Featured

• Deletion of SREBF1, a Functional Bone-Muscle Pleiotropic Gene, Alters Bone Density and Lipid Signaling in Zebrafish.
• Fitness Trends from around the Globe.
• Mechanisms by Which Adiponectin Reverses High Fat Diet-induced Insulin Resistance in Mice.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: New Study Reveals COVID-19 Pandemic Fueling Pet Obesity.
• Press-release: No Formal Study Report Found. Survey of Pet Owner and Veterinarian Perception of Eating Behavior and Pet Obesity Patterns. No Pet Obesity Reported.

Contrary or Null Findings

• RCT: "neither mindful nor slow eating strategies significantly decreased acute EI or satiety..."
• "Nearby restaurant count was not associated with children's diet quality or anthropometrics."
• Appetite Control Might Not Be Improved After Weight Loss in Adolescents with Obesity, Despite Non-Persistent Metabolic Syndrome.
• "This study using interrupted time series analysis found no net change in volume sold of taxed beverages following the implementation and repeal of the Cook County SBT, suggesting the tax had no signaling association."
• RCT: Eucaloric Diets Enriched in Palm Olein, Cocoa Butter, and Soybean Oil Did Not Differentially Affect Liver Fat Concentration in Healthy Participants.
• Food Security Status Is Not Associated with Increased Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Adults.
• Food craving "...appears to be of clinical relevance in individuals with BD. Contrary to previous data, this does not seem to be a female phenomenon only and might encompass more than the specific craving for carbohydrates."
• No Significant Effect on BMI Z-score of a Blended In-Person and Online Family-Based Childhood Obesity Management Program.
• No Effect of Dietary Fish Oil Supplementation on the Recruitment of Brown and Brite Adipocytes in Mice or Humans Under Thermoneutral Conditions.

Basic

• Machine Learning Prediction of Crossbred Pig Feed Efficiency and Growth Rate from Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms.
• KLF10 Deficiency in CD4+ T Cells Triggers Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Fatty Liver.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• Retraction: Diet Restriction Inhibits Apoptosis and HMGB1 Oxidation and Promotes Inflammatory Cell Recruitment During Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity.
• Retraction: Retraction Notice to “Placental Serotonin Systems in Pregnancy Metabolic Complications Associated with Maternal Obesity and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.” [Biochim. Biophys. Acta (BBA) - Mol. Basis Dis. 1866 (2020) 65391].

Clinical

• BMI and Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Among US Veterans.
• Meta-Analysis: The Effect of Replacing Sitting with Standing on Cardiovascular Risk Factors.
• RCT: Effect of an Enriched Protein Drink on Muscle Mass and Glycemic Control During Combined Lifestyle Intervention in Older Adults with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.
• Pathophysiology-based Subphenotyping of Individuals at Elevated Risk for Type 2 Diabetes.
• Prevention or Delay of Type 2 Diabetes: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2021.

Children and Adolescents

• Family Characteristics, Perceived Environment for Physical Activity, and Childhood Obesity: An Approach with Structural Equation Models.
• Collecting Early Childhood Obesity Measurements Through a Home Visiting Program: A Proof-of-Concept Study.
• RCT: Improving Toddlers' Healthy Eating Habits and Self-regulation.
• BMI in the Lower and Upper Quartiles at Diagnosis and at 1-year Follow-up Is Significantly Associated with Higher Risk of Disease Exacerbation in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
• A Hybrid Intervention Combining Group-Based Physical Activity and an Individual Goal-Oriented Approach for Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Pre-Post Intervention Study.
• Systematic Review: The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Human Capital in High-income Countries.

Surgery

• Atherosclerotic Disease Burden After Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.
• RCT: Role of Gastrointestinal Hormones as a Predictive Factor for Long-Term Diabetes Remission: Comparing Metabolic Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Greater Curvature Plication.
• Alterations in the Serum Urate Concentrations After Bariatric Surgery: A Short-Term Prospective Observational Study.

Drugs

• 17α-Estradiol Prevents Ovariectomy-Mediated Obesity and Bone Loss.
• RCT: Efficacy and Safety of Dulaglutide 3.0 Mg and 4.5 Mg Versus Dulaglutide 1.5 Mg in Metformin-Treated Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
• Pharmacological Treatment of Eating Disorders, Comorbid Mental Health Problems, Malnutrition and Physical Health Consequences.
• Therapeutic Effect of Berberine on Metabolic Diseases: Both Pharmacological Data and Clinical Evidence.
• Drugs Affecting Body Weight, Body Fat Distribution, and Metabolic Function-Mechanisms and Possible Therapeutic or Preventive Measures: An Update.
• Are New Antiretroviral Treatments Increasing the Risk of Weight Gain?

Food & Diet

• RCT: Effects of Whey Protein Plus Vitamin D Supplementation Combined with Resistance Training on Glycemic Control, Body Composition, Muscle Function and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Middle-aged and Older Adults with Overweight/Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes?
• Increased Oral Processing and a Slower Eating Rate Increase Glycaemic, Insulin and Satiety Responses to a Mixed Meal Tolerance Test.
• Low Dietary Magnesium and Overweight/Obesity in a Mediterranean Population: A Detrimental Synergy for the Development of Hypertension. The SUN Project.
• Tart Cherry (Prunus Cerasus L.) Dietary Supplement Modulates Visceral Adipose Tissue CB1 MRNA Levels Along with Other Adipogenesis-related Genes in Rat Models of Diet-induced Obesity.
• Review: Polyphenols and Their Anti-obesity Role Mediated by the Gut Microbiota.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Serum Factors Mediate the Bioenergetic Benefits of Exercise Training and Caloric Restriction.
• Review: Beyond Calorie Restriction: Aging as a Biological Target for Nutrient Therapies.
• Review: Recent Advances in the Field of Caloric Restriction Mimetics and Anti-aging Molecules.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• Review: Elevated Peak Systolic Blood Pressure in Endurance-Trained Athletes: Physiology or Pathology?
• Physical Activity and Well-Being of High Ability Students and Community Samples During the COVID-19 Health Alert.
• Obesity, Eating Behavior and Physical Activity During COVID-19 Lockdown: A Study of UK Adults.

Economics & Sociology

• Assortative Marriage for Height–BMI in an Israeli Sample.
• Perspective: Community-Academic Partnerships to Promote Health Literacy and Address Social Needs Among Low-Income Families During COVID-19.

Epidemiology

• Preprint: Gut Microbiome of Indonesian Adults Differently Associated with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Under Varied Dietary Habits: A Cross-sectional Study in an Asian Developing City, Yogyakarta.
• The Shared Risk of Diabetes between Dog and Cat Owners and Their Pets: Register Based Cohort Study.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Desire to Eat and Intake of ‘insect’ Containing Food Is Increased by a Written Passage: The Potential Role of Familiarity in the Amelioration of Novel Food Disgust.
• The Appeal of Virtual Chocolate: A Systematic Comparison of Psychological and Physiological Food Cue Responses to Virtual and Real Food.
• Obesity Impairs Performing and Learning a Timing Perception Task.
• Review: On the Role of Central Type-1 Cannabinoid Receptor Gene Regulation in Food Intake and Eating Behaviors.
• Obesity and the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis. The Role of Leptin.
• Healthy Subjects with Obesity Differ in Chronotype, Sleep Habits, and Adipose Tissue Fatty Acid Composition from Their Non-Healthy Counterparts.

Equity and Disparities

• Obesity and Eating Disorder Disparities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth.
• Willingness of Black and White Adults to Accept Vaccines in Development: An Exploratory Study Using National Survey Data.
• Relationship of Socio-economic Inequality and Overweight with Non-communicable Diseases Risk Factors: A Study on Underprivileged Population.

Stigma

• "I Feel Like Less of a Mom": Experiences of Weight Stigma by Association among Mothers of Children with Overweight and Obesity.
• Is There a Bias Against Patients with Obesity in the Treatment of Breast Cancer?
• Preoperative Body-related Emotional Distress and Culture as Predictors of Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery.

Policy Related

• Association between Nutrition Policies and Student BMI.
• Meta-Analysis: The Performance of Anthropometric Tools to Determine Obesity.

Intergenerational Effects

• Maternal Consumption of Artificially Sweetened Beverages During Pregnancy Is Associated with Infant Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Modifications and Increased Infant BMI.
• Associations between Maternal Obesity, Gestational Cytokine Levels and Child Obesity in the NEST Cohort.
• No Sustained Effects of an Intervention to Prevent Excessive GWG on Offspring Fat and Lean Mass at 54 weeks: Yet a Greater Head Circumference Persists.
• Associations between Maternal Socioeconomic, Psychosocial and Seasonal Factors, Infant Characteristics and Human Milk Cortisol Concentrations.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Galapagos Tortoises: Diet, Behavior, and Activity Patterns.
• Effects of Temperature on Growth, Development and the Leptin Signaling Pathway of Bufo Gargarizans.

Methods

• Perspective: Measuring Sweetness in Foods, Beverages, and Diets: Toward Understanding the Role of Sweetness in Health.
• RCT: The Behavioral Intervention with Technology for E-Weight Loss Study (BITES): Incorporating Energy Balance Models and the Bite Counter into an Online Behavioral Weight Loss Program.

Mathematical and Quantitative

• Impact of Restricting Sugar-Sweetened Beverages from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Children's Health.
• Reliance on Model-based and Model-free Control in Obesity.
• In Silico Study to Quantify the Effect of Exercise on Surface GLUT4 Translocation in Diabetes Management.

Commentary

• Gut Microbiota and Its Metabolic Potential. (pdf)
• Obesity Management and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.
• Why Do People with Obesity Have Higher Risk from COVID-19?
• New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Reject Recommendation to Cut Sugar, Alcohol Intake Limit.
• FDA Approves Anti-obesity Medicine for Teens.
• Is Convenient, Pleasing Food Addictive?
• Recognizing and Treating Child Overweight and Obesity. (pdf)

General

• Determinate Growth Is Predominant and Likely Ancestral in Squamate Reptiles.
• A Population-based Study of Concurrent Prescriptions of Opioid Analgesic and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Medications During Pregnancy and Risk for Adverse Birth Outcomes.
• Under-Sink Activated Carbon Water Filters Effectively Remove Lead from Private Well Water for over Six Months.
• A Science Impact Framework to Measure Impact Beyond Journal Metrics.
• Changing Educational Gradients in Life Expectancy with and Without Disease Among U.S. Older Adults from 2000 to 2010.
• In Alzheimer Research, Glucose Metabolism Moves to Center Stage.
• Commentary: 2020 Concept of the Year: Immunity.
• Make Every Bite Count: USDA, HHS Release Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025.

Announcements

• C. Ronald Kahn: The Louisville Slugger of Metabolic Science.
• Webinar: Lessons Learned from Working with Patients with Obesity During COVID-19.
• Women's Interprofessional Network of the American Diabetes Association (WIN ADA).
• The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B) Invites Applications to Join the Faculty of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.
• School of Public Health-Bloomington to Offer New Advanced Degrees in Biostatistics in Next Academic Year.