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Robert Ross; Andrew G Day; Robert Hudson; Miu Lam
Dose-response effects of exercise on abdominal obesity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adults: study rationale, design and methods.
Ian Janssen; Robert Ross
Vigorous intensity physical activity is related to the metabolic syndrome independent of the physical activity dose.
Robert Ross; Steven N Blair; Timothy S Church; Marshall Godwin; Stephen B Hotz; Ana Johnson; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Miu Lam; Lucie Lévesque; Susan MacDonald
Trial of prevention and reduction of obesity through active living in clinical settings: a randomized controlled trial.

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2013: Robert Ross; Andrew G Day; Robert Hudson; Miu Lam
Dose-response effects of exercise on abdominal obesity and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adults: study rationale, design and methods.
Contemporary clinical trials 2013;34(1):155-60.
2012: Ian Janssen; Robert Ross
Vigorous intensity physical activity is related to the metabolic syndrome independent of the physical activity dose.
International journal of epidemiology 2012;41(4):1132-40.
2012: Robert Ross; Steven N Blair; Timothy S Church; Marshall Godwin; Stephen B Hotz; Ana Johnson; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Miu Lam; Lucie Lévesque; Susan MacDonald
Trial of prevention and reduction of obesity through active living in clinical settings: a randomized controlled trial.
Archives of internal medicine 2012;172(5):414-24.
2012: K Ashlee McGuire; Robert Ross
Incidental physical activity and sedentary behavior are not associated with abdominal adipose tissue in inactive adults.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2012;20(3):576-82.
2011: K Ashlee McGuire; Robert Ross
Incidental physical activity is positively associated with cardiorespiratory fitness.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2011;43(11):2189-94.
2011: Kaitlyn A Hougham; Robert Ross
Evidence that the association between exercise intensity and insulin sensitivity is sex dependent.
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquée, nutrition et métabolisme 2011;36(5):730-5.
2011: Danielle R Bouchard; Lance Davidson; K Ashlee McGuire; Robert Ross
Cardiorespiratory fitness, obesity, and functional limitation in older adults.
Journal of aging and physical activity 2011;19(4):336-46.
2011: Peter M Janiszewski; Isabelle Lemieux; Marianna Menozzi; Gabriella Orlando; Robert Ross; Stefano Zona; Pietro Bagni; Federica Carli; Jean-Pierre Despres; Giovanni Guaraldi
Hypertriglyceridemia and waist circumference predict cardiovascular risk among HIV patients: a cross-sectional study.
PloS one 2011;6(9):e25032.
2011: K Ashlee McGuire; Robert Ross
Sedentary behavior is not associated with cardiometabolic risk in adults with abdominal obesity.
PloS one 2011;6(6):e20503.
2010: Danielle R Bouchard; Robert Ross; Ian Janssen
Coffee, tea and their additives: association with BMI and waist circumference.
Obesity facts 2010;3(6):345-52.
2010: Peter Janiszewski; Travis J Saunders; Robert Ross
Breast volume is an independent predictor of visceral and ectopic fat in premenopausal women.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2010;18(6):1183-7.
2009: K Ashlee McGuire; Ian Janssen; Robert Ross
Ability of physical activity to predict cardiovascular disease beyond commonly evaluated cardiometabolic risk factors.
The American journal of cardiology 2009;104(11):1522-6.
2009: Peter Janiszewski; Robert Ross
The utility of physical activity in the management of global cardiometabolic risk.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2009;17 Suppl 3():S3-S14.
2009: Robert Ross; Jean-Pierre Després
Abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and the metabolic syndrome: contribution of physical activity/exercise.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2009;17 Suppl 3():S1-2.
2008: Jennifer L Kuk; Katherine Kilpatrick; Lance E Davidson; Robert Hudson; Robert Ross
Whole-body skeletal muscle mass is not related to glucose tolerance or insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese men and women.
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquée, nutrition et métabolisme 2008;33(4):769-74.
2008: Peter Janiszewski; Jennifer L Kuk; Robert Ross
Is the reduction of lower-body subcutaneous adipose tissue associated with elevations in risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease?
Diabetologia 2008;51(8):1475-82.
2008: Robert Ross; T Berentzen; A J Bradshaw; Ian Janssen; H S Kahn; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Jennifer L Kuk; jacob seidell; M B Snijder; T I A Sørensen; J-P Després
Does the relationship between waist circumference, morbidity and mortality depend on measurement protocol for waist circumference?
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 2008;9(4):312-25.
2008: Jennifer L Kuk; Lance E Davidson; Robert Hudson; Katherine Kilpatrick; Kinga Bacskai; Robert Ross
Association between dietary fat intake, liver fat, and insulin sensitivity in sedentary, abdominally obese, older men.
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquée, nutrition et métabolisme 2008;33(2):239-45.
2007: Peter Janiszewski; Ian Janssen; Robert Ross
Does waist circumference predict diabetes and cardiovascular disease beyond commonly evaluated cardiometabolic risk factors?
Diabetes care 2007;30(12):3105-9.
2007: Peter Janiszewski; Kevin C Oeffinger; Timothy S Church; Andrea L Dunn; Debra A Eshelman; Ronald G Victor; Sandra Brooks; Alicia J Turoff; Erin Sinclair; Jeffrey C Murray; Lisa Bashore; Robert Ross
Abdominal obesity, liver fat, and muscle composition in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2007;92(10):3816-21.
2007: Jennifer L Kuk; Peter Janiszewski; Robert Ross
Body mass index and hip and thigh circumferences are negatively associated with visceral adipose tissue after control for waist circumference.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2007;85(6):1540-4.
2007: Peter Janiszewski; Robert Ross
Physical activity in the treatment of obesity: beyond body weight reduction.
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquée, nutrition et métabolisme 2007;32(3):512-22.
2007: Kathleen P McMillan; Jennifer L Kuk; Timothy S Church; Steven N Blair; Robert Ross
Independent associations between liver fat, visceral adipose tissue, and metabolic risk factors in men.
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquée, nutrition et métabolisme 2007;32(2):265-72.
2007: Mark Dekker; SoJung Lee; Robert Hudson; Katherine Kilpatrick; Terry E Graham; Robert Ross; Lindsay E Robinson
An exercise intervention without weight loss decreases circulating interleukin-6 in lean and obese men with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental 2007;56(3):332-8.
2006: Timothy S Church; Jennifer L Kuk; Robert Ross; Elisa L Priest; Emily Biltoft; Emily Biltoff; Steven N Blair
Association of cardiorespiratory fitness, body mass index, and waist circumference to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Gastroenterology 2006;130(7):2023-30.
2006: Jennifer L Kuk; Timothy S Church; Steven N Blair; Robert Ross
Does measurement site for visceral and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue alter associations with the metabolic syndrome?
Diabetes care 2006;29(3):679-84.
2006: Lance E Davidson; Jennifer L Kuk; Timothy S Church; Robert Ross
Protocol for measurement of liver fat by computed tomography.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2006;100(3):864-8.
2006: Jennifer L Kuk; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Milton Z Nichaman; Timothy S Church; Steven N Blair; Robert Ross
Visceral fat is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in men.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2006;14(2):336-41.
2006: Peter T Katzmarzyk; Ian Janssen; Robert Ross; Timothy S Church; Steven N Blair
The importance of waist circumference in the definition of metabolic syndrome: prospective analyses of mortality in men.
Diabetes care 2006;29(2):404-9.
2005: Ian Janssen; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Robert Ross
Body mass index is inversely related to mortality in older people after adjustment for waist circumference.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005;53(12):2112-8.
2005: SoJung Lee; Jennifer L Kuk; Lance E Davidson; Robert Hudson; Katherine Kilpatrick; Terry E Graham; Robert Ross
Exercise without weight loss is an effective strategy for obesity reduction in obese individuals with and without Type 2 diabetes.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2005;99(3):1220-5.
2005: Jennifer L Kuk; SoJung Lee; Steven B Heymsfield; Robert Ross
Waist circumference and abdominal adipose tissue distribution: influence of age and sex.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2005;81(6):1330-4.
2005: SoJung Lee; Jennifer L Kuk; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Steven N Blair; Timothy S Church; Robert Ross
Cardiorespiratory fitness attenuates metabolic risk independent of abdominal subcutaneous and visceral fat in men.
Diabetes care 2005;28(4):895-901.
2005: SoJung Lee; Robert Hudson; Katherine Kilpatrick; Terry E Graham; Robert Ross
Caffeine ingestion is associated with reductions in glucose uptake independent of obesity and type 2 diabetes before and after exercise training.
Diabetes care 2005;28(3):566-72.
2005: Peter T Katzmarzyk; Timothy S Church; Ian Janssen; Robert Ross; Steven N Blair
Metabolic syndrome, obesity, and mortality: impact of cardiorespiratory fitness.
Diabetes care 2005;28(2):391-7.
2004: So Jung Lee; Ian Janssen; Steven B Heymsfield; Robert Ross
Relation between whole-body and regional measures of human skeletal muscle.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2004;80(5):1215-21.
2004: Ian Janssen; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Robert Ross
Duration of overweight and metabolic health risk in American men and women.
Annals of epidemiology 2004;14(8):585-91.
2004: SoJung Lee; Ian Janssen; Robert Ross
Interindividual variation in abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue: influence of measurement site.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2004;97(3):948-54.
2004: Jennifer L Kuk; Milton Z Nichaman; Timothy S Church; Steven N Blair; Robert Ross
Liver fat is not a marker of metabolic risk in lean premenopausal women.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental 2004;53(8):1066-71.
2004: Chris I Ardern; Ian Janssen; Robert Ross; Peter T Katzmarzyk
Development of health-related waist circumference thresholds within BMI categories.
Obesity research 2004;12(7):1094-103.
2004: Robert Ross; Ian Janssen; Jody Dawson; Ann-Marie Kungl; Jennifer L Kuk; Suzy L Wong; Thanh-Binh Nguyen-Duy; SoJung Lee; Katherine Kilpatrick; Robert Hudson
Exercise-induced reduction in obesity and insulin resistance in women: a randomized controlled trial.
Obesity research 2004;12(5):789-98.
2004: Ian Janssen; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Robert Ross; Arthur S Leon; James Skinner; Dabeeru C Rao; Jack H Wilmore; Tuomo Rankinen; Claude Bouchard
Fitness alters the associations of BMI and waist circumference with total and abdominal fat.
Obesity research 2004;12(3):525-37.
2004: Ian Janssen; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Robert Ross
Waist circumference and not body mass index explains obesity-related health risk.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2004;79(3):379-84.
2004: Ian Janssen; Richard Baumgartner; Robert Ross; Irwin H Rosenberg; Ronenn Roubenoff
Skeletal muscle cutpoints associated with elevated physical disability risk in older men and women.
American journal of epidemiology 2004;159(4):413-21.
2004: Suzy L Wong; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Milton Z Nichaman; Timothy S Church; Steven N Blair; Robert Ross
Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with lower abdominal fat independent of body mass index.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2004;36(2):286-91.
2003: Thanh-Binh Nguyen-Duy; Milton Z Nichaman; Timothy S Church; Steven N Blair; Robert Ross
Visceral fat and liver fat are independent predictors of metabolic risk factors in men.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism 2003;284(6):E1065-71.
2003: Robert Ross; Peter T Katzmarzyk
Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with diminished total and abdominal obesity independent of body mass index.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 2003;27(2):204-10.
2003: Suzy Wong; Ian Janssen; Robert Ross
Abdominal adipose tissue distribution and metabolic risk.
Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) 2003;33(10):709-26.
2003: Chris I Ardern; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Ian Janssen; Robert Ross
Discrimination of health risk by combined body mass index and waist circumference.
Obesity research 2003;11(1):135-42.
2002: Robert Ross; Jennifer Freeman; Robert Hudson; Ian Janssen
Abdominal obesity, muscle composition, and insulin resistance in premenopausal women.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2002;87(11):5044-51.
2002: Ian Janssen; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Robert Ross
Body mass index, waist circumference, and health risk: evidence in support of current National Institutes of Health guidelines.
Archives of internal medicine 2002;162(18):2074-9.
2002: Ian Janssen; Steven B Heymsfield; Robert Ross
Application of simple anthropometry in the assessment of health risk: implications for the Canadian Physical Activity, Fitness and Lifestyle Appraisal.
Canadian journal of applied physiology = Revue canadienne de physiologie appliquée 2002;27(4):396-414.
2002: Ian Janssen; Steven B Heymsfield; Robert Ross
Low relative skeletal muscle mass (sarcopenia) in older persons is associated with functional impairment and physical disability.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2002;50(5):889-96.
2002: Ian Janssen; Steven B Heymsfield; David Allison; Donald P Kotler; Robert Ross
Body mass index and waist circumference independently contribute to the prediction of nonabdominal, abdominal subcutaneous, and visceral fat.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 2002;75(4):683-8.
2002: Ian Janssen; Anne Fortier; Robert Hudson; Robert Ross
Effects of an energy-restrictive diet with or without exercise on abdominal fat, intermuscular fat, and metabolic risk factors in obese women.
Diabetes care 2002;25(3):431-8.
2002: Robert Ross; James Aru; Jennifer Freeman; Robert Hudson; Ian Janssen
Abdominal adiposity and insulin resistance in obese men.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism 2002;282(3):E657-63.
2001: Robert Ross; Ian Janssen
Physical activity, total and regional obesity: dose-response considerations.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2001;33(6 Suppl):S521-7; discussion S528-9.
2000: Ian Janssen; Steven B Heymsfield; Richard Baumgartner; Robert Ross
Estimation of skeletal muscle mass by bioelectrical impedance analysis.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2000;89(2):465-71.
2000: Robert Ross; D Dagnone; P J Jones; H Smith; A Paddags; Robert Hudson; Ian Janssen
Reduction in obesity and related comorbid conditions after diet-induced weight loss or exercise-induced weight loss in men. A randomized, controlled trial.
Annals of internal medicine 2000;133(2):92-103.
2000: Ian Janssen; Steven B Heymsfield; Z M Wang; Robert Ross
Skeletal muscle mass and distribution in 468 men and women aged 18-88 yr.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2000;89(1):81-8.
2000: Robert Ross; Ian Janssen; A Tremblay
Obesity reduction through lifestyle modification.
Canadian journal of applied physiology = Revue canadienne de physiologie appliquée 2000;25(1):1-18.
1999: Robert Ross; Ian Janssen
Is abdominal fat preferentially reduced in response to exercise-induced weight loss?
Medicine and science in sports and exercise 1999;31(11 Suppl):S568-72.
1999: Ian Janssen; Robert Ross
Effects of sex on the change in visceral, subcutaneous adipose tissue and skeletal muscle in response to weight loss.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 1999;23(10):1035-46.
1999: B Rice; Ian Janssen; Robert Hudson; Robert Ross
Effects of aerobic or resistance exercise and/or diet on glucose tolerance and plasma insulin levels in obese men.
Diabetes care 1999;22(5):684-91.
1998: N Mitsiopoulos; Richard Baumgartner; Steven B Heymsfield; W Lyons; D Gallagher; Robert Ross
Cadaver validation of skeletal muscle measurement by magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1998;85(1):115-22.
1997: Robert Ross
Effects of diet- and exercise-induced weight loss on visceral adipose tissue in men and women.
Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) 1997;24(1):55-64.
1996: Robert Ross; J Rissanen; H Pedwell; J Clifford; P Shragge
Influence of diet and exercise on skeletal muscle and visceral adipose tissue in men.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1996;81(6):2445-55.
1996: Robert Ross; L Fortier; R Hudson
Separate associations between visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue distribution, insulin and glucose levels in obese women.
Diabetes care 1996;19(12):1404-11.
1996: Robert Ross; J Rissanen; R Hudson
Sensitivity associated with the identification of visceral adipose tissue levels using waist circumference in men and women: effects of weight loss.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 1996;20(6):533-8.
1995: Robert Ross; H Pedwell; J Rissanen
Response of total and regional lean tissue and skeletal muscle to a program of energy restriction and resistance exercise.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 1995;19(11):781-7.
1995: Robert Ross; H Pedwell; J Rissanen
Effects of energy restriction and exercise on skeletal muscle and adipose tissue in women as measured by magnetic resonance imaging.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1995;61(6):1179-85.
1994: Robert Ross; J Rissanen
Mobilization of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue in response to energy restriction and exercise.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1994;60(5):695-703.
1994: J Rissanen; R Hudson; Robert Ross
Visceral adiposity, androgens, and plasma lipids in obese men.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental 1994;43(10):1318-23.
1994: Robert Ross; K D Shaw; J Rissanen; Y Martel; J de Guise; L Avruch
Sex differences in lean and adipose tissue distribution by magnetic resonance imaging: anthropometric relationships.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1994;59(6):1277-85.
1993: Robert Ross; K D Shaw; Y Martel; J de Guise; L Avruch
Adipose tissue distribution measured by magnetic resonance imaging in obese women.
The American journal of clinical nutrition 1993;57(4):470-5.
1993: Robert Ross; K D Shaw; Y Martel; J de Guise; R Hudson; L Avruch
Determination of total and regional adipose tissue distribution by magnetic resonance imaging in android women.
Basic life sciences 1993;60():177-80.
1992: Robert Ross; L Léger; D Morris; J de Guise; R Guardo
Quantification of adipose tissue by MRI: relationship with anthropometric variables.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1992;72(2):787-95.
1991: Robert Ross; L Léger; E B Marliss; D V Morris; R Gougeon
Adipose tissue distribution changes during rapid weight loss in obese adults.
International journal of obesity 1991;15(11):733-9.
1991: Robert Ross; L Léger; R Guardo; J De Guise; B G Pike
Adipose tissue volume measured by magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography in rats.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1991;70(5):2164-72.
1989: Robert Ross; L Léger; P Martin; R Roy
Sensitivity of bioelectrical impedance to detect changes in human body composition.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1989;67(4):1643-8.