Featured

• CARL: A Running Recognition Algorithm for Free-Living Accelerometer Data.
• Meta-Analysis: The Influence of Experimental Confederate Peers on Children's Food Intake.
• Construction of Glycogen-Based Nanoparticles Loaded with Resveratrol for the Alleviation of High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease [in Mice].
• Nudge: "Food choices are particularly responsive to choice architecture interventions, with effect sizes up to 2.5 times larger than those in other behavioral domains."

Headline vs Study

• Headline: New Treatment Method Leads to Fewer Episodes of Overeating in Patients with Morbid Obesity.
• Press-Release: New Treatment Leads to Much Less Overeating.
• Feasibility Study: A Group Intervention for Individuals with Obesity and Comorbid Binge Eating Disorder with No Control Group. Causation Not Established.

Contrary or Null Findings

• RCT: "we could not detect effects of a preconception lifestyle intervention in [women with infertility and obesity] on the cardiometabolic health of their offspring."
• RCT: No evidence for "efficacy of a family-based intervention [Healthy Lifestyle Summer Camp and Parenting program (HLSC+HLPP)] compared with a child-based camp intervention [Healthy Lifestyle Summer Camp (HLSC)] on improving child and parent health outcomes."
• "Contrary to a-priori hypotheses, there were no differences in D-height-for-age z-score, a surrogate for a pubertal growth spurt (+0.16 vs.-0.15, p=0.113), or number of carbohydrate boluses per day, a surrogate for missed boluses."
• "Contrary to some other studies, among our studied cohort glycemic control also exhibited deterioration in the early follicular phase that was associated with greater carbohydrate consumption compared to the luteal phase."
• "Contrary to the literature, alcohol consumption was positively associated with AE-DII [dietary inflammatory index] scores."
• Drenching Bovine Colostrum, Quercetin or Fructo-Oligosaccharides Has No Effect on Health or Survival of Low Birth Weight Piglets.
• No Effect by Increasing Proteins in Diet, but a Positive Effect by Recording Food Intake on Decreasing Mental Complaints in Humans.
• RCT: Caffeinated Gum Does Not Influence RPE-Regulated Cadence in Recreationally-Active, College Females Regardless of Habitual Caffeine Consumption.
• RCT: No Significant Effect of Protein Supplements on Weight Loss or Body Composition, Post Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Basic

• Altered Cardiac Energetics and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
• Hepatic Retinaldehyde Dehydrogenases are Modulated by Tocopherol Supplementation in Mice with Hepatic Steatosis.
• Hepatic CPT1A Facilitates Liver-Adipose Cross-Talk Via Induction of FGF21 in Mice.
• JMJD8 Is a Novel Molecular Nexus between Adipocyte-Intrinsic Inflammation and Insulin Resistance.
• Plasma FGF21 Concentrations and Spontaneous Self-Selection of Protein Suggest That 15% Protein in the Diet May Not Be Enough for Male Adult Rats.
• The Microbial Gbu Gene Cluster Links Cardiovascular Disease Risk Associated with Red Meat Consumption to Microbiota L-Carnitine Catabolism.
• Endothelial NOX5 Expression Modulates Thermogenesis and Lipolysis in Mice Fed with a High-Fat Diet and 3T3-L1 Adipocytes Through an Interleukin-6 Dependent Mechanism.
• Diet Dependent Impact of Benzoate on Diabetes and Obesity in Mice.
• FGF1 and Insulin Control Lipolysis by Convergent Pathways.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• The Unique Challenges of Studying the Genetics of Diet and Nutrition.
• Compliance of Clinical Trial Protocols for Foods with Function Claims (FFC) in Japan: Consistency between Clinical Trial Registrations and Published Reports.
• "This has raised some eyebrows in the research community, given the paucity of evidence supporting GABA as a health supplement." GABA-enriched tomato is first CRISPR-edited food to enter market.

Clinical

• "DentalSlim Diet Control is an intra-oral device fitted by a dental professional to the upper and lower back teeth."
• Energy Balance in Hypothalamic Obesity in Response to Treatment with a Once-Weekly GLP-1 Receptor Agonist.
• RCT: Self-Monitored Blood Glucose (BGM) Versus Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Data to Optimize Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes.

Children and Adolescents

• Meta-Analysis of RCTs: Effects of Milk and Milk-Product Consumption on Growth Among Children and Adolescents Aged 6–18 Years.
• Body Composition Data Show That High BMI Centiles Over-Diagnose Obesity in Children Aged Under 6 Years.
• Adipokines Profile and Inflammation Biomarkers in Prepubertal Population with Obesity and Healthy Metabolic State.

Surgery

• Trajectory Analysis and Predictors of the Percentage of Body Fat Among Chinese Sleeve Gastrectomy Patients.
• Meta-Analysis: Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Cardiorespiratory Fitness.
• Association of Weight Loss Achieved Through Metabolic Surgery with Risk and Severity of COVID-19 Infection.
• Seven-Year Trajectories of Body Weight, Quality of Life and Comorbidities Following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Drugs

• Anti-Inflammatory and Protective Effects of Combined Treatment with Sitagliptin and Melatonin in Cardiac Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Obese Rats: Involvement of TLR-4/NF-κB Pathway.
• Review: Wegovy (Semaglutide): A New Weight Loss Drug for Chronic Weight Management.

Food & Diet

• The USDA’s New Labeling for Genetically Modified Foods Goes Into Effect Jan. 1. Here’s What You Need to Know.
• Large State Variation in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Purchases: What We Learn from the Beverage Industry Data.
• Review: Vegetarian Diets: Planetary Health and Its Alignment with Human Health.
• Meta-Analysis of RCTs: The Effects of Almond Consumption on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Adults.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Late-Onset Calorie Restriction Worsens Cognitive Performances and Increases Frailty Level in Female Wistar Rats.
• Association between Ketosis and Metabolic Adaptation at the Level of Resting Metabolic Rate.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• Meta-Analysis: Relationship between Actual Exercise Intensity and Rating of Perceived Exertion in Populations with Overweight and Obesity.
• Meta-Analysis: Effect of Various Exercise Training Interventions on Cardiac Autonomic Function in Individuals with Obesity.
• RCT: Intervening on Exercise and Daylong Movement for Weight Loss Maintenance in Older Adults.
• RCT: The Effect of Group Walking Program on Social Physique Anxiety and the Risk of Eating Disorders in Aged Women.

Economics & Sociology

• Association between Area-Level Socioeconomic Deprivation and Diabetes Care Quality in US Primary Care Practices.
• Integrating Experiential Learning Into a Food Systems Framework: An Application to Promote Food Deserts and Food Access Concepts Among College Students (PDF).

Epidemiology

• Adult Lifetime BMI Trajectories and Endometrial Cancer Risk.
• Adult but Not Childhood Onset Asthma Is Associated with the Metabolic Syndrome, Independent from BMI.
• The Association of Changes in BMI and Metabolic Parameters between Adults with Overweight or Obesity and Their Children in a Family-Based RCT.
• RCT: Replacing Meat with Alternative Plant-Based Products (RE-MAP): Multicomponent Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Meat Consumption.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Waiting Longer, Feeling Fatter: Effects of Response Delay on Tactile Distance Estimation and Confidence in Females with Anorexia Nervosa.
• RCT: Comparing Prevention and Promotion Cognitive Strategies in a Behavioral Weight-Loss Intervention.
• Systematic Review: Mindfulness-Based Programs for the Prevention of Childhood Obesity.

Equity and Disparities

• Intra-Household Double Burden of Overweight/Obesity and Anaemia: Evidence from 49 Low-And Middle-Income Countries.
• Socioeconomic Status, Lifestyle Factors and Asthma Prevalence: Results from a Population-Based Study in Sweden.

Stigma

• Ain't Misbehaving? Self-Inflicted Illness - We blame the victim for failures of self-care.
• Demographic Predictors of Objectification Theory and Tripartite Influence Model Constructs: The U.S. Body Project I.
• First Do No Harm: Measuring Weight Bias Beliefs in Preschool-Age Children.
• Self-Protection and Correction for Automatically Activated Weight Bias: Revisiting the Applicability of the MODE Model.

Policy Related

• Outcomes of Exposure to Healthy Weight and Lifestyle Advertising: An Experimental Study of Adults from the United Kingdom.
• Moving Toward Health Policy That Respects Both Science and People Living with Obesity.
• How to Apply Excise Taxes to Fight Obesity.
• Validity and Reliability of a Site-Level Assessment Questionnaire to Assess Nutrition and Physical Activity Practices in Schools.

Intergenerational Effects

• Meta-Analysis: Multigenerational Transmission of Obesity.
• Association of Gestational Weight Gain with Infant Morbidity and Mortality in the United States.
• Triceps Skinfold Thickness and BMI and the Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence from a Multigenerational Cohort Study.
• Commentary: Gestational Weight Gain in Women with Obesity and Consideration of Infant Morbidity and Mortality in Clinical Practice.
• RCT: Pregnancy Outcomes with Differences in Grain Consumption.
• Maternal Food Restriction During Pregnancy Affects Offspring Development and Swimming Performance in a Placental Live-Bearing Fish.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Fat-Free Mass and Total Daily Energy Expenditure Estimated Using Doubly Labelled Water Predict Energy Intake in a Large Sample of Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
• Field Metabolic Rates of Giant Pandas Reveal Energetic Adaptations.

Methods

• Identification of Common Genes in Obesity and Cancer Through Network Interaction and Targeting Those Genes by Virtual Screening Approach.
• The Development of a Biocalorimeter's Calibration System.
• Construct Validation of the Reasons Individuals Stop Eating Questionnaire (RISE-Q) and the Development of the RISE-Q-15.

Commentary

• Is COVID-19 the Newest Comorbidity of Obesity Mitigated by Bariatric Surgery?
• How Shifting Your Expectations About Food Can Help You Lose Weight.
• It's Time to 'Build Back Best' for Americans with Diabetes.
• Five Trends to Shape 2022 in Health and Obesity.
• Lipidomics in Diabetes.
• Respectful Language and Putting the Person First with Obesity.
• Vegetarian Eating.
• Mitochondrialand: What Will Come Next?
• 'Top Diets' for 2022 Aren't Really Diets.

General

• Journals Adopt AI to Spot Duplicated Images in Manuscripts.
• The Impact of Sex Ratio Perceptions on Condom Use Attitudes and Behaviors Among Black Women in the United States.
• Whole Embryonic Detection of Maternal Microchimeric Cells Highlights Significant Differences in Their Numbers Among Individuals.
• Meta-Research: Investigating Disagreement in the Scientific Literature.
• Sex Difference and Interaction of SIRT1 and FOXO3 Candidate Longevity Genes on Life Expectancy: A 10-Year Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study.
• Build a Registry of Results That Students Can Replicate.
• Science for Others or the Self? Presumed Motives for Science Shape Public Trust in Science.
• Postdialysis Serum Phosphate Equilibrium in Hemodialysis Patients on a Controlled Diet and No Binders.
• Saliva Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Risk in a Rat Model of Low and High Intrinsic Exercise Capacity.

Video & Audio

• Video: The Importance, Safety & Effectiveness of Meal Replacements in the Treatment of Obesity: A Dietitian’s Perspective.

Announcements

• Policies, Environments, and Obesity Prevention.
• Audio: Francis Collins, Longest-Running NIH Director, to Step Down.
• UAB Nathan Shock Center Virtual Seminar: A Preclinical Model of Nutritional Ketosis for Enhancing Cognitive Resilience in Advanced Age.
• The Indiana University 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.
• IU Bloomington School of Public Health Is Recruiting Tenure-Track Faculty in Every Department! A Sampling of Opportunities Is Here, but Even Departments Not Yet Listed are Recruiting.
• Nutrition Science Non-Tenure-Track Search: Clinical Full-Associate-Assistant Professor; Senior Lecturer or Lecturer.
• Nutrition Science Tenure/Tenure-Track Search: Full Professor/Associate-Assistant Professor.