Professor Ian Caterson

Boden Professor of Human Nutrition Molecular and Microbial Biosciences Faculty of Science K25 - Medical Foundation Building The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia Email Phone +61 2 9036 3105 Fax +61 2 9036 3176		Quick Links List Profiles Update Your Profile How to update your profile

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• Barzi, F, Woodward, M, Czernichow, S, Lee, C, Kang, J, Janus, E, Lear, S, Patel, A, Caterson, I, Patel, J, Lam, T, Suriyawongpaisal, P, Huxley, R. The discrimination of dyslipidaemia using anthropometric measures in ethnically diverse populations of the Asia-Pacific Region: The Obesity in Asia Collaboration. Obesity Reviews. 2009; 0:0 [Abstract]
• Gosby, A, Stanton, L, Maloney, C, Thompson, M, Briody, J, Baxter, R, Bryson, J, Denyer, G, Caterson, I. Postnatal nutrition alters body composition in adult offspring exposed to maternal protein restriction. The British journal of nutrition. 2009; 101:1878-84 [Abstract]
• Anandacoomarasamy, A, Giuffre, B, Leibman, S, Caterson, I, Smith, G, Fransen, M, Sambrook, P, March, L. Delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage: clinical associations in obese adults. Journal of Rheumatology. 2009; 36:1056-1062 [Abstract]
• Gill, T, Baur, L, Bauman, A, Steinbeck, K, Storlien, L, Fiatarone Singh, M, Brand-Miller, J, Colagiuri, S, Caterson, I. Childhood obesity in Australia remains a widespread health concern that warrants population-wide prevention programs. Medical Journal of Australia. 2009; 190:146-148 [Abstract]
• Caterson, I. Medical management of obesity and its complications. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. 2009; 38:22-27 [Abstract]

• Maggioni, A, Caterson, I, Coutinho, W, Finer, N, Gaal, L, Sharma, A, Torp-Pedersen, C, Bacher, P, Shepherd, G, Sun, R, James, P, , O. Tolerability of Sibutramine During a 6-week Treatment Period in High-Risk Patients With Cardiovascular Disease and/or Diabetes: A Preliminary Analysis of the Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcomes (SCOUT) Trial. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 2008; 52:393-402 [Abstract]
• Colagiuri, S, Caterson, I. KFC sponsorship of cricket. The Medical journal of Australia. 2008. p. 415-6. [Abstract]
• Skilton, M, Sieveking, D, Harmer, J, Franklin, J, Loughnan, G, Nakhla, S, Sullivan, D, Caterson, I, Celermajer, D. The effects of obesity and non-pharmacological weight loss on vascular and ventricular function and structure. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. 2008; 10:874-84 [Abstract]
• Huxley, R, James, W, Barzi, F, Patel, J, Lear, S, Suriyawongpaisal, P, Janus, E, Caterson, I, Zimmet, P, Prabhakaran, D, Reddy, S, Woodward, M, , O. Ethnic comparisons of the cross-sectional relationships between measures of body size with diabetes and hypertension. Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. 2008; 9:53-61 [Abstract]
• Anandacoomarasamy, A, Caterson, I, Sambrook, P, Fransen, M, March, L. The impact of obesity on the musculoskeletal system. International journal of obesity (2005). 2008; 32:211-22 [Abstract]
• Brand-Miller, J, McMillan-Price, J, Steinbeck, K, Caterson, I. Carbohydrates--the good, the bad and the whole grain. Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition. 2008; 17 Suppl 1:16-19 [Abstract]
• Wolf, A, Finer, N, Allshouse, A, Pendergast, K, Sherrill, B, Caterson, I, Hill, J, Aronne, L, Hauner, H, Radigue, C, Amand, C, Despres, J. PROCEED: Prospective Obesity Cohort of Economic Evaluation and Determinants: baseline health and healthcare utilization of the US sample. Diabetes Obesity & Metabolism. 2008; 10:1248-1260 [Abstract]
• Huxley, R, Omari, A, Caterson, I. Obesity and Diabetes. In: The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 2008. p. 57-70.
• Huxley, R, Barzi, F, Lee, C, Janus, E, Lam, T, Caterson, I, Lear, S, Patel, J, Shaw, J, Adam, J, Oh, S, Kang, J, Zimmer, P, Woodward, M. Is central obesity a better discriminator of the risk of hypertension than body mass index in ethnically diverse populations?. Journal of Hypertension. 2008; 26:169-177

• Torp-Pedersen, C, Caterson, I, Coutinho, W, Finer, N, Van Gaal, L, Maggioni, A, Sharma, A, Brisco, W, Deaton, R, Shepherd, G, James, P, , S. Cardiovascular responses to weight management and sibutramine in high-risk subjects: an analysis from the SCOUT trial. European heart journal. 2007; 28:2915-2923 [Abstract]
• , O, Huxley, R, Barzi, F, Lee, C, Lear, S, Shaw, J, Lam, T, Caterson, I, Azizi, F, Patel, J, Suriyawongpaisal, P, Oh, S, Kang, J, Gill, T, Zimmet, P, James, P, Woodward, M. Waist circumference thresholds provide an accurate and widely applicable method for the discrimination of diabetes. Diabetes care. 2007; 30:3116-3118 [Abstract]
• Connolly, A, Rieger, E, Caterson, I. Binge eating tendencies and anger coping: investigating the confound of trait neuroticism in a non-clinical sample. European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association. 2007; 15:479-86 [Abstract]
• Liu, P, Caterson, I, Grunstein, R, Handelsman, D. Androgens, obesity, and sleep-disordered breathing in men. Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America. 2007; 36:349-363 [Abstract]
• Walker, C, Bryson, J, Hancock, D, Caterson, I. Leptin secretion is related to glucose-derived lipogenesis in isolated adipocytes. International journal of obesity (2005). 2007; 31:723-9 [Abstract]
• Patterson, J, Chandresekera, A, Bao, S, Hegedus, E, Caterson, I, Denyer, G, Turner, B, Mulbacher, A, Chin, J. Prebiotic supplementation with resistant starch alters health indices associated with metabolic changes. International Journal of Probiotics and Prebiotics. 2007; 1:3-4
• Van Gaal, L, James, W, Maggioni, A, Finer, N, Coutinho, W, Caterson, I, Sharma, A, Torp-Pedersen, C. Six-week treatment period with sibutramine reduces blood pressure in high-risk hypertensive patients - An analysis of the sibutramine cardiovascular outcomes (SCOUT) trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2007; 31:S168-S168 [Abstract]
• Omari, A, Caterson, I. Overweight and Obesity. In: Essentials Of Human Nutrition - Third Edition. England: Oxford University Press 2007. p. 233-248.
• Both, M, Caterson, I, Hill, A, Franklin, J, Steinbeck, K, Denyer, G. Preadolescents who fat bully others. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2007; 31:S39-S39 [Abstract]
• Caterson, I, Torp-Pedersen, C, James, W, Sharma, A, Coutinho, W, Finer, N, Maggioni, A, Van Gaal, L. Clinically relevant weight loss achieved in high-risk patients during 6-week sibutramine treatment - an analysis from the sibutramine cardiovascular outcomes (SCOUT) trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2007; 31:S29-S29 [Abstract]
• Van Gaal, L, James, W, Sharma, A, Pedersen, C, Coutinho, W, Caterson, I, Maggioni, A, Finer, N. Safety profile of Sibutramine during a 6-week treatment period in high-risk patients with cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes - an analysis of the Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcomes (SCOUT) Trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2007; 31:S167-S167 [Abstract]
• Sharma, A, Maggioni, A, James, W, Coutinho, W, Caterson, I, Van Gaal, L, Torp-Pedersen, C, Finer, N. Impact of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease on initial response (6-weeks) to sibutramine treatment - An nalysis of the sibutramine cardiovascular outcomes (SCOUT) trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2007; 31:S168-S168 [Abstract]
• Finer, N, James, W, Torp-Pedersen, C, Sharma, A, Van Gaal, L, Caterson, I, Coutinho, W, Maggioni, A. Sibutramine is efficacious for weight loss regardless of gender - An analysis of the sibutramine cardiovascular outcomes (SCOUT) trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2007; 31:S167-S167 [Abstract]
• Maggioni, A, James, P, Torp-Pedersen, C, Sharma, A, Van Gaal, L, Finer, N, Caterson, I, Coutinho, W. Additive effects of weight loss and sibutramine in managing hypertensive patients - An analysis of the sibutramine cardiovascular outcomes (SCOUT) trial. JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2007; 25:S290-S290 [Abstract]
• Wittert, G, Caterson, I, Finer, N. The clinical effectiveness of weight loss drugs. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 2007; 1:1-5
• Sharma, A, Caterson, I, James, W, Torp-Pedersen, C, Van Gaal, L, Maggioni, A, Coutinho, L, Finer, N. Initial blood pressure response of high-risk patients with diabetes plus cardioavascular disease after 6-weeks Sibutramine treatment - an analysis of the Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcomes (SCOUT) Trial. DIABETOLOGIA. 2007; 50:S346-S346 [Abstract]
• Yee, B, Phillips, C, Banerjee, D, Caterson, I, Hedner, J, Grunstein, R. The effect of sibutramine-assisted weight loss in men with obstructive sleep apnoea. International journal of obesity (2005). 2007; 31:161-8 [Abstract]

• Franklin, J, Denyer, G, Steinbeck, K, Caterson, I, Hill, A. Obesity and Risk of Low Self-esteem: A Statewide Survey of Australian Children. Pediatrics. 2006; 118:2481-7 [Abstract]
• Skilton, M, Gosby, A, Wu, B, Ho, L, Stocker, R, Caterson, I, Celermajer, D. Maternal undernutrition reduces aortic wall thickness and elastin content in offspring rats without altering endothelial function. Clinical science (London, England : 1979). 2006; 111:281-7 [Abstract]
• Nguyen, L, Kriketos, A, Hancock, D, Caterson, I, Denyer, G. Insulin resistance does not influence gene expression in skeletal muscle. Journal of biochemistry and molecular biology. 2006; 39:457-63 [Abstract]
• McMillan-Price, J, Petocz, P, Atkinson, F, O'neill, K, Samman, S, Steinbeck, K, Caterson, I, Brand-Miller, J. Comparison of 4 diets of varying glycemic load on weight loss and cardiovascular risk reduction in overweight and obese young adults: a randomized controlled trial. Archives of internal medicine. 2006; 166:1466-75 [Abstract]
• Lundy, B, O'Connor, H, Pelly, F, Caterson, I. Anthropometric characteristics and competition dietary intakes of professional rugby league players. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism. 2006; 16:199-213 [Abstract]
• Anderson, K, Rieger, E, Caterson, I. A comparison of maladaptive schemata in treatment-seeking obese adults and normal-weight control subjects. Journal of psychosomatic research. 2006; 60:245-52 [Abstract]
• Caterson, I, Finer, N. Emerging pharmacotherapy for treating obesity and associated cardiometabolic risk. Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition. 2006; 15 Suppl:55-62 [Abstract]

• Skilton, M, Nakhla, S, Sieveking, D, Caterson, I, Celermajer, D. Pathophysiological levels of the obesity related peptides resistin and ghrelin increase adhesion molecule expression on human vascular endothelial cells. Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology. 2005; 32:839-44 [Abstract]
• Huxley, R, Barzi, F, Stolk, R, Caterson, I, Gill, T, Lam, T, Omari, A, Woodward, M, , O. Ethnic comparisons of obesity in the Asia-Pacific region: protocol for a collaborative overview of cross-sectional studies. Obesity reviews: an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. 2005; 6:193-8 [Abstract]
• Gill, T, King, L, Caterson, I. Obesity prevention: necessary and possible. A structured approach for effective planning. The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 2005; 64:255-61 [Abstract]
• Swinburn, B, Carey, D, Hills, A, Hooper, M, Marks, S, Proietto, J, Strauss, B, Sullivan, D, Welborn, T, Caterson, I. Effect of orlistat on cardiovascular disease risk in obese adults. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. 2005; 7:254-62 [Abstract]
• Caterson, I. Obesity in 2005 and in DOM. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. 2005; 7:209-10 [Abstract]
• Walker, C, Bryson, J, Bell-Anderson, K, Hancock, D, Denyer, G, Caterson, I. Insulin determines leptin responses during a glucose challenge in fed and fasted rats. International Journal of Obesity. 2005; 29:398-405 [Abstract]
• Kopelman, P, Caterson, I, Dietz, W. Clinical Obesity. Malden, Oxford, Melb: Blackwell, 2005.
• Kopelman, P, Caterson, I, Dietz, W. An overview of obesity management. In: Clinical Obesity in adults and children. Malden, Oxford, Melb: Blackwells 2005. p. 319-326.

• Eckel, R, York, D, Rössner, S, Hubbard, V, Caterson, I, St Jeor, S, Hayman, L, Mullis, R, Blair, S, , A. Prevention Conference VII: Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke: executive summary. Circulation. 2004; 110:2968-2975 [Abstract]
• York, D, Rössner, S, Caterson, I, Chen, C, James, W, Kumanyika, S, Martorell, R, Vorster, H, , A. Prevention Conference VII: Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke: Group I: worldwide demographics of obesity. Circulation. 2004; 110:e463-70 [Abstract]
• Caterson, I, Hubbard, V, Bray, G, Grunstein, R, Hansen, B, Hong, Y, Labarthe, D, Seidell, J, Smith, S, , A. Prevention Conference VII: Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke: Group III: worldwide comorbidities of obesity. Circulation. 2004; 110:e476-83 [Abstract]
• Astrup, A, Caterson, I, Zelissen, P, Guy-Grand, B, Carruba, M, Levy, B, Sun, X, Fitchet, M. Topiramate: long-term maintenance of weight loss induced by a low-calorie diet in obese subjects. Obesity research. 2004; 12:1658-1669 [Abstract]
• Huang, K, Kormas, N, Steinbeck, K, Loughnan, G, Caterson, I. Resting metabolic rate in severely obese diabetic and nondiabetic subjects. Obesity research. 2004; 12:840-845 [Abstract]
• Huang, K, Lin, R, Kormas, N, Lee, L, Chen, C, Gill, T, Caterson, I. Plasma leptin is associated with insulin resistance independent of age, body mass index, fat mass, lipids, and pubertal development in nondiabetic adolescents. International journal of obesity. 2004; 28:470-475 [Abstract]
• Swinburn, B, Caterson, I, Seidell, J, James, W. Diet, nutrition and the prevention of excess weight gain and obesity. Public health nutrition. 2004; 7:123-146 [Abstract]

• Gosby, A, Maloney, C, Phuyal, J, Denyer, G, Bryson, J, Caterson, I. Maternal protein restriction increases hepatic glycogen storage in young rats. Pediatric research. 2003; 54:413-8 [Abstract]
• Samman, S, Sivarajah, G, Man, J, Ahmad, Z, Petocz, P, Caterson, I. A mixed fruit and vegetable concentrate increases plasma antioxidant vitamins and folate and lowers plasma homocysteine in men. The Journal of Nutrition. 2003; 133:2188-2193 [Abstract]
• Lin, R, Wang, X, Dalziel, B, Caterson, I, Morris, B. Association of obesity, but not diabetes or hypertension, with glucocorticoid receptor N363S variant. Obesity research. 2003; 11:802-8 [Abstract]
• Maloney, C, Gosby, A, Phuyal, J, Denyer, G, Bryson, J, Caterson, I. Site-specific changes in the expression of fat-partitioning genes in weanling rats exposed to a low-protein diet in utero. Obesity research. 2003; 11:461-8 [Abstract]
• Catford, J, Caterson, I. Snowballing obesity: Australians will get run over if they just sit there. The Medical journal of Australia. 2003; 179:577-9 [Abstract]
• Hiura, Y, Acklin, F, Newman, J, Steinbeck, K, Caterson, I, Mahajan, D, Brock, K, Bermingham, M. Hypertriglyceridemic waist as a screening tool for CVD risk in indigenous Australian women. Ethnicity & Disease. 2003; 13:80-84 [Abstract]
• Morris, B, Lin, R, Wang, X, Dalziel, B, Caterson, I. Response: Central obesity is associated with glucocorticoid receptor N363S variant: Big picture sheds light. Obesity Research. 2003; 11 (12):1607-1609

• Dalziel, B, Gosby, A, Richman, R, Bryson, J, Caterson, I. Association of the TNF-alpha -308 G/A promoter polymorphism with insulin resistance in obesity. Obesity research. 2002; 10:401-7 [Abstract]
• Phipps, P, Starritt, E, Caterson, I, Grunstein, R. Association of serum leptin with hypoventilation in human obesity. Thorax. 2002; 57:75-6 [Abstract]

• Craig, P, Halavatau, V, Comino, E, Caterson, I. Differences in body composition between Tongans and Australians: time to rethink the healthy weight ranges?. International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders. 2001; 25:1806-1814 [Abstract]
• Richman, R, Loughnan, G, Droulers, A, Steinbeck, K, Caterson, I. Self-efficacy in relation to eating behaviour among obese and non-obese women. International Journal of Obesity. 2001; 110:939-946
• Benjafield, A, Lin, R, Dalziel, B, Gosby, A, Caterson, I, Morris, B. G-protein beta3 subunit gene splice variant in obesity and overweight. International Journal of Obesity. 2001; 433:91-99

• Richman, R, Bermingham, M, Ko, J, Mahajan, D, Steinbeck, K, Caterson, I. Cardiovascular risk factors in elderly Koreans in Australia and Korea. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2000; 9:46-52

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