Obesity, Exercise, & Fat Cell Metabolism in Older Women

Nicklas, Barbara J.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Type: First Independent Research Support & Transition (FIRST) Awards (R29)
• Project #: 1R29AG014066-01
• Application #: 2001998
• Study Section: Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG4-GRM (01))
• Project Start: 1996-09-30
• Project End: 2001-07-31
• Budget Start: 1996-09-30
• Budget End: 1997-07-31
• Support Year: 1
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: University of Maryland Baltimore
• Department: Internal Medicine/Medicine
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• DUNS #: 003255213
• City: Baltimore
• State: MD
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 21201

Publications

Silverman, Natalie E; Nicklas, Barbara J; Ryan, Alice S (2009) Addition of aerobic exercise to a weight loss program increases BMD, with an associated reduction in inflammation in overweight postmenopausal women. Calcif Tissue Int 84:257-65

Ferrara, Cynthia M; Goldberg, Andrew P; Nicklas, Barbara J et al. (2008) Sex differences in insulin action and body fat distribution in overweight and obese middle-aged and older men and women. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 33:784-90

You, Tongjian; Ryan, Alice S; Nicklas, Barbara J (2004) The metabolic syndrome in obese postmenopausal women: relationship to body composition, visceral fat, and inflammation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:5517-22

Tittelbach, Thomas J; Berman, Dora M; Nicklas, Barbara J et al. (2004) Racial differences in adipocyte size and relationship to the metabolic syndrome in obese women. Obes Res 12:990-8

Berman, Dora M; Nicklas, Barbara J; Ryan, Alice S et al. (2004) Regulation of lipolysis and lipoprotein lipase after weight loss in obese, postmenopausal women. Obes Res 12:32-9

Nicklas, Barbara J; Dennis, Karen E; Berman, Dora M et al. (2003) Lifestyle intervention of hypocaloric dieting and walking reduces abdominal obesity and improves coronary heart disease risk factors in obese, postmenopausal, African-American and Caucasian women. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 58:181-9

Nicklas, Barbara J; Penninx, Brenda W J H; Ryan, Alice S et al. (2003) Visceral adipose tissue cutoffs associated with metabolic risk factors for coronary heart disease in women. Diabetes Care 26:1413-20

Bunyard, Linda B; Dennis, Karen E; Nicklas, Barbara J (2002) Dietary intake and changes in lipoprotein lipids in obese, postmenopausal women placed on an American Heart Association Step 1 diet. J Am Diet Assoc 102:52-7

Nicklas, Barbara J; Ferrell, Robert E; Bunyard, Linda B et al. (2002) Effects of apolipoprotein E genotype on dietary-induced changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in obese postmenopausal women. Metabolism 51:853-8

Ferrara, Cynthia M; Lynch, Nicole A; Nicklas, Barbara J et al. (2002) Differences in adipose tissue metabolism between postmenopausal and perimenopausal women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87:4166-70