Obesity and Energetics Offerings

Featured

• Brown Adipocytes Local Response to Thyroid Hormone Is Required for Adaptive Thermogenesis in Adult Male Mice.
• RCT: "Different protein intake in the first year and its effects on adiposity rebound and obesity throughout childhood: 11 years follow-up."
• RCT: Impact of Wine Bottle and Glass Sizes on Wine Consumption at Home.
• Statins Induce Locomotion and Muscular Phenotypes in Drosophila Melanogaster That are Reminiscent of Human Myopathy: Evidence for the Role of the Chloride Channel Inhibition in the Muscular Phenotypes.

Headline vs Study

• Sensational Headlines, Trivializing Obesity.
• Headline: Non-Alcoholic Beer: The New Weight Loss Elixir?
• Study: None of the References Test Alcohol vs Non-Alcoholic Beer on Weight.

Contrary or Null Findings

• RCT: "Two weeks of pistachio consumption failed to elicit changes in any biomarker...[with]...short-term pistachio consumption before and throughout recovery from an intense exercise bout on cardiometabolic markers."
• RCT: "However, co-ingestion of almond paste with bread increased the postprandial triglyceride levels."
• RCT: With pistachio consumption, "Creatine kinase, myoglobin, and C-reactive protein … [showed] no advantages following pistachio consumption. No significant changes in vertical jump or superoxide dismutase were elicited during any trial," although some effects on other variables were noted.
• RCT: "High intense physical exercise did not lead to a general enhancement of CBT outcome, but higher increases in physical fitness seem to improve symptom change during CBT."
• RCT: No discernable effect "of postprandial exercise on mean blood glucose concentrations following high and maintenance carbohydrate content meals in healthy dogs."
• RCT: "KD-induced glutamate elevation did not produce significant sleep improvements...[in]...Brain glutamate and sleep efficiency associations following a ketogenic diet intervention in individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder."
• RCT: "Greater protein quality of an egg breakfast may be inadequate to induce satiety during weight loss, compared with a cereal breakfast of equal protein quantity."
• Meta-Analysis: "...overweight and obesity might not be associated with primary dysmenorrhea."

Basic

• Activin Receptor ALK4 Promotes Adipose Tissue Hyperplasia by Suppressing Differentiation of Adipocyte Precursors.
• Asprosin Exacerbates Endothelium Inflammation Induced by Hyperlipidemia Through Activating IKKβ-NF-κBp65 Pathway.
• Netrin-1 Attenuates Hepatic Steatosis Via UNC5b/PPARγ-Mediated Suppression of Inflammation and ER Stress.
• Insulin Sensitivity Is Preserved in Mice Made Obese by Feeding a High Starch Diet.
• PPARγ Acetylation Orchestrates Adipose Plasticity and Metabolic Rhythms.
• Hepatic Acat2 Overexpression Promotes Systemic Cholesterol Metabolism and Adipose Lipid Metabolism in Mice.
• Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Deletion from Catecholaminergic Neurons Protects from Diet-Induced Obesity.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• Interventions Designed to Improve Agricultural Practices Often Lack a Solid Evidence Base. A New Initiative Could Change That.
• A Critical Review of Children's Culinary Nutrition Interventions, the Methodologies Used and Their Impact on Dietary, Psychosocial and Wellbeing Outcomes.
• From Model Organisms to Humans, the Opportunity for More Rigor in Methodologic and Statistical Analysis, Design, and Interpretation of Aging & Senescence Research.

Clinical

• Phenotype Tailored Lifestyle Intervention on Weight Loss and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adults with Obesity.
• Exploratory Analysis of Eating- and Physical Activity-Related Outcomes from a Weight Loss Maintenance Program with Exercise and Liraglutide Single or Combination Treatment.
• Weight Loss and Exercise Effects on Rate of Torque Development and Physical Function in Overweight Older Women.
• Approach to the Patient with Hypothalamic Obesity.
• Impact of Maternal BMI and Gestational Weight Gain on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Twin Pregnancies.
• Association of Concomitant Gestational Hypertensive Disorders and Gestational Diabetes with Cardiovascular Disease.

Children and Adolescents

• Systematic Review: The Effectiveness of Interventions During the First 1,000 days to Improve Energy Balance-Related Behaviors or Prevent Overweight/obesity in Children from Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Families of High-Income Countries.
• Maternal Insulin Resistance in Pregnancy Is Associated with Fetal Fat Deposition: A Longitudinal Study.

Surgery

• A Multi-Center Study on Glucometabolic Response to Bariatric Surgery for Different Subtypes of Obesity.
• National Trends in Pediatric Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: 2010-2017.
• Special Delivery—Metabolic Bariatric Surgery as a Key Component of Maternal-Fetal Health Care.

Drugs

• RCT: Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin to Promote Weight Loss in Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Hypothalamic Obesity.
• Bioinformatics Analysis of Candidate Genes and Potential Therapeutic Drugs Targeting Adipose Tissue in Obesity.
• Pharmacotherapy in Childhood Obesity.
• 3D Printed Biodegradable Implants Loaded with Capsaicin for the Treatment of Obesity and Its Related Health Risks. (pdf)
• Improved Metabolic Efficacy of a Dual Amylin and Calcitonin Receptor Agonist When Combined with Semaglutide or Empagliflozin.

Food & Diet

• "In this two-sample MR analysis, we observed that higher beef intake may be protective against MDD."
• Systematic Review: Scientific Evidence of the Association between Oral Intake of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids and the Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents.
• The Mechanism of Plant-Derived Polysaccharides Regulating the Obesity and Metabolic Diseases in Humans.
• Meta-Analysis: Comparing the Effectiveness of Alternate Day Fasting, the 5:2 Diet, and Time-Restricted Eating for Weight Loss.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Evidence-Based Information About Intermittent Fasting in Diabetes Patients: Useful or Harmful?
• Changes in Aortic Diameter Induced by Weight Loss.
• Nigerian Muslim’s Perceptions of Changes in Diet, Weight, and Health Status During Ramadan.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• RCT: Late Isocaloric Eating Increases Hunger, Decreases Energy Expenditure, and Modifies Metabolic Pathways in Adults with Overweight and Obesity.
• Exercise-Induced Anti-Senescence and Autophagy Restoration Mitigate Metabolic Disorder-Induced Cardiac Disruption in Mice.

Economics & Sociology

• Meta-Analysis: The Influences of Food Environments and Food Insecurity on Obesity in High-Income Countries: A Mixed Methods Approach.
• Association of Social Capital with Obesity Among Older Adults in China.
• Association between Housing Affordability and Severe Maternal Morbidity.
• Meta-Analysis: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Behavioral Economic Incentive Programs for Goal Achievement on Healthy Diet, Weight Control and Physical Activity.

Epidemiology

• A Causal Relationship between Alcohol Intake and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study.
• The Link between Liver Fat and Cardiometabolic Diseases Is Highlighted by Genome-Wide Association Study of MRI-Derived Measures of Body Composition.
• Quantifying the Phenome-Wide Disease Burden of Obesity Using Electronic Health Records and Genomics.
• Panorama of Diabetes in the Americas.
• A Prospective Study on the Prevalence of NAFLD, Advanced Fibrosis, Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in People with Type 2 Diabetes.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Pharmacological Targeting of Glutamatergic Neurons Within the Brainstem for Weight Reduction.
• Review of Potential Link between Visceral Obesity and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease.
• Effects of Acute Sleep Loss on Leptin, Ghrelin, and Adiponectin in Adults with Healthy Weight and Obesity.

Equity and Disparities

• Investigating Socioeconomic Inequalities in BMI Growth Rates During Childhood and Adolescence.
• Systematic Review: Socio-Economic Inequalities in Dietary Intake in Chile.
• Association between Social Determinants of Health and Glycemic Control Among African American People with Type 2 Diabetes.
• Complex Systems and Participatory Approaches to Address Maternal Health Disparities: Findings from a System Dynamics Group Model Building Project in North Texas.

Stigma

• Newspaper Media Framing of Obesity During Pregnancy in the UK: A Review and Framework Synthesis.
• Weight Stigma, Citizenship, and Neoliberal Democracy.
• The Relation between Weight Bias Attitudes and Judgments of Sexual Assault Scenarios.
• How Do Looking Patterns, Anti-Fat Bias, and Causal Weight Attributions Relate to Adults’ Judgements of Child Weight?

Policy Related

• Ecological Associations between Obesity Prevalence and Neighborhood Determinants Using Spatial Machine Learning in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
• Partial Replacement of Red and Processed Meat with Legumes – a Modelling Study of the Impact on Nutrient Intakes and Nutrient Adequacy on the Population Level.
• Position of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior: Nutrition Educator Competencies for Promoting Healthy Individuals, Communities, and Food Systems: Rationale and Application.
• Walking in Two Worlds with Type 2 Diabetes: A Scoping Review of Prevention and Management Practices Incorporating Traditional Indigenous Approaches.

Intergenerational Effects

• High-Fat Diet Consumption by Male Rat Offspring of Obese Mothers Exacerbates Adipose Tissue Hypertrophy and Metabolic Alterations in Adult Life.
• Prenatal Ozone Exposure Programs a Sexually Dimorphic Susceptibility to High-Fat Diet in Adolescent Long Evans Rats.
• Impact of Excessive Gestational Weight Gain on Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Women with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity.
• Fetal Growth Trajectories of Babies Born Large-For-Gestational Age.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Metabolic Rate and Climate Change Across Latitudes: Evidence of Mass-Dependent Responses in Aquatic Amphipods.
• Heat Tolerance Limits of Mediterranean Songbirds and Their Current and Future Vulnerabilities to Temperature Extremes.

Methods

• Measuring and Estimating Insulin Resistance in Clinical and Research Settings.
• Neighborhood Food Environment and Children’s BMI: A New Framework with Structural Equation Modeling.

Commentary

• Brands That Keep Obesity Separate and Unequal.
• Of Diet, Doctors, and Denial.
• Sleeping with Light Pollution Linked to Diabetes, Study Says.
• Metabolic Health in a Holiday Environment.
• Early Data Hint at Benefit for Amgen’s Obesity Drug.
• Integrating Nutrition and Obesity Prevention Considerations Into Institutional Investment Decisions Regarding Food Companies: Australian Investment Sector Perspectives.
• Bariatric Surgery to Cut the Risk of a Heart Attack.
• Can a Multicultural Healthy Diet Reduce Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease Risk?
• Scientists Don’t Agree on What Causes Obesity, but They Know What Doesn’t.

General

• Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Distance Learning and Telementoring Program for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Cameroon.
• The Creation Of the Belmont Report And its Effect On Ethical Principles: A Historical Study.
• Silicon Nanochip Could Treat Traumatic Muscle Loss.
• Within-Person Associations of Escalated Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Use with Cigarette, Alcohol, Marijuana, and Drug Use Behaviors Among U.S. Young Adults.
• Disclosing Political Partisanship Polarizes First Impressions of Faces.
• Enzyme Treatment Given Directly to Fetus Prevents Symptoms of Rare Genetic Disease - First of Its Kind in Utero Therapy Could Treat Other Genetic Disorders.
• Ancient Disease Has Potential to Regenerate Livers.
• Identifying High-Risk Areas for Dog-Mediated Rabies Using Bayesian Spatial Regression.

Announcements

• IU Bloomington School of Public Health Seeks Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.
• IU School of Public Health-Bloomington Invites Applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Strong Data Analytic and Collaborative Skills to Join a Team of Researchers Focused on Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency and/or Statistical and Data Analytic Research in the Obesity, Nutrition, or Aging Research Domains.
• Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington Is Recruiting for Tenure-Track Faculty in Every Department!

Featured

• Investigating Temporal Patterns of Glycemic Control around Holidays.
• RCT: Simultaneous Assessment of Motor and Cognitive Tasks Reveals Reductions in Working Memory Performance Following Exercise in the Heat.
• Ketogenic Diet and Chemotherapy Combine to Disrupt Pancreatic Cancer Metabolism and Growth.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: Converting 'Bad' Fat to 'Good' Fat to Treat Obesity and Diabetes.
• Study: Drug-Initiated Activity Metabolomics Identifies Myristoylglycine as a Potent Endogenous Metabolite for Human Brown Fat Differentiation... In Vitro.

Contrary or Null Findings

• RCT: "This study found no evidence that commercial weight management programs differed in 5-year changes in depression and anxiety symptoms, compared with BI [brief intervention]."
• RCT: "Results suggest that choices for grocery products might be too ingrained to be changed by subtle rearrangements of choice architecture like the ordering interventions..."
• Meta-Analysis: "Except for reducing HbA1c levels and adiposity parameters at short-to-intermediate terms, a LC diet appears to be equally effective as a LF diet in terms of control of cardiometabolic markers and the risk of adverse events in obese patients with T2D."
• "...contrary to our expectations, non-lactating dairy sheep and goats prefer single components over a mixed ration of the same components and similar nutritional value."
• "The division of labour, combined with inter-individual variability, leads to predictions of the food dynamics and exchange networks that run, contrary to the other models" in ants.
• "Offspring exposed to maternal diet-induced obesity demonstrate a phenotype consistent with energy excess. Contrary to previous studies, the observed energy phenotype was not associated with hyperphagia or decreased basal metabolic rate but rather decreased hypothalamic neuronal activity and energy production."
• "Vitamin D3 supplementation not effective in preventing ventricular hypertrophy."
• Meta-Analysis: "Vitamin D supplementation had no effect on the risk of total cancer incidence (RR 0.99, 95% CI: 0.94-1.04; I 2 = 0%), total cancer mortality (RR 0.93, 95% CI: 0.84-1.03; I 2 = 24%) and total mortality (RR 0.92, 95% CI: 0.82-1.04; I 2 = 36%)."

Basic

• Monoacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase 1 Lowers Adipocyte Differentiation Capacity in Vitro but Does Not Affect Adiposity in Mice.
• Deficiency of Exchange Protein Directly Activated by CAMP (EPAC)-1 in Mice Augments Glucose Intolerance, Inflammation, and Gut Dysbiosis Associated with Western Diet.
• Sex Differences in Adipose Tissue Distribution Determine Susceptibility to Neuroinflammation in Mice with Dietary Obesity.
• Severe Maternal Stress Alters Placental Function, Resulting in Adipose Tissue and Liver Dysfunction in Offspring of Mice.
• IGF1R Is a Mediator of Sex-Specific Metabolism in Mice: Effects of Age and High-Fat Diet.
• A Gut-Derived Hormone Suppresses Sugar Appetite and Regulates Food Choice in Drosophila.
• Two-Sided Roles of Adipose Tissue: Rethinking the Obesity Paradox in Various Human Diseases from a New Perspective.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• Article: Bias Attributable to the Use of a Composite Outcome in Evaluating a Cocoa Extract Supplement.
• Reply: To PC Ramírez and FA Diaz-Quijano.
• Red Pen Review of "The Proof is in the Plants: How science shows a plant-based diet could save your life."

Clinical

• Long-Term Effects on Weight Loss and Maintenance by Intensive Start with Diet and Exercise.
• Obesity Downregulates Lipid Metabolism Genes in First Trimester Placenta.
• Meta-Analysis: Obesity and the Risk of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection.
• From Soup to Nuts: Obesity Impairs Chemotherapy During Early and Late Phases of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment.
• Getting Them Through the Door: Social and Behavioral Determinants of Uptake and Engagement in an Obesity Intervention.
• Decreased Adiponectin/Leptin Ratio Relates to Insulin Resistance in Adults with Obesity.

Children and Adolescents

• Preprint: Waist-To-Height Ratio Associated Cardiometabolic Risk Phenotype in Children with Overweight/Obesity.
• European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.
• Habitual Coffee Consumption and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Individuals with a History of Gestational Diabetes - a Prospective Study.
• The Effect of Healthy Lifestyle Strategies on the Management of Insulin Resistance in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Narrative Review.
• Visceral Adipose Tissue Molecular Networks and Regulatory MicroRNA in Pediatric Obesity: An in Silico Approach.
• Early-Life Stress and Current Stress Predict BMI and Height Growth Trajectories in Puberty.
• RCT: Home Meal Delivery on Preschoolers' BMI Z-Score, Dietary Quality, and Family Meal Frequency.
• Protocol: Design of the FRESH-DOSE Study: A Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial Evaluating a Guided Self-Help Family-Based Treatment Program for Children with Overweight or Obesity.

Surgery

• Body Image and BMI Influence on Psychophysical Well-Being in Bariatric Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.
• Delayed Gastric Emptying After Sleeve Gastrectomy Is Associated with Poor Weight Loss.
• Predictors of Morbidity in Revisional Bariatric Surgery and Bariatric Emergencies at an MBSAQIP-Accredited Community Hospital.
• Binge Eating in Patients Pursuing Bariatric Surgery: Understanding Relationships with Food Insecurity and Adverse Childhood Experiences.
• National Trends in Pediatric Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: 2010–2017.
• Food Intake Following Gastric Bypass Surgery: Patients Eat Less but Do Not Eat Differently.
• Improvement of Low-Grade Inflammation in Patients with Metabolically Healthy Severe Obesity After Primary Bariatric Surgery.

Drugs

• Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity-Driven Effects in Breast Cancers.
• Targeting the Enteroendocrine System for Treatment of Obesity.
• Obesity Alters Pathology and Treatment Response in Inflammatory Disease.
• Evaluating Prediction Methods for Glomerular Filtration to Optimise Drug Doses in Patients With and Without Obesity.
• Once-Weekly Semaglutide 2.4 Mg Improved Glucose Metabolism and Prediabetes in Adults with Overweight/Obesity in the STEP 1 Trial.

Food & Diet

• Effects of an Exogenous Ketone Ester Using Multi-Omics in Skeletal Muscle of Aging C57BL/6J Male Mice.
• Dissertation: The Effects of Pasture-Raised Versus Conventional Whey Protein Supplementation on Vascular Function and Markers of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Resistance-Trained Individuals.
• The Role of the Gut Microbiota in the Relationship between Diet and Human Health.
• Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Plasma Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Apolipoprotein, and Lipoprotein Particle Size Concentrations in US Adults.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Obese Outbred Mice Only Partially Benefit from Diet Normalization or Calorie Restriction as Preconception Care Interventions to Improve Metabolic Health and Oocyte Quality.
• RCT: Resistance Training Added to Caloric Restriction Plus Aerobic Exercise Training in Heart Failure with Obesity and Preserved Ejection Fraction.
• Caloric Restriction Improves Glycaemic Control Without Reducing Plasma Branched-Chain Amino Acids or Keto-Acids in Men with Obesity.
• Calorie Restriction, but Not Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery, Increases [3H] PK11195 Binding in a Rat Model of Obesity.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• Independent and Joint Associations of Weightlifting and Aerobic Activity with All-Cause, Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer Mortality in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial.
• Effect of a Single Bout of High-Intensity Sprint Exercise Programme Compared to Traditional High-Intensity Sprint Interval Exercise and Endurance Exercise on Inflammatory Markers, Lipid Profile and Health-Related Physical Fitness Measurements in Participants with Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk.

Economics & Sociology

• Cute Kid? Patient Obesity Status and the Use of Nonmedical Descriptors in Presentations by Pediatric Residents.
• Subjective Social Status Is Associated with Happiness but Not Weight Status or Psychological Distress: An Analysis of Three Prospective Birth Cohorts from Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
• Are Women’s Empowerment and Income Inequality Associated with Excess Weight in Latin American Cities?
• Meta-Analysis: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Behavioral Economic Incentive Programs for Goal Achievement on Healthy Diet, Weight Control and Physical Activity.
• Navigating Hidden Hunger: An Exploratory Analysis of the Lived Experience of Food Insecurity Among College Students.
• What Is Free Food Worth? A Nonmarket Valuation Approach to Estimating the Welfare Effects of Food Pantry Services.

Epidemiology

• Association of Household Air Pollution with Glucose Homeostasis Markers in Chinese Rural Women: Effect Modification of Socioeconomic Status.
• Comparison of Serum Magnesium and Blood Sugar Levels between Adolescents With Obesity and Normal-Weight.
• Threshold of BMI for the Development of Hypertension Among Japanese Adults.
• Environmental Toxicants, Brown Adipose Tissue, and Potential Links to Obesity and Metabolic Disease.
• Meta-Analysis: Association of Adult Height with Cardiovascular Mortality.
• Twelve-Year Trajectory of Disease Burden and Mortality by Obesity Level in Korea: Analysis of the National Health Insurance Service Database.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Factors Influencing Life Satisfaction: Role of Physical Fitness, Body Satisfaction, and Shopping.
• Hypothalamic TTF-1 Orchestrates the Sensitivity of Leptin.
• Loss of Hypothalamic Furin Affects POMC to ProACTH Cleavage and Feeding Behavior in High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice.

Equity and Disparities

• The “Double Burden of Malnutrition” in the Amazon: Dietary Change and Drastic Increases in Obesity and Anemia over 40 Years Among the Awajún.
• The Positive Impact of a Care–Physical Activity Initiative for People with a Low Socioeconomic Status on Health, Quality of Life and Societal Participation: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Stigma

• Associations Among Enacted Weight Stigma, Weight Self-Stigma, and Multiple Physical Health Outcomes, Healthcare Utilization, and Selected Health Behaviors.
• Lifetime and Daily Weight Stigma Among Higher Weight Sexual Minority Women: Links to Daily Weight-Based Concerns, Avoidance, and Negative Affect.
• Examining the Role of Experiential Avoidance and Valued Action in the Negative Effects of Weight Self-Stigma.
• Childhood Obesity and Weight Stigma Experiences and Its Implications on Health and Wellbeing: A Mixed-Method Study.

Policy Related

• Systematic Review: Dietary Environment in Early Care and Education Settings and Young Children's Eating Behavior.
• Systematic Review: Effects of Public–Private Partnership on Diet-Related Obesity Risk Factors Among School-Aged Children.
• RCT: The Influence of Increased Dairy Product Consumption, as Part of a Lifestyle Modification Intervention, on Diet Quality and Eating Patterns in Female Adolescents with Overweight/Obesity.
• The Negative Effects of Physical Activity Calorie Equivalent Labels on Consumers' Food Brand Evaluation.
• Narrative Review: The Influence of Front-of-Pack Nutritional Labels on Eating and Purchasing Behaviors.
• Reconsidering Food Prescription Programs in Relation to Household Food Insecurity.
• The Impact of Agricultural Subsidies on Obesity.

Intergenerational Effects

• Systematic Review: Breast Milk Microbiota Composition and the Evidence for Transfer to and Colonisation of the Infant Gut.
• Maternal Prenatal Cortisol Trajectories Predict Accelerated Growth in Infancy.
• The Associations of Maternal and Paternal Obesity with Latent Patterns of Offspring BMI Development between 7 and 17 Years of Age: Pooled Analyses of Cohorts Born in 1958 and 2001 in the United Kingdom.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• The Metabolic Upper Critical Temperature of the Human Thermoneutral Zone.
• Body and Fat Mass are Not Regulated, Controlled, or Defended: An Introduction to the Invisible Hand’ and ‘Competition’ Models of Metabolism.
• A Modest Change in Housing Temperature Alters Whole Body Energy Expenditure and Adipocyte Thermogenic Capacity in Mice.

Methods

• Review: Real-World Data: Methods, Applications, Challenges and Opportunities.
• Evaluating the Nonlinearity of Calorie-Income Relationship by Semi-Parametric Estimation Strategy: Do the Model Fit the Data.
• Psychometric Properties of the Eating in the Absence of Hunger Questionnaire in Treatment-Seeking Adults with Overweight and Obesity.
• Advanced Dietary Analysis and Modeling: A Deep Dive Into the National Cancer Institute Method.

Commentary

• BMI Trajectories Preceding Incident Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia.
• Fermented Foods and Fiber May Lower Stress Levels, Says New Study.
• Lifestyle Strategies for the Management of Obesity in Older Adults: From Controversies to Alternative Interventions.
• ‘You Don’t Look Anorexic’: New Research Shows That Our Assumptions About Eating Disorders are Often Wrong — and That Many Larger-Bodied People are Starving Themselves.
• Hypothesis: Metformin Is a Potential Reproductive Toxicant.
• Food Environment: Consumption Occasions.
• Could Diet Be Another Vital Sign in the Electronic Health Record?
• Spurious Correlation: Obesity and Criminality.
• Can Deep Brain Stimulation Stop Binge Eating?

General

• Plagiarism Scandal Puts Renowned Concussions Doctor Under Scrutiny.
• ‘I’m Nauseated’: Alzheimer’s Whistleblower Finds Possible Misconduct by His Mentor in Their Papers.
• Video: Scientific Discovery Through Open Science First Requires Cleaning Up Our Metadata Mess.
• Epigenetic Regulation of Aging: Implications for Interventions of Aging and Diseases.
• Why Do Fish Look Down When They Swim?
• Comparative Analysis of the Fecal Microbiome and Metabolomics of Healthy Versus Captive South China Tigers with Mild Diarrhea.
• Clinical Trials Design, Scientific Rigor, and Higher-Level Evidence in Surgery.
• Elite Greek Warrior Myth Debunked.

Video & Audio

• The Recruiting Crisis: Obesity’s Challenge to Military Readiness.

Announcements

• Scholarships for a Stronger Public Health Workforce: Professor Jon Macy of Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington Leads Successful Acquisition of Grant.
• This Is a Great Time for IU Bloomington's School of Public Health.
• New, Exciting #research Opportunities in #IUSPH Now That the Brand-New Immersion Tank and Swim Flume are Operational!
• Webinar: Managing Scientific Whiplash: The Evolution of Dietary Fat & Cholesterol Research.
• SNEB International Conference Call for Abstracts.
• IU Bloomington School of Public Health Seeks Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.
• IU School of Public Health-Bloomington Invites Applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Strong Data Analytic and Collaborative Skills to Join a Team of Researchers Focused on Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency and/or Statistical and Data Analytic Research in the Obesity, Nutrition, or Aging Research Domains.
• Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington Is Recruiting for Tenure-Track Faculty in Every Department!

Featured

• Central Feminization of Obese Male Mice Reduces Metabolic Syndrome.
• A Comparison of Bioimpedance Analysis Vs. Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry for Body Composition Assessment in Postpartum Women and Non-Postpartum Controls.
• Social Influences on Physical Activity for Establishing Criteria Leading to Exercise Persistence.
• Adipose Tissue Macrophages Exert Systemic Metabolic Control by Manipulating Local Iron Concentrations.
• The Social Origins of Obesity Within and Across Generations.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: Low-Protein Diet from Processed Foods Drives Overeating and Is Fueling Obesity Crisis, Study Finds.
• Study: Self-Reported, Cross-Sectional, Within-Day Macronutrient Balance Associated with Energy Intake.

Contrary or Null Findings

• RCT: "...Diets consumed ad libitum that contain a little or a lot of unprocessed beef have similar effects on body weight, energy metabolism, and cardiovascular risk factors during the first 3 months after clinically significant rapid weight loss."
• RCT: "More favourable appetite-regulating hormone responses to AL [almonds vs an isocaloric carbohydrate-rich snack bar] did not translate into better self-reported appetite or reduced short-term energy consumption."
• RCT: "No outcomes varied by diet...[in comparison of] hypocaloric low carbohydrate, hypocaloric moderate low fat, and Mediterranean diet without calorie restriction on weight and glycemia in young adults with T1D and overweight or obesity."
• RCT: Walking Exercise Reduces Postprandial Lipemia but Does Not Influence Postprandial Hemorheological Properties and Oxidative Stress.
• Four Weeks of Hericium erinaceus Supplementation Does Not Impact Markers of Metabolic Flexibility or Cognition.
• Insurance-Mandated Weight Management Program Completion Prior to Bariatric Surgery Provides No Long-Term Clinical Benefit.
• "These findings suggest a pervasive homophilic friendship selection explained by weight and lifestyle-based similarities, despite no evidence of peer influence on weight status."
• "However, the study found no evidence of an association between consumption of edible oils (vegetable oils, animal fat oils, and other fatty acid sources) and mood, anthropometric indices, or appetite."

Basic

• Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Affects Circadian-Regulated Lipolysis Through an E-Box-Dependent Mechanism.
• Obesity-Associated Mesenteric Lymph Leakage Impairs the Trafficking of Lipids, Lipophilic Drugs and Antigens from the Intestine to Mesenteric Lymph Nodes.
• Bifidobacterial Carbohydrate/Nucleoside Metabolism Enhances Oxidative Phosphorylation in White Adipose Tissue to Protect Against Diet-Induced Obesity.
• Parkin Regulates Adiposity by Coordinating Mitophagy with Mitochondrial Biogenesis in White Adipocytes.
• Oral Combined Contraceptives Induce Liver Mitochondrial ROS and Whole-Body Metabolic Adaptations in Female Mice.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• When Editors Confuse Direct Criticism with Being Impolite, Science Loses.
• "Precision Nutrition (PN) ....important concerns are evident regarding the adequacy of scientific substantiation supporting claims for current products and services.
• Article: Effectiveness of Positive Deviance Approach to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
• Letter: Ignoring Clustering and Nesting in Cluster Randomized Trials Renders Conclusions Unverifiable.
• Reply to: "Ignoring Clustering and Nesting in Cluster Randomized Trials Renders Conclusions Unverifiable"
• Article: Gnotobiotic Mice Housing Conditions Critically Influence the Phenotype Associated with Transfer of Faecal Microbiota in a Context of Obesity.
• Commentary: Gnotobiotic Mice Housing Conditions Makes the Difference in the Context of Obesity!

Clinical

• RCT: Long-Term Weight Loss in a 24-Month Primary Care-Anchored Telehealth Lifestyle Coaching Program.
• Meta-Analysis: Maternal Obesity in Pregnancy and Children’s Cardiac Function and Structure.
• Self-Selected Meal Composition Alters the Relationship between Same-Day Caloric Intake and Appetite Scores in Humans During a Long-Term Ad-Libitum Feeding Study.
• Liver Fat Is Superior to Visceral and Pancreatic Fat as a Risk Biomarker of Impaired Glucose Regulation in Subjects with Overweight/Obesity.
• Effect of Weight Loss on Early Left Atrial Myopathy in People with Obesity but No Established Cardiovascular Disease.

Children and Adolescents

• Maternal Factors During Pregnancy Influencing Maternal, Fetal, and Childhood Outcomes.
• A Performance Review of Novel Adiposity Indices for Assessing Insulin Resistance in a Pediatric Latino Population.
• Relationship of Endothelial Microparticles to Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children and Adolescents.

Surgery

• The Beneficial Effects of Bariatric-Surgery-Induced Weight Loss on Renal Function.
• Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery Before, During, and After Solid Organ Transplantation.
• Effect of Positive Pressure Ventilation and Bariatric Surgery on Extracellular Vesicle MicroRNAs in Patients with Severe Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
• Weight Recidivism and Dumping Syndrome After Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Exploring the Therapeutic Role of Transoral Outlet Reduction.

Drugs

• Recent Advances in Natural Anti-Obesity Compounds and Derivatives Based on in Vivo Evidence: A Mini-Review.
• Spectrophotometric Determination of Anti-Obesity Drug (Lorcaserin) by Azo Coupling Reaction with Brady’s Reagent.
• Prescribing Pattern of Antihypertensive, Anti-Diabetic, Hypolipidaemic and Anti-Obesity Drugs in Diabetic Nephropathy.
• RCT: Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adolescents with Obesity.

Food & Diet

• Protective Effect of Probiotic and Prebiotic Fermented Milk Containing Lactobacillus fermentum Against Obesity-Induced Hepatic Steatosis and Inflammation.
• Dietary Supplementation of L-Carnitine Ameliorates Metabolic Syndrome Independent of Trimethylamine N-Oxide Produced by Gut Microbes in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice.
• Association between Serum Vitamin D Levels and Visceral Adipose Tissue Among Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study in NHANES 2011–2015.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Influences of Calorie Restriction and Lipopolysaccharide Therapy on Inflammation, Cytokine Response, and Cell Proliferation in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Mouse Model.
• Caloric Restriction Reinforces the Stem Cell Pool in the Aged Brain Without Affecting Overall Proliferation Status.
• The Importance of “When” in Calorie Restriction-Induced Lifespan Extension.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• RCT: Valuation of Physical Activity Calorie Equivalent (PACE) Labels’ Impact on Energy Purchased in Cafeterias.
• RCT: Cognitively Engaging Movement Games Improve Interference Control and Academic Performance in Children with Overweight.
• Association of Physical Activity with Metabolic Profile from Adolescence to Adulthood.

Economics & Sociology

• Adolescent Girls’ Cardiovascular Responses to Peer Rejection: Exploring the Impact of Early Life Stress.
• Bodyweight and human capital development: Assessing the impact of obesity on socioemotional skills during childhood in Chile.

Epidemiology

• Disparities in Weight Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Lockdown Among Youths.
• BMI and Incidence of Lung Cancer in the HUNT Study: Using Observational and Mendelian Randomization Approaches.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Systematic Review: Weight Management Interventions for Adults Living with Overweight or Obesity and Severe Mental Illness.
• Hypothalamic Integrity Is Necessary for Sustained Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective, Cross-Sectional Study.
• Differential Regulation of Nucleus Accumbens Glutamate and GABA in Obesity-Prone and Obesity-Resistant Rats.
• Genetic and Environmental Circadian Disruption Induce Weight Gain Through Changes in the Gut Microbiome.

Equity and Disparities

• Commentary: Children in Immigrant Families Deserve Health Care.
• Income Inequality, Race/Ethnicity, and Obesity in U.S. Men 20 Years and Older: 1999 to 2016.

Stigma

• Attitudes and Beliefs of Health Care Providers Regarding the Treatment of Patients with Obesity in a Tertiary Care Institution. Results of a Pan-Institution Survey.
• Preprint: The Intergenerational Transmission of Weight Stigma Within Families.

Policy Related

• Development and Validation of a Set of Instruments to Measure Food Environments.
• How Independent Is the International Food Information Council from the Food and Beverage Industry? A Content Analysis of Internal Industry Documents.
• Food Security and the Cultural Heritage Missing Link.
• Food Insecurity, Sleep, and Cardiometabolic Risks in Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Youth.
• Is There a Casual Relation between Air Pollution and Dementia?

Intergenerational Effects

• Meta-Analysis: Maternal Obesity in Pregnancy and Children's Cardiac Function and Structure.
• Associations between Rurality, Pre-Pregnancy Health Status, and Macrosomia in American Indian/Alaska Native Populations.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Measurements of Body Temperature and Oxidative Stress in Plasma Reveal Differential Costs Associated with Humoral Immune Function in a Passerine Bird.
• Swertiamarin Ameliorates Diet-Induced Obesity by Promoting Adipose Tissue Browning and Oxidative Metabolism in Preexisting Obese Mice.
• Depleted Lean Body Mass After Crossing an Ecological Barrier Differentially Affects Stopover Duration and Refuelling Rate Among Species of Long-Distance Migratory Birds.
• Energy Expenditure and Body Composition in a Hibernator, the Alpine Marmot.

Methods

• Eliminate the Hardware: Mobile Terminals-Oriented Food Recognition and Weight Estimation System.
• A Review on Vision-Based Analysis for Automatic Dietary Assessment.
• Your Best Day: An Interactive App to Translate How Time Reallocations Within a 24-Hour Day are Associated with Health Measures.

Commentary

• Transgender Nutrition and Health: An Update.
• Milk by Any Other Name: Determining a "standard of identity" for milk. (pdf)
• Editorial: Novel Therapeutic Strategy Against Obesity by Targeting Thermogenic Fat.
• Clinical Perspectives on the Use of the GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Tirzepatide for the Treatment of Type-2 Diabetes and Obesity.
• Can We Prevent Obesity?
• Debunking Alkaline Diet Myths.
• An Economic Doom Loop for Obesity Care.
• Top Ten Thoughts to Take Home from OW2022.
• A Strained Supply of Obesity and Diabetes Meds.

General

• Impact of Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity Trajectories on Colon Cancer Risk over the Adult Life Course.
• Many Authors of Publicly Available Top-Selling Nutrition Books in Canada are Without Clinical Nutrition Credentials, Do Not Cite Evidence, and Promote Their Own Services or Products.
• Here’s How Polar Bears Might Get Traction on Snow Tiny Protrusions on the Bears’ Paws Offer Greater Friction.
• Light Competition Drives Herbivore and Nutrient Effects on Plant Diversity.
• How COVID-19 Damages Lungs: The Virus Attacks Mitochondria, Continuing an Ancient Evolutionary Battle.
• Preprint: Subjective Social Status and Health Among Older Adults in China: The Longitudinal Mediating Role of Social Trust.
• Exercise During Chemo May Help Beat the Treatment's Effects.
• Microbiome Transmission During Sexual Intercourse Appears Stochastic and Supports the Red Queen Hypothesis.

Video & Audio

• Audio: Dr. M’s Women and Children First Podcast #33 David Allison, PhD – Childhood Obesity Part III.

Announcements

• Indiana University Awarded $50 Million to Continue Alzheimer’s Research.
• IU Bloomington School of Public Health Seeks Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.
• IU School of Public Health-Bloomington Invites Applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Strong Data Analytic and Collaborative Skills to Join a Team of Researchers Focused on Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency and/or Statistical and Data Analytic Research in the Obesity, Nutrition, or Aging Research Domains.
• Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington Is Recruiting for Tenure-Track Faculty in Every Department!

Featured

• Relative Leg Press Strength Relates to Activity Energy Expenditure in Older Women: Implications for Exercise Prescription.
• The Aldolase Inhibitor Aldometanib Mimics Glucose Starvation to Activate Lysosomal AMPK.
• Neurotensin Neurons in the Extended Amygdala Control Dietary Choice and Energy Homeostasis.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: Scientists Find the Brain Cells That Drive Us to Eat Fat, Sugar.
• Study: Neurotensin neurons in the extended amygdala control dietary choice and energy homeostasis... in mice. Author: “[I]t is difficult to know how it will translate to humans..."

Contrary or Null Findings

• RCT: A Single Dose of Beer After Moderate Aerobic Exercise Did Not Affect the Cardiorespiratory and Autonomic Recovery in Young Men and Women.
• RCT: "In this large, randomised clinical trial in patients aged 60 years or older with ischaemic heart disease but no history of gout, there was no difference in the primary outcome of non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke, or cardiovascular death between participants randomised to allopurinol therapy and those randomised to usual care."
• RCT: Branched-Chain Amino Acids Supplementation Does Not Accelerate Recovery After a Change of Direction Sprinting Exercise Protocol.
• Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Carbohydrate Loading Does Not Increase Aspiration Risk in Bariatric Patients.
• Krill Oil Supplementation Does Not Change Waist Circumference and Sagittal Abdominal Diameter in Women with Overweight.
• Food Cue Reward Salience Does Not Explain Hyperphagia in Adolescents with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
• COVID-19 Forced Restrictions Did Not AFFECT [were Not Associated With] Metabolic Control in Youth with T2D in Italy.
• Adding Heat Stress to Repeated-Sprint Training in Hypoxia Does Not Enhance Performance Improvements in Canoe/Kayak Athletes.

Basic

• A High-Fat Diet Disrupts the Hepatic and Adipose Circadian Rhythms and Modulates the Diurnal Rhythm of Gut Microbiota-Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Gestational Mice.
• Apple Polyphenol Diet Extends Lifespan, Slows Down Mitotic Rate and Reduces Morphometric Parameters in Drosophila melanogaster.
• Omics Approach to Reveal the Effects of Obesity on the Protein Profiles of the Exosomes Derived from Different Adipose Depots.
• Oral Berberine Ameliorates High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity by Activating TAS2Rs in Tuft and Endocrine Cells in the Gut.
• Long-Term Changes in the Diurnal Temporal Regulation and Set Points of Metabolic Parameters Associated with Chronic Maternal Overnutrition in Rabbits.
• A Long-Term Obesogenic High-Fat Diet in Mice Partially Dampens the Anti-Frailty Benefits of Late-Life Intermittent Fasting.
• Environment Friendly Green Synthesis Method Based Natural Bioactive Functional “Catechin and Gingerol” Loaded Nanomedicine for the Management of Obesity.
• Pathway-Specific GABAergic Inhibition Contributes to the Gain of Resilience Against Anorexia-Like Behavior of Adolescent Female Mice.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• Article: Randomized Nutrient Bar Supplementation Improves Exercise-Associated Changes in Plasma Metabolome in Adolescents and Adult Family Members at Cardiometabolic Risk.
• Letter: Accounting for the Clustering and Nesting Effects Verifies Most Conclusions. Corrected Analysis Of: “Randomized Nutrient Bar Supplementation Improves Exercise-Associated Changes in Plasma Metabolome in Adolescents and Adult Family Members at Cardiometabolic Risk”.

Clinical

• The Prevalence Rate of Adult Sarcopenic Obesity and Correlation of Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Index with BMI, Percent Body Fat, Waist–Hip Ratio, Basal Metabolic Rate, and Visceral Fat Area.
• Investigation of Selected Medicinal Plants for Their Anti-Obesity Properties.
• Keys to Achieving Clinically Important Weight Loss: Perceptions of Responders and Nonresponders.

Children and Adolescents

• Meta-Analysis: Effects of Different Training Modalities on the Inflammatory Response in Adolescents with Obesity.
• RCT: Obesity Prevention Program for High-Risk Infants in Primary Care.
• Obesity and Adipose Tissue Dysfunction: From Pediatrics to Adults.
• Integrative Analysis Reveals Novel Associations between DNA Methylation and the Serum Metabolome of Adolescents with T2D.
• Profiling of Cell-Free DNA Methylation and Histone Signatures in Pediatric NAFLD.
• SERPINE1 DNA Methylation Levels Quantified in Blood Cells at Five Years of Age are Associated with Adiposity and Plasma PAI-1 Levels.

Surgery

• Meta-Analysis: Mitochondrial Adaptations to Calorie Restriction and Bariatric Surgery in Human Skeletal Muscle.
• Predicting Early Weight Loss Failure Using a Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Calculator and Weight Loss Curves.
• Binge Eating Before and After Bariatric Surgery.
• Body Composition, Sarcopenia and Physical Performance After Bariatric Surgery: Differences between Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass.
• Pregnancy Characteristics and Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery.
• Skeletal Effects of Sleeve Gastrectomy in Adolescents and Young Adults.

Drugs

• RCT: Comparative Effects of Weight Loss and Incretin-Based Therapies on Vascular Endothelial Function, Fibrinolysis, and Inflammation in Individuals with Obesity and Pre-Diabetes.
• Impact [Association] of Low-Dose Quetiapine-Use on Glycosylated Haemoglobin, Triglyceride and Cholesterol Levels.
• Topiramate Utilization After Phentermine/Topiramate Approval for Obesity Management: Risk Minimization in the Era of Drug Repurposing.

Food & Diet

• RCT: Intake of Sugar Substitute Gummy Candies Benefits the Glycemic Response in Healthy Adults.
• RCT: Unprocessed Red Meat in the Dietary Treatment of Obesity: Beef Supplementation During Weight Maintenance After Successful Weight Loss.
• Association between Nutrient Patterns and Hyperuricemia.
• Saturated Fat from Dairy Sources Is Associated with Lower Cardiometabolic Risk.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Meta-Analysis: Mitochondrial Adaptations to Calorie Restriction and Bariatric Surgery in Human Skeletal Muscle.
• Early Time-Restricted Feeding Improves High-Density Lipoprotein Amount and Function in Nonhuman Primates, Without Effects on Body Composition.
• Greater Phosphorylation of AMPK and Multiple AMPK Substrates in the Skeletal Muscle of 24 Month-Old Calorie Restricted Compared to Ad Libitum Fed Male Rats.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• Thermotherapy as an Alternative to Exercise for Metabolic Health in Postmenopausal Women with Obesity: Focus on Circulating Irisin Level.
• Changes Induced by Aging and Long-Term Exercise and/or DHA Supplementation in Muscle of Female Mice with Obesity.
• Reliability of the 3-Component Model of Aerobic, Anaerobic Lactic, and Anaerobic Alactic Energy Distribution for Energetic Profiling of Continuous and Intermittent Exercise.

Economics & Sociology

• Social Vulnerability and Its Association with Food Insecurity in the South African Population.
• Adolescent Overweight and Obesity in Ireland—Trends and Sociodemographic Associations between 1990 and 2020.
• How Socioeconomic Status Affect Weight Status Through Health-Related Lifestyles.

Epidemiology

• "Moderate-to-vigorous activity in the afternoon or evening was associated with a reduction of up to 25% in insulin resistance."
• Higher Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet Is Associated with Improved Insulin Sensitivity and Selected Markers of Inflammation in Individuals with Overweight and Obesity Without Diabetes.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Review: Food Addiction.
• Preprint: Does Virtual Reality Enhance the Effects of Inhibitory Control Training for Loss-Of-Control Eating?
• Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Death in Older Adults with Major Psychiatric Disorders.
• Sex Differences in Regional Gray Matter Density in Pre-Adolescent Binge Eating Disorder.
• Mindful Eating, Intuitive Eating, and the Loss of Control over Eating.
• Recovery from Weight Regain Among Long-Term Weight Loss Maintainers in WW (Formerly Weight Watchers).

Equity and Disparities

• The Risks and Consequences of Skipping Meals for Low-Income Mothers.
• Fresh Produce Delivery to Middle School Youth: Outcomes of Providing Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to Underserved Youth.

Stigma

• Parents of Children with High Weight are Viewed as Responsible for Child Weight and Thus Stigmatized.
• Newspaper Media Framing of Obesity During Pregnancy in the UK.

Policy Related

• The Corporate Capture of the Nutrition Profession in the USA: The Case of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• The Food and Nutrition Security for Manitoba Youth (FANS) Study: Rationale, Methods, Dietary Intakes and BMI.
• Using Theory to Understand How Policy Change Happens: Insights from Agricultural Research for Development.
• Effects of Sugary Drink Countermarketing Videos on Caregivers’ Attitudes and Intentions to Serve Fruit Drinks and Toddler Milks to Young Children.
• Research Protocol for Impact Assessment of a Project to Scale Up Food Policies in the Pacific.
• Are Intentions to Change, Policy Awareness, or Health Knowledge Related to Changes in Dietary Intake Following a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax in South Africa?
• Effectiveness of a Practical Multi-Setting Lifestyle Intervention on the Main BMI Trajectories from Childhood to Young Adulthood.

Intergenerational Effects

• Association of Maternal Caffeine Consumption During Pregnancy with Child Growth.
• Intergenerational Effects of Overfeeding on Aversive Learning in Zebrafish.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• The Energetics of Activator-Promoter Recognition.
• AMPK Activation Is Sufficient to Increase Skeletal Muscle Glucose Uptake and Glycogen Synthesis but is not Required for Contraction-Mediated Increases in Glucose Metabolism.
• Humans Trade Off Whole-Body Energy Cost to Avoid Overburdening Muscles While Walking.

Methods

• Accuracy of Y-Scope, a Newly Developed Portable Abdominal Impedance Analyzer, for the Assessment of Abdominal Visceral Fat Area.
• A New Strategy for Somatotype Assessment Using Bioimpedance Analysis: Stratification According to Sex.
• Food Recognition via an Efficient Neural Network with Transformer Grouping.

Commentary

• Why Late-Night Eating Leads to Weight Gain, Diabetes.
• Diet and Exercise for Mothers with Obesity Protects Against Cardiovascular Risk in Infants.
• How Intermittent Fasting Affects Female Hormones.
• Rejecting Shame but Struggling with Acceptance.
• Choices of (in)action in Obesity: Implications for Research on Treatment and Prevention.
• Estimating the Impact of Diet on the Planet.
• "Sometimes choices are not made, because we have 'a' choice, they're made because they are 'the' choice": Barriers to weight management for clients in rural general practice.
• Rethinking Weight: Finding Self-Compassion for "Weight Management".

General

• National Academy of Sciences: Boost Immigration, Immigrant Scientists.
• Scientific Integrity Requires Publishing Rebuttals and Retracting Problematic Papers.
• The Problem with P Values (and Why It Matters to Evidence-Based Medicine).
• Dark Chocolate: An Overview of Its Biological Activity, Processing, and Fortification Approaches.
• RCT: Effect of Masticatory Training Using Confectioneries on Oral Function in Elderly Patients.
• Preying Dangerously: Black Widow Spider Venom Resistance in Sympatric Lizards.
• Systematic Review: Effect of Music Therapy as a Non-Pharmacological Measure Applied to Alzheimer's Disease Patients.
• Same-Different Conceptualization in Dogs (Canis familiaris).

Announcements

• IU Bloomington School of Public Health Seeks Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.
• Sigma Xi Hybrid Session: "Anticipating, Analyzing, and Addressing Challenges to the Excellence of the Research Enterprise" - November 4, 2022, 1:05-2:05.
• "Indiana University, Bloomington has scored 5 out of 5 in the Campus Pride Best of the Best Colleges & Universities for LGBTQ Students Index."
• American Statistical Association (ASA) Recognizes Academic Departments, Including IU-Bloomington School of Public Health's for JEDI Efforts.
• IU School of Public Health-Bloomington Invites Applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Strong Data Analytic and Collaborative Skills to Join a Team of Researchers Focused on Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency and/or Statistical and Data Analytic Research in the Obesity, Nutrition, or Aging Research Domains.
• Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington Is Recruiting for Tenure-Track Faculty in Every Department!