1. Letter to the Editor

   • Terry Reed
   • William F. Page

   Letter to the Editor Pages: 271 - 271

2. Introduction to Special Issue on the Genetics of Obesity

   • David B. Allison
   • Myles S. Faith

   Introduction Pages: 273 - 276

3. Monogenic Models of Obesity

   • Streamson C. Chua Jr.

   OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 284

4. Genetic Dissection of Obesity in Polygenic Animal Models

   • Daniel Pomp

   OriginalPaper Pages: 285 - 306

5. Prader–Willi and Other Syndromes Associated with Obesity and Mental Retardation

   • M. Gunay-Aygun
   • S. B. Cassidy
   • R. D. Nicholls

   OriginalPaper Pages: 307 - 324

6. Genetic and Environmental Factors in Relative Body Weight and Human Adiposity

   • Hermine H. M. Maes
   • Michael C. Neale
   • Lindon J. Eaves

   OriginalPaper Pages: 325 - 351

7. The Genetics of Obesity: What Have Genetic Studies Told Us About the Environment

   • John K. Hewitt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 353 - 358

8. Summary of Human Linkage and Association Studies

   • Louis Pérusse
   • Yvon C. Chagnon

   OriginalPaper Pages: 359 - 372

9. Heritable Variation in Food Preferences and Their Contribution to Obesity

   • Danielle R. Reed
   • Alexander A. Bachmanov
   • R. Arlen Price

   OriginalPaper Pages: 373 - 387

10. Genetic Influences on Human Energy Expenditure and Substrate Utilization

    • Michael I. Goran

    OriginalPaper Pages: 389 - 399

11. Selected Methodological Issues in Meiotic Mapping of Obesity Genes in Humans: Issues of Power and Efficiency

    • David B. Allison
    • Nicholas J. Schork

    OriginalPaper Pages: 401 - 421

12. Putting the Behavior into the Behavior Genetics of Obesity

    • Myles S. Faith
    • Susan L. Johnson
    • David B. Allison

    OriginalPaper Pages: 423 - 439