mass relative to adiposity. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle. 2020 Dec 1; 11(6):1580-1589.
  60. Monteiro AC, Suri R, Emeruwa IO, Stretch RJ, Cortes-Lopez RY, Sherman A, Lindsay CC, Fulcher JA, Goodman-Meza D, Sapru A, Buhr RG, Chang S, Wang T, Qadir N. Obesity and Smoking as Risk Factors for Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19: a Retrospective, Observational Cohort Study. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences [Preprint]. 2020 Aug 14. Update In: PLoS One. 2020 Dec 22;15(12):e0238552 PMID: 33351817
  61. Poudel D, George MD, Baker JF. The Impact of Obesity on Disease Activity and Treatment Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Current rheumatology reports. 2020 Aug 1; 22(9):56.
  62. Mandviwala TM, Basra SS, Khalid U, Pickett JK, Przybylowicz R, Shah T, Nambi V, Virani SS, Deswal A. Obesity and the paradox of mortality and heart failure hospitalization in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. International journal of obesity (2005). 2020 Jul 1; 44(7):1561-1567.
  63. Stokes A, Lundberg DJ, Hempstead K, Berry KM, Baker JF, Preston SH. Obesity and Incident Prescription Opioid Use in the U.S., 2000-2015. American journal of preventive medicine. 2020 Jun 1; 58(6):766-775.
  64. Liu N, Birstler J, Venkatesh M, Hanrahan LP, Chen G, Funk LM. Weight Loss for Patients With Obesity: An Analysis of Long-Term Electronic Health Record Data. Medical care. 2020 Mar 1; 58(3):265-272.
  65. Grilo CM, White MA, Masheb RM, Ivezaj V, Morgan PT, Gueorguieva R. Randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of adaptive "SMART" stepped-care treatment for adults with binge-eating disorder comorbid with obesity. The American Psychologist. 2020 Feb 1; 75(2):204-218.
  66. Breland JY, Frayne SM, Timko C, Washington DL, Maguen S. Mental Health and Obesity Among Veterans: A Possible Need for Integrated Care. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 2020 May 1; 71(5):506-509.
  67. Babu GR, Deepa R, Lewis MG, Lobo E, Krishnan A, Ana Y, Katon JG, Enquobahrie DA, Arah OA, Kinra S, Murthy G. Do Gestational Obesity and Gestational Diabetes Have an Independent Effect on Neonatal Adiposity? Results of Mediation Analysis from a Cohort Study in South India. Clinical epidemiology. 2019 Dec 27; 11:1067-1080.
  68. Smith VA, Arterburn DE, Berkowitz TSZ, Olsen MK, Livingston EH, Yancy WS, Weidenbacher HJ, Maciejewski ML. Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Long-term Health Care Expenditures Among Veterans With Severe Obesity. JAMA surgery. 2019 Dec 1; 154(12):e193732.
  69. Yancy WS, Mitchell NS, Westman EC. Ketogenic Diet for Obesity and Diabetes. JAMA internal medicine. 2019 Dec 1; 179(12):1734-1735.
  70. Casu G, Gremigni P, Masheb RM. Emotional overeating questionnaire: a validation study in Italian adults with obesity, overweight or normal weight. Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD. 2020 Dec 1; 25(6):1747-1754.
  71. Lee S, Lacy ME, Jankowich M, Correa A, Wu WC. Association between obesity phenotypes of insulin resistance and risk of type 2 diabetes in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology. 2020 Mar 1; 19:100210.
  72. Bookwalter DB, Porter B, Jacobson IG, Kong SY, Littman AJ, Rull RP, Boyko EJ. Healthy behaviors and incidence of overweight and obesity in military veterans. Annals of epidemiology. 2019 Nov 1; 39:26-32.e1.
  73. May CN, Jake-Schoffman DE, Evans M, Silfee VJ, Zhang FF, Blok AC, Carey JL, Ding E, Pritschmann RK. Interest in and barriers to participation in a Facebook-delivered weight loss program among female cancer survivors with overweight or obesity. mHealth. 2019 Aug 21; 5:28.
  74. Shin A, Xu H, Imperiale TF. Associations of chronic diarrhoea with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity-related disorders among US adults. BMJ open gastroenterology. 2019 Aug 12; 6(1):e000322.
  75. Breland JY, Wong MS, Frayne SM, Hoggatt KJ, Steers WN, Saechao F, Washington DL. Obesity and Health Care Experiences among Women and Men Veterans. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 2019 Jun 25; 29 Suppl 1:S32-S38.
  76. Jolles SA, Alagoz E, Liu N, Voils CI, Shea G, Funk LM. Motivations of Males with Severe Obesity, Who Pursue Medical Weight Management or Bariatric Surgery. Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A. 2019 Jun 1; 29(6):730-740.
  77. Strombotne KL, Fletcher JM, Schlesinger MJ. Peer effects of obesity on child body composition. Economics and human biology. 2019 Aug 1; 34:49-57.
  78. Hernaez R, Kramer JR, Liu Y, Kanwal F. Reply to: "Mortality of acute-on-chronic liver failure: What is the role of obesity?". Journal of Hepatology. 2019 Jun 1; 70(6):1301-1302.
  79. Beresford SA, Bowen DJ, Littman AJ, Albano DL, Chan KG, Langer SL, Barrington WE, Patrick DL. Relationship of Socioeconomic Status Indicators to Obesity in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Middle-Aged Women: A Population Study. International journal of women's health and wellness. 2019 Feb 28; 5(1).
  80. Brostow DP, Gunzburger E, Abbate LM, Brenner LA, Thomas KS. Mental Illness, Not Obesity Status, is Associated with Food Insecurity Among the Elderly in the Health and Retirement Study. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics. 2019 Apr 1; 38(2):149-172.
  81. Clark DO, Keith N, Weiner M, Xu H. Outcomes of an RCT of videoconference vs. in-person or in-clinic nutrition and exercise in midlife adults with obesity. Obesity science & practice. 2019 Apr 1; 5(2):111-119.
  82. Viglione C, Bouwman D, Rahman N, Fang Y, Beasley JM, Sherman S, Pi-Sunyer X, Wylie-Rosett J, Tenner C, Jay M. A technology-assisted health coaching intervention vs. enhanced usual care for Primary Care-Based Obesity Treatment: a randomized controlled trial. BMC obesity. 2019 Feb 4; 6:4.
  83. Cohen AN. Addressing Obesity in the Population with Schizophrenia. American Psychiatric Association; 2019 Jan 31. Available from: https://education.smiadviser.org/Users/ProductDetails.aspx?ActivityID=6451.
  84. Frarey A, Schreiber C, McAllister A, Shaber A, Sonalkar S, Sammel MD, Long JA. Pathways to Abortion at a Tertiary Care Hospital: Examining Obesity and Delays. Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health. 2019 Mar 1; 51(1):35-41.
  85. Vimalananda VG, Foster-Schubert K. Geographic Variation in Obesity, Behavioral Treatment, and Bariatric Surgery for Veterans. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 2019 Jan 1; 27(1):12.
  86. Baker JF, England BR, Mikuls TR, Sayles H, Cannon GW, Sauer BC, George MD, Caplan L, Michaud K. Obesity, Weight Loss, and Progression of Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis care & research. 2018 Dec 1; 70(12):1740-1747.
  87. Maciejewski ML, Arterburn DE, Berkowitz TSZ, Weidenbacher HJ, Liu CF, Olsen MK, Funk LM, Mitchell JE, Smith VA. Geographic Variation in Obesity, Behavioral Treatment, and Bariatric Surgery for Veterans. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 2019 Jan 1; 27(1):161-165.
  88. Bennett GG, Steinberg D, Askew S, Levine E, Foley P, Batch BC, Svetkey LP, Bosworth HB, Puleo EM, Brewer A, DeVries A, Miranda H. Effectiveness of an App and Provider Counseling for Obesity Treatment in Primary Care. American journal of preventive medicine. 2018 Dec 1; 55(6):777-786.
  89. Feng Y, Maislin D, Keenan BT, Gislason T, Arnardottir ES, Benediktsdottir B, Chirinos JA, Townsend RR, Staley B, Pack FM, Sifferman A, Pack AI, Kuna ST. Physical Activity Following Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in Adults With and Without Obesity and With Moderate-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 2018 Oct 15; 14(10):1705-1715.
  90. Cooper CB, Neufeld EV, Dolezal BA, Martin JL. Sleep deprivation and obesity in adults: a brief narrative review. BMJ open sport & exercise medicine. 2018 Oct 4; 4(1):e000392.
  91. Schousboe JT, Kats AM, Langsetmo L, Vo TN, Taylor BC, Schwartz AV, Cawthon PM, Lewis CE, Barrett-Connor E, Hoffman AR, Orwoll ES, Ensrud KE, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study Research Group. Central Obesity and Visceral Adipose Tissue Are Not Associated With Incident Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events in Older Men. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2018 Aug 21; 7(16):e009172.
  92. Dorflinger LM, Masheb RM. PTSD is associated with emotional eating among veterans seeking treatment for overweight/obesity. Eating Behaviors. 2018 Dec 1; 31:8-11.
  93. McVay MA, Yancy WS, Bennett GG, Jung SH, Voils CI. Perceived barriers and facilitators of initiation of behavioral weight loss interventions among adults with obesity: a qualitative study. BMC public health. 2018 Jul 11; 18(1):854.
  94. Kosar CM, Thomas KS, Gozalo PL, Mor V. Higher Level of Obesity Is Associated with Intensive Personal Care Assistance in the Nursing Home. Journal of The American Medical Directors Association. 2018 Nov 1; 19(11):1015-1019.
  95. Olivo RE, Davenport CA, Diamantidis CJ, Bhavsar NA, Tyson CC, Hall R, Bidulescu A, Young B, Mwasongwe SE, Pendergast J, Boulware LE, Scialla JJ. Obesity and synergistic risk factors for chronic kidney disease in African American adults: the Jackson Heart Study. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association. 2018 Jun 1; 33(6):992-1001.
  96. Kosar CM, Thomas KS, Gozalo PL, Ogarek JA, Mor V. Effect of Obesity on Postacute Outcomes of Skilled Nursing Facility Residents with Hip Fracture. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2018 Jul 1; 66(6):1108-1114.
  97. Baker JF, Kerr G, Mikuls TR. Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Cause an Obesity Paradox? Comment on the Article by Sparks et al. Arthritis & rheumatology. 2018 Apr 1; 70(4):627.
  98. Voils CI, Levine E, Gierisch JM, Pendergast J, Hale SL, McVay MA, Reed SD, Yancy WS, Bennett G, Strawbridge EM, White AC, Shaw RJ. Study protocol for Log2Lose: A feasibility randomized controlled trial to evaluate financial incentives for dietary self-monitoring and interim weight loss in adults with obesity. Contemporary clinical trials. 2018 Feb 1; 65:116-122.
  99. Chang VW, Langa KM, Weir D, Iwashyna TJ. The obesity paradox and incident cardiovascular disease: A population-based study. PLoS ONE. 2017 Dec 7; 12(12):e0188636.
  100. George MD, Giles JT, Katz PP, England BR, Mikuls TR, Michaud K, Ogdie-Beatty AR, Ibrahim S, Cannon GW, Caplan L, Sauer BC, Baker JF. Impact of Obesity and Adiposity on Inflammatory Markers in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis care & research. 2017 Dec 1; 69(12):1789-1798.
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  103. Williams LM, Pines A, Goldstein-Piekarski AN, Rosas LG, Kullar M, Sacchet MD, Gevaert O, Bailenson J, Lavori PW, Dagum P, Wandell B, Correa C, Greenleaf W, Suppes T, Perry LM, Smyth JM, Lewis MA, Venditti EM, Snowden M, Simmons JM, Ma J. The ENGAGE study: Integrating neuroimaging, virtual reality and smartphone sensing to understand self-regulation for managing depression and obesity in a precision medicine model. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 2018 Feb 1; 101:58-70.
  104. Ankuda CK, Harris J, Ornstein K, Levine DA, Langa KM, Kelley AS. Caregiving for Older Adults with Obesity in the United States. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2017 Sep 1; 65(9):1939-1945.
  105. Funk LM, Grubber JM, McVay MA, Olsen MK, Yancy WS, Voils CI. Patient predictors of weight loss following a behavioral weight management intervention among US Veterans with severe obesity. Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD. 2018 Oct 1; 23(5):587-595.
  106. Heisler M. Developing and Testing Interventions to Improve Obesity-Related Outcomes in Underserved Rural Communities: Lessons from EMPOWER. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 Aug 1; 25(8):1303-1304.
  107. Balakrishnan M, El-Serag HB, Nguyen T, Hilal J, Kanwal F, Thrift AP. Obesity and Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Comparison of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Conventionally-Derived Anthropometric Measures. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 2017 Dec 1; 15(12):1965-1967.
  108. Funk LM, Shan Y, Voils CI, Kloke J, Hanrahan LP. Electronic Health Record Data Versus the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): A Comparison of Overweight and Obesity Rates. Medical care. 2017 Jun 1; 55(6):598-605.
  109. Khalid U, Wruck LM, Quibrera PM, Bozkurt B, Nambi V, Virani SS, Jneid H, Agarwal S, Chang PP, Loehr L, Basra SS, Rosamond W, Ballantyne CM, Deswal A. BNP and obesity in acute decompensated heart failure with preserved vs. reduced ejection fraction: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Surveillance Study. International Journal of Cardiology. 2017 Apr 15; 233:61-66.
  110. Breland JY, Phibbs CS, Hoggatt KJ, Washington DL, Lee J, Haskell S, Uchendu US, Saechao FS, Zephyrin LC, Frayne SM. The Obesity Epidemic in the Veterans Health Administration: Prevalence Among Key Populations of Women and Men Veterans. Journal of general internal medicine. 2017 Apr 1; 32(Suppl 1):11-17.
  111. Lutes LD, Damschroder LJ, Masheb R, Kim HM, Gillon L, Holleman RG, Goodrich DE, Lowery JC, Janney C, Kirsh S, Richardson CR. Behavioral Treatment for Veterans with Obesity: 24-Month Weight Outcomes from the ASPIRE-VA Small Changes Randomized Trial. Journal of general internal medicine. 2017 Apr 1; 32(Suppl 1):40-47.
  112. McCullough MB, Guilkey H, Stark L. Cookie or fruit? Relative reinforcing value of snack foods among preschoolers with overweight/obesity compared to healthy weight. Appetite. 2017 Apr 1; 111:187-194.
  113. Raffa SD, Maciejewski ML, Zimmerman LE, Damschroder LJ, Estabrooks PA, Ackermann RT, Tsai AG, Histon T, Goldstein MG. A System-Level Approach to Overweight and Obesity in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of general internal medicine. 2017 Apr 1; 32(Suppl 1):79-82.
  114. Harris JA, Byhoff E, Perumalswami CR, Langa KM, Wright AA, Griggs JJ. The Relationship of Obesity to Hospice Use and Expenditures: A Cohort Study. Annals of internal medicine. 2017 Mar 21; 166(6):381-389.
  115. Aziz M, Osondu CU, Younus A, Malik R, Rouseff M, Das S, Guzman H, Maziak W, Virani S, Feldman T, Agatston AS, Veledar E, Aneni EC, Nasir K. The Association of Sleep Duration and Morbid Obesity in a Working Population: The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 2017 Mar 1; 15(2):59-62.
  116. Maret-Ouda J, Tao W, Mattsson F, Brusselaers N, El-Serag HB, Lagergren J. Esophageal adenocarcinoma after obesity surgery in a population-based cohort study. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. 2017 Jan 1; 13(1):28-34.
  117. Pokharel Y, Sun W, Virani SS, Nambi V, Hoogeveen RC, Chang PP, Ndumele CE, Solomon SD, Bozkurt B, Selvin E, Ballantyne CM, Deswal A. Myocardial Injury, Obesity, and the Obesity Paradox: The ARIC Study. JACC. Heart failure. 2017 Jan 1; 5(1):56-63.
  118. Lin A, Lacy ME, Eaton C, Correa A, Wu WC. Inflammatory Obesity Phenotypes, Gender Effects, and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2016 Dec 1; 36(12):2431-2438.
  119. Bossi KE. HSR&D e-Pub Briefs-1: Summaries of select journal articles published by HSR&D investigators on Hepatitis C, Opioids, Surgery, Bipolar Disorder, and Obesity. 2016 Nov 1; 9(1).
  120. Kendall BJ, Rubenstein JH, Cook MB, Vaughan TL, Anderson LA, Murray LJ, Shaheen NJ, Corley DA, Chandar AK, Li L, Greer KB, Chak A, El-Serag HB, Whiteman DC, Thrift AP. Inverse Association Between Gluteofemoral Obesity and Risk of Barrett's Esophagus in a Pooled Analysis. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 2016 Oct 1; 14(10):1412-1419.e3.
  121. Rogers ES, Sherman SE, Malaspina D, Jay M. Prevalence and Predictors of Obesity-Related Counseling Provided by Outpatient Psychiatrists in the United States. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 2016 Oct 1; 67(10):1156-1159.
  122. Funk LM, Jolles SA, Voils CI. Obesity as a disease: has the AMA resolution had an impact on how physicians view obesity? Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. 2016 Aug 1; 12(7):1431-1435.
  123. Hooker ER, Shrestha S, Lee CG, Cawthon PM, Abrahamson M, Ensrud K, Stefanick ML, Dam TT, Marshall LM, Orwoll ES, Nielson CM, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study. Obesity and Falls in a Prospective Study of Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study. Journal of aging and health. 2017 Oct 1; 29(7):1235-1250.
  124. Stevens J, Erber-Oakkar E, Cui Z, Cai J, Virani SS, Di Angelantonio E, Wormser D. Cardiovascular disease risk by assigned treatment using the 2013 and 1998 obesity guidelines. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Jul 1; 24(7):1554-60.
  125. Moin T. Obesity Management and Prevention: More Questions Than Answers. JAMA internal medicine. 2016 Jun 1; 176(6):753-4.
  126. Kendall BJ, Rubenstein J, Cook MB, Vaughan T, Anderson LA, Murray LJ, Shaheen N, Corley D, El-Serag HB, Whiteman DC, Thrift AP. Gluteofemoral Obesity Is Associated With a Reduced Risk of Barrett's Esophagus in Men: A Pooled Analysis of the Barrett's and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium. Poster session presented at: Digestive Disease Week Annual Conference; 2016 May 24; San Diego, CA.
  127. Funk LM, Jolles SA, Greenberg CC, Schwarze ML, Safdar N, McVay MA, Whittle JC, Maciejewski ML, Voils CI. Primary care physician decision making regarding severe obesity treatment and bariatric surgery: a qualitative study. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. 2016 May 1; 12(4):893-901.
  128. Masheb R, Maguen S, Higgins D, Voils CI. High-Risk patient Groups with Obesity and Implications for Tailoring Weight Loss Treatments. Poster session presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions; 2016 Apr 2; Washington, DC.
  129. Masheb R, Maguen S, Higgins D, Voils CI. High-risk patient groups with obesity and implications for tailoring weight loss treatments. Presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions; 2016 Apr 1; Washington, DC.
  130. Foley P, Steinberg D, Levine E, Askew S, Batch BC, Puleo EM, Svetkey LP, Bosworth HB, DeVries A, Miranda H, Bennett GG. Track: A randomized controlled trial of a digital health obesity treatment intervention for medically vulnerable primary care patients. Contemporary clinical trials. 2016 May 1; 48:12-20.
  131. Osondu C, Aneni EC, Younus A, Rouseff M, Das S, Guzman H, Tran T, Malik R, Aziz MA, Ogunmoroti O, Feldman T, Agatston AS, Veledar E, Virani S, Nasir K. Ethnic and Educational Disparities in Morbid Obesity Among Employees of a Large Healthcare Organization: The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study. Poster session presented at: American Heart Association Epidemiology - Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Annual Scientific Sessions; 2016 Mar 3; Phoenix, AZ.
  132. Valero-Elizondo J, Salami J, Osondu CU, Latif MA, Arrieta A, Spatz ES, Rana JS, Virani S, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Veledar E, Nasir K. Drivers of Healthcare Costs Among Adults With Obesity in United States: 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Poster session presented at: American Heart Association Epidemiology - Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Annual Scientific Sessions; 2016 Mar 1; Phoenix, AZ.
  133. Taylor BS, So-Amah K, Tate J, Marconi VC, Bedimo R, Butt AA, Gibert C, Goetz M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Freibert MS. HIV & Obesity Synergistically Increase Interleukin 6 but Not Soluble CD14 or D-dimer. Poster session presented at: Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections Annual Conference; 2016 Feb 23; Boston, MA.
  134. Taylor BS, So-Armah K, Tate J, Marconi CV, Bedimo R, Butt AA, Gibert C, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Friedberg MS. HIV & Obesity Synergistically Increase Interleukin 6 but Not Soluble CD14 or D-dimer. Poster session presented at: Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections Annual Conference; 2016 Feb 22; Seattle, WA.
  135. Prescott HC, Iwashyna T. Obesity paradox in Critical Illness-Pro. Paper presented at: American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition's Clinical Nutrition Week; 2016 Jan 16; Austin, TX.
  136. Koethe JR, Jenkins CA, Lau B, Shepherd BE, Justice AC, Tate JP, Buchacz K, Napravnik S, Mayor AM, Horberg MA, Blashill AJ, Willig A, Wester CW, Silverberg MJ, Gill J, Thorne JE, Klein M, Eron JJ, Kitahata MM, Sterling TR, Moore RD, North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design (NA-ACCORD). Rising Obesity Prevalence and Weight Gain Among Adults Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in the United States and Canada. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 2016 Jan 1; 32(1):50-8.
  137. So-Armah K, Tate J, Lim JK, Lo Re V, Marconi V, Samet J, Gibert C, Leaf D, Butt A, Goetz MB, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Budoff M, Chang CC, Justice AC, Freiberg MS. Liver injury is associated with total cardiovascular disease, heart failure, stroke, coronary heart disease and acute myocardial infarction including among those without viral hepatitis (B or C), HIV, alcohol abuse and obesity. Paper presented at: American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions; 2015 Nov 16; Orlando, FL.
  138. Katon JG. Vasomotor symptoms, depression, obesity and health related quality of life among Veteran and non-Veteran postmenopausal women. Paper presented at: Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting; 2015 Nov 13; New Orleans, LA.
  139. So-Armah K, Tate J, Lim J, Lo Re V, Marconi V, Samet J, Gibert C, Leaf D, Butt A, Goetz MB, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Budoff M, Chang C, Justice A, Freiberg M. Liver Injury is Associated With Total Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Stroke, Coronary Heart Disease and Acute Myocardial Infarction Including Among Those Without Viral Hepatitis (B Or C), HIV, Alcohol Abuse and Obesity. Paper presented at: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Report; 2015 Nov 7; Orlando, FL.
  140. Funk LM, Jolles S, Greenberg CC, Voils CI. Primary Care Physician Approaches to Severe Obesity Treatment and Bariatric Surgery: A Qualitative Study. Presented at: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Conference; 2015 Nov 5; Los Angeles, CA.
  141. Funk LM, McVay M, Olsen MK, Grubber J, Yancy WS, Voils CI. Psychosocial predictors of weight loss following a behavioral weight management intervention among Veterans with severe obesity. Poster session presented at: Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting; 2015 Nov 4; New Orleans, LA.
  142. Phelan SM, Burgess DJ, Burke SE, Przedworski JM, Dovidio JF, Hardeman R, Morris M, van Ryn M. Beliefs about the causes of obesity in a national sample of 4th year medical students. Patient education and counseling. 2015 Nov 1; 98(11):1446-9.
  143. El-Serag HB. Obesity and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Paper presented at: International Agency for Research on Cancer Annual Seminar; 2015 Oct 20; Lyon, France.
  144. Phelan SM, Burgess DJ, Puhl R, Dyrbye LN, Dovidio JF, Yeazel M, Ridgeway JL, Nelson D, Perry S, Przedworski JM, Burke SE, Hardeman RR, van Ryn M. The Adverse Effect of Weight Stigma on the Well-Being of Medical Students with Overweight or Obesity: Findings from a National Survey. Journal of general internal medicine. 2015 Sep 1; 30(9):1251-8.
  145. Williams EP, Mesidor M, Winters K, Dubbert PM, Wyatt SB. Overweight and obesity: prevalence, consequences, and causes of a growing public health problem. Current obesity reports. 2015 Sep 1; 4(3):363-370.
  146. Belalcazar LM, Lang W, Haffner SM, Schwenke DC, Kriska A, Balasubramanyam A, Hoogeveen RC, Pi-Sunyer FX, Tracy RP, Ballantyne CM, Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) Research Group. Improving Adiponectin Levels in Individuals With Diabetes and Obesity: Insights From Look AHEAD. Diabetes Care. 2015 Aug 1; 38(8):1544-50.
  147. Farook VS, Reddivari L, Chittoor G, Puppala S, Arya R, Fowler SP, Hunt KJ, Curran JE, Comuzzie AG, Lehman DM, Jenkinson CP, Lynch JL, DeFronzo RA, Blangero J, Hale DE, Duggirala R, Vanamala J. Metabolites as novel biomarkers for childhood obesity-related traits in Mexican-American children. Pediatric obesity. 2015 Aug 1; 10(4):320-7.
  148. Tsoi S, Vasti E, Moin T. Primary Care Providers' Perceptions of Lifestyle Intervention and Management of Obesity and Prediabetes. Poster session presented at: University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine Annual Josiah Brown Poster Fair; 2015 Jul 24; Los Angeles, CA.
  149. Baker JF, Billig E, Michaud K, Ibrahim S, Caplan L, Cannon GW, Stokes A, Majithia V, Mikuls TR. Weight Loss, the Obesity Paradox, and the Risk of Death in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.). 2015 Jul 1; 67(7):1711-7.
  150. Hassan MM, Abdel-Wahab R, Kaseb A, Shalaby A, Phan AT, El-Serag HB, Hawk E, Morris J, Singh Raghav KP, Lee JS, Vauthey JN, Bortus G, Torres HA, Amos CI, Wolff RA, Li D. Obesity Early in Adulthood Increases Risk but Does Not Affect Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Gastroenterology. 2015 Jul 1; 149(1):119-29.
  151. Qureshi Z, Thrift AP, Kramer J, Ramsey D, El-Serag H. Obesity, Adipokines, Inflammatory Markers and Risk of Neoplastic Progression in Barrett’s Esophagus: A Cohort Study. Poster session presented at: Digestive Disease Week Annual Conference; 2015 May 17; Washington, DC.
  152. El-Serag HB. A Critical Review of the Evidence Linking Diabetes and obesity to the Liver Disease. Paper presented at: European Association for the Study of the Liver Annual Meeting; 2015 Apr 24; Vienna, Austria.
  153. Chen L, Duan Z, Tinker L, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Strickler H, Ho G, Rohan T, Gunter M, Logsdon C, White D, Royse K, El-Serag H, Jiao L. Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products is a player in obesity-related colorectal cancer. Paper presented at: American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting; 2015 Apr 19; Philadelphia, PA.
  154. Phelan SM, Burgess DJ, Yeazel MW, Hellerstedt WL, Griffin JM, van Ryn M. Impact of weight bias and stigma on quality of care and outcomes for patients with obesity. Obesity Reviews : An Official Journal of The International Association For The Study of Obesity. 2015 Apr 1; 16(4):319-26.
  155. Stevens J, Erber-Oakkar E, Cui Z, Cai J, Wormser D, Virani SS. 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS and 1998 NHLBI Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity Predict Higher Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adults Recommended versus Not Recommended for Weight Loss Treatment: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Poster session presented at: American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Scientific Sessions; 2015 Mar 5; Orlando, FL.
  156. Gadde KM, Yancy WS. Obesity medications reduce total body weight by 3-9% compared with placebo, when combined with lifestyle changes. Evidence-based nursing. 2015 Jan 1; 18(1):29-30.
  157. Littman AJ, Damschroder LJ, Verchinina L, Lai Z, Kim HM, Hoerster KD, Klingaman EA, Goldberg RW, Owen RR, Goodrich DE. National evaluation of obesity screening and treatment among veterans with and without mental health disorders. General hospital psychiatry. 2015 Jan 1; 37(1):7-13.
  158. Nguyen T, Tang Z, Younes M, Alsarraj A, Ramsey D, Fitzgerald S, Kramer JR, El-Serag HB. Esophageal COX-2 expression is increased in Barrett's esophagus, obesity, and smoking. Digestive diseases and sciences. 2015 Jan 1; 60(1):65-73.
  159. Mayorga ME, Reifsnider OS, Yi Z, Hunt KJ. Trends in BMI and Obesity in U.S. Women of Childbearing Age During the Period of 1980–2010. Health Systems. 2014 Dec 26; 1(1):1-12.
  160. Brady RE, Dubbert PM, Sullivan G, Roy-Byrne P, Craske M, Sherbourne C. Obesity and chronic disease risk health behaviors among primary care patients with anxiety disorders. Paper presented at: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention; 2014 Nov 23; Philadelphia, PA.
  161. Acosta A, Azzalin A, Emmons CJ, Shuster JJ, Jay M, Lo MC. Improving residents' clinical approach to obesity: impact of a multidisciplinary didactic curriculum. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2014 Nov 1; 90(1069):630-7.
  162. Damschroder LJ, Lutes LD, Kirsh S, Kim HM, Gillon L, Holleman RG, Goodrich DE, Lowery JC, Richardson CR. Small-changes obesity treatment among veterans: 12-month outcomes. American journal of preventive medicine. 2014 Nov 1; 47(5):541-53.
  163. Luo X, Wang Y, Wang Z, Zhou XH, Zhao J, Suo J, Dong X, Liu M. Effect modification by gender and smoking status on the association between obesity and atopic sensitization in Chinese adults: a hospital-based case-control study. BMC public health. 2014 Oct 26; 14:1105.
  164. Jay MR, Chintapalli S, Squires A, Sherman S, Kalet A. How communication, roles, and outcome expectancy affect obesity counseling and practices within primary care at the VA (Health Services Research Section Poster Excellence Award). Poster session presented at: Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting; 2014 Oct 1; Boston, MA.
  165. Del Re AC, Frayne SM, Harris AH. Antiobesity medication use across the veterans health administration: patient-level predictors of receipt. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Sep 1; 22(9):1968-72.
  166. El-Serag HB, Kanwal F. Obesity and hepatocellular carcinoma: hype and reality. Hepatology. 2014 Sep 1; 60(3):779-81.
  167. Helfand M. Obesity Treatment Options Set in Primary Care for Undeserved Populations. Paper presented at: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Conference; 2014 Aug 5; Washington, DC.
  168. Prescott HC, Chang VW, O'Brien JM, Langa KM, Iwashyna TJ. Obesity and 1-year outcomes in older Americans with severe sepsis. Critical care medicine. 2014 Aug 1; 42(8):1766-74.
  169. Collins BF, Feemster LC, Uman J, Au DH. Obesity And Smoking Status: COPD Patient Ratings Of Quality Of Care. Poster session presented at: American Thoracic Society Annual International Conference; 2014 May 16; San Diego, CA.
  170. El-Serag HB. How Does Obesity Contribute To GERD? Paper presented at: Digestive Disease Week Annual Meeting; 2014 May 5; Chicago, IL.
  171. Shakhatreh MH, Katz LH, Elfaramawi M, El-Serag HB, Fischbach LA. The Association of Obesity and Barrett's Esophagus, A Meta-Analysis. Poster session presented at: Digestive Disease Week Annual Meeting; 2014 May 3; Chicago, IL.
  172. McVay MA, Yancy WS, Vijan S, Van Scoyoc L, Neelon B, Voils CI, Maciejewski ML. Obesity-related health status changes and weight-loss treatment utilization. American journal of preventive medicine. 2014 May 1; 46(5):465-72.
  173. Sanfilippo KM, McTigue KM, Fidler CJ, Neaton JD, Chang Y, Fried LF, Liu S, Kuller LH. Hypertension and obesity and the risk of kidney cancer in 2 large cohorts of US men and women. Hypertension. 2014 May 1; 63(5):934-41.
  174. Deswal A. The Challenges of Obesity in Heart Failure. Paper presented at: Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiology Grand Rounds; 2014 Apr 21; Milwaukee, WI.
  175. El-Serag HB. The Two Major Epidemics of the Twenty-first Century: Obesity and Cancer. Poster session presented at: Menarini Foundation Globesity and Its Metabolic and Digestive Consequences Annual Symposium; 2014 Apr 11; Parma, Italy.
  176. Robinson WR, Cheng MM, Hoggatt KJ, Stürmer T, Siega-Riz AM. Childbearing is not associated with young women's long-term obesity risk. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Apr 1; 22(4):1126-32.
  177. Wang BC, Wong ES, Alfonso-Cristancho R, He H, Flum DR, Arterburn DE, Garrison LP, Sullivan SD. Cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgical procedures for the treatment of severe obesity. The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care. 2014 Apr 1; 15(3):253-63.
  178. Deswal A. The Yin and Yang of Obesity in Heart Failure. Presented at: American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session; 2014 Mar 14; Washington, DC.
  179. El-Serag HB, Hashmi A, Garcia J, Richardson P, Alsarraj A, Fitzgerald S, Vela M, Shaib Y, Abraham NS, Velez M, Cole R, Rodriguez MB, Anand B, Graham DY, Kramer JR. Visceral abdominal obesity measured by CT scan is associated with an increased risk of Barrett's oesophagus: a case-control study. Gut. 2014 Feb 1; 63(2):220-9.
  180. Halbert CH, Bellamy S, Briggs V, Bowman M, Delmoor E, Kumanyika S, Rogers R, Purnell J, Weathers B, Johnson JC. Collective efficacy and obesity-related health behaviors in a community sample of African Americans. Journal of community health. 2014 Feb 1; 39(1):124-31.
  181. Rubenstein JH, Morgenstern H, Chey WD, Murray J, Scheiman JM, Schoenfeld P, Appelman HD, McMahon L, Metko V, Kellenberg J, Kalish T, Baker J, Inadomi JM. Protective role of gluteofemoral obesity in erosive oesophagitis and Barrett's oesophagus. Gut. 2014 Feb 1; 63(2):230-5.
  182. McVay MA. Capsule commentary on Wee et al., sex, race, and consideration of bariatric surgery among primary care patients with moderate to severe obesity. Journal of general internal medicine. 2014 Jan 1; 29(1):176.
  183. Dubbert PM. Obesity, physical activity, and mental illness. Paper presented at: Arkansas Obesity Symposium; 2013 Dec 11; Little Rock, AR.
  184. Woolford SJ, Clark SJ, Butchart A, Geiger JD, Davis MM, Fagerlin A. To pay or not to pay: public perception regarding insurance coverage of obesity treatment. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Dec 1; 21(12):E709-14.
  185. Khalid U, Ather S, Bavishi C, Chan W, Loehr LR, Wruck LM, Rosamand WD, Chang PP, Coresh J, Virani S, Nambi V, Bozkurt B, Ballantyne CM, Deswal A. Obesity Paradox in Heart Failure: Not All Cardiac Cachexia. Poster session presented at: American Heart Association Annual Scientific Forum; 2013 Nov 20; Dallas, TX.
  186. Basra S, Khalid S, Virani S, Nambi V, Aguilar D, Jneid H, Bozkurt B, Deswal A. The “Obesity Paradox” in Ambulatory Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Paper presented at: American Heart Association Annual Scientific Forum; 2013 Nov 16; Dallas, TX.
  187. McVay M, Yancy WS, Vijan S, Van Scoyoc LM, Neelon B, Maciejewski ML. Effects of obesity-related health status changes on behavioral weight loss treatment utilization in an integrated healthcare setting. Presented at: Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting; 2013 Nov 15; Atlanta, GA.
  188. Cooper JN, Fried L, Tepper P, Barinas-Mitchell E, Conroy MB, Evans RW, Mori Brooks M, Woodard GA, Sutton-Tyrrell K. Changes in serum aldosterone are associated with changes in obesity-related factors in normotensive overweight and obese young adults. Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension. 2013 Oct 1; 36(10):895-901.
  189. Locatelli (House) SM, Gerber BS, Weaver FM, Goldstein B, LaVela SL. SCI/D Weight Management Practices, Barriers and Facilitators to Treat Overweight/Obesity. Paper presented at: Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals Annual Meeting; 2013 Sep 2; Las Vegas, NV.
  190. Chang T, Choi H, Richardson CR, Davis MM. Implications of teen birth for overweight and obesity in adulthood. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 2013 Aug 1; 209(2):110.e1-7.
  191. Max JB, Stidham R, Su GL, Waljee AK. Obesity and IBD: are we tipping the scales toward an epidemic? Gastroenterology. 2013 Aug 1; 145(2):478-9.
  192. Madison K, Schmidt H, Volpp KG. Smoking, obesity, health insurance, and health incentives in the Affordable Care Act. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. 2013 Jul 10; 310(2):143-4.
  193. El-Serag HB, Hashmi AE, Garcia JM, Richardson PA, Alsarraj A, Fitzgerald SJ, Shaib YH, Vela MF, Abraham NS, Velez ME, Cole RA, Rodriguez M, Anand B, Graham DY, Kramer JR. Visceral Abdominal Obesity Measured by CT Scan is Associated with an Increased Risk of Barrett's Esophagus: A Case-Control Study. Paper presented at: Digestive Disease Week Annual Meeting; 2013 May 19; Orlando, FL.
  194. El-Serag HB, Hashmi AA, Garcia JM, Richardson PA, Alsarraj A, Fitzgerald SJ, Vela MF, Shaib Y, Abraham NS, Velez ME, Cole RA, Rodriguez M, Anand B, Graham DY, Kramer JR. Visceral abdominal obesity measured by CT scan is associated with an increased risk of Barrett’s Esophagus: A case control study. [Abstract]. Gastroenterology. 2013 May 18; 144(5):S-380.
  195. Oddone EZ. Health Services Research: Making a Difference in Veteran's Care - Success in Women's Health, Disease Management, and Obesity Treatment. Poster session presented at: VA Durham VAMC Annual Research Week; 2013 May 15; Durham, NC.
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  236. Lakey W, Yancy WS, Chow S, Hicks C. Changes in overweight/obesity status and hsCRP in HIV-infected patients after 12 months of initial antiretroviral treatments. Paper presented at: International AIDS Conference; 2011 Jun 12; Rome, Italy.
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  257. Sanders KA. Rates of Overweight, Obesity, PTSD, and Depression in OEF/OIF Veterans. Poster session presented at: American Psychological Association Annual Convention; 2010 Aug 12; San Diego, CA.
  258. Lutes LD, Damschroder LJ, Goodrich DE, Richardson CR, Lowery JC. Using a Small Change Approach to Treat Obesity in Veterans: Design and Rationale of the ASPIRE-VA Randomized Trial. Poster session presented at: International Congress on Obesity; 2010 Jul 11; Stockholm, Sweden.
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  287. Chang VW, Hillier AE, Mehta NK. Neighborhood Racial Isolation, Disorder and Obesity. Social Forces; A Scientific Medium of Social Study and Interpretation. 2009 Jun 1; 87(4):2063-2092.
  288. Cecere LM, Udris EM, Slatore C, Bryson CL, Au DH. The Effect of Obesity on Symptoms of Dyspnea, Health-related Quality of Life, and Medication Use in Veterans with COPD. Poster session presented at: American Thoracic Society Annual International Conference; 2009 May 18; San Diego, CA.
  289. Widome R, Lust K, Nelson MC. Obesity and Weight-Related Risks among Veterans Attending College. Poster session presented at: VA HSR&D National Meeting; 2009 Feb 12; Baltimore, MD.
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  298. Ostbye T, Bastian LA. KAN-DO (Kids and Adults Now: Defeat Obesity): Rationale and study design. Paper presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition; 2008 Oct 25; San Diego, CA.
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  303. Yancy WS. Management of Obesity. Paper presented at: Duke University Clinical Research Institute Annual Clinical Medicine Series; 2008 Jul 9; Asheville, NC.
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  306. McDuffie, Ostbye, Stechuchak, Olsen, Datta, Krause KM, Fisher, Oddone, Yancy. The relationship between obesity and receipt of clinical preventive services in Veterans. Presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2008 Jun 8; Washington, DC.
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  315. Rajan S, McNeely MJ, Warms C, Goldstein B. Clinical assessment and management of obesity in individuals with spinal cord injury: a review. The journal of spinal cord medicine. 2008 Jan 1; 31(4):361-72.
  316. Yancy WC. What Can Diets Do for Obesity and Related Diseases. Paper presented at: VA National Research Advisory Committee Annual Meeting; 2007 Dec 3; Washington, DC.
  317. Alley DE, Chang VW. The changing relationship of obesity and disability, 1988-2004. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. 2007 Nov 7; 298(17):2020-7.
  318. El-Serag HB. Obesity and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Paper presented at: American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting; 2007 Oct 12; Philadelphia, PA.
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