• Table of Contents
• President’s Comments – Thomas J. Huber, MD
• From the Department of Health – Doneen B. Hollingsworth
• Editorial – Keith Hansen, MD; H. Bruce Vogt, MD

The Journal

• The Obesity Epidemic in South Dakota: How Big is the Problem? – Kristin Biskeborn, MPH; Matthew Christensen, PhD; Linda Ahrendt, MS
• The Influential Role of Genes in Obesity – Quinn P. Stein, MS, CGC; Amelia R. Mroch, MS, CGC; Kristen L. De Berg, MS; Jason D. Flanagan, MS, CGC
• Dysfunctional Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism in Obesity – Kathleen M. Eyster, PhD
• Insulin Resistance, Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome – Richard J. Barth, MD
• Sleep Apnea and Obesity – John C. Yu, MD; Paul Berger, III, DO
• Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease – Pavithra Pattabiraman, MD; Scott Pham, MD
• Orthopedic Abnormalities and Obesity: Obesity in Foot and Ankle Surgery, Obesity in Sports Medicine – Walter O. Carlson, MD; Eric S. Watson, MD; Keith M. Baumgarten, MD
• Obesity in Pregnancy – Peter Van Eerden, MD, MS
• Behavioral and Medical Management of Obesity – Mark K. Huntington, MD, PhD, FAAFP; Roger Shewmake, PhD, LN
• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery for Obesity: A Review – Dennis Glatt, MD; Tracy Sorenson, CNP
• An Overview of the Medical Model for Prevention, Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Obesity – Chris Tiongson, MD
• Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in South Dakota: Focused Insight Into Prevalence, Physiology and Treatment – Wael E. Eid, MD, FACP, CDE

Special Features

• Quality Focus: Childhood Obesity and the Emerging Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes – Stephan D. Schroeder, MD
• DAKOTACARE Update: 5-2-1-0 – E. Paul Amundson, MD

About the Authors

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The SDSMA would like to extend its thanks to all of the people who made this special edition of South Dakota Medicine possible:

• The South Dakota Department of Health for its generous grant that made the issue possible.
• Dr. Judith A. Peterson for graciously allowing the SDSMA to enhance the journal's articles with her pictures, including the cover.
• Dr. Keith Hansen and Dr. H. Bruce Vogt, the journal's co-editors, for keeping this project on the right track throughout its production.
• Keith Hansen from The Art Department in Brandon, SD, who provides the graphic design for South Dakota Medicine.