Featured

• Reporting Completeness of Systematic Reviews of Nutrition or Diet-Related Randomised Controlled Trials: A Meta-Research on Adherence to PRISMA Items.
• RCT: Weight-Independent Effects of Dietary Carbohydrate-To-Fat Ratio on Metabolomic Profiles.
• Visual Body Condition Scoring for Wild African Forest Elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis).
• Reference Methods for Measuring Skeletal Muscle Mass: A Critical Perspective.
• A Catecholamine-Independent Pathway Controlling Adaptive Adipocyte Lipolysis.
• Carbohydrate Ingestion on Exercise Metabolism and Physical Performance.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: Want to Live to 100? DON’T Turn Vegetarian: Meat Eaters are More Likely to Hit the Milestone, New Study Reveals.
• Study: Self-Reported Vegetarian Diet and Likelihood of Becoming Centenarians in a Nested Case-Control Study. Causation Not Established.
• Headline Critique: Are Meat Eaters Really More Likely to Live to 100 Than Non-Meat Eaters, as a Recent Study Suggests?

Contrary or Null Findings

• Making Food Labels Easier to Read Didn’t Stop Unhealthy Eating.
• 20% Caloric Restriction Did Not Impact Bone Health nor Exercise-Induced Elevations in Bone Mass in Young Female Rats.
• RCT: "Participants in the Cognitive Dissonance conditions did not commit significantly more hours towards the prosocial action compared to Controls" in “Cognitive dissonance for weight stigma reduction: The development and effect of a counter-attitudinal advocacy intervention.”
• RCT: “No Significant Group Differences Were Found in Explicit Attitudes Toward Meat-Based Nutrition or in Food Choice Behavior” in “Affective and Reflective Attitudes Toward Vegetarian Food Consumption: The Effect of Goal Priming.”
• RCT: "Leucine supplementation does not attenuate the decline in daily MPS rates or muscle mass during short-term limb immobilization in young or older adults."
• "Although PA [physical activity] was associated with a lower risk, prolonged sitting time was associated with an increased risk of all-cause and CVD mortality, two-sample MR did not support a causal effect."
• Meta-Analysis: "Preoperative weight loss in obese patients undergoing THA does not reduce the risk of postoperative complications, infections, readmissions, reoperations or revisions compared with obese patients who did not lose weight preoperatively. These findings question routine weight loss requirements and underscore the need for individualized risk assessment over BMI alone."

Basic

• Neuronal GPR75 Deficiency Protects Against Diet-Induced Obesity in a Humanized Mouse Model.
• Wheat Flour Intake Promotes Weight Gain and Metabolic Changes in Mice.
• Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Deficiency Delays the Development of Obesity and Metabolic Sequelae.
• Sex-Specific Effects of Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase 4 Deficiency in the Cafeteria Diet-Induced Obesity-Associated Metabolic Complications.
• Neutrophils Preserve Energy Storage in Sympathetically Activated Adipocytes.
• Acteoside Prevents High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity by Regulating Brown Adipose Tissue Production, Lipid Metabolism, and the Gut Microbiota.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• ‘A Bombshell’: Doubt Cast on Discovery of Microplastics Throughout Human Body.
• Editorial: The Guardian View on Microplastics Research: Questioning Results Is Good for Science, but Has Political Consequences.
• Expert Reaction to Study Reanalysing UPF Clinical Trial and Looking at Food Choice and Energy and Nutrient Intake on an Unprocessed Diet.
• Rapid Responses To: "Intake of food additive preservatives and incidence of cancer: results from the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort".
• Commentary: A Call for Randomization: Bariatric Surgery and Cardiovascular Disease.

Clinical

• RCT: Leucine Supplementation Does Not Attenuate the Decline in Daily Muscle Protein Synthesis Rates or Preserve Leg Muscle Mass During Leg Immobilization in Young or Older Adults.
• Soy Protein-Based Infant Formula Feeding Association with Adolescent Growth, Body Composition, Cardiometabolic Health and Pubertal Development in Comparison with Cow’s Milk-Based Infant Formula and Human Milk Feeding.
• RCT: Acute Effects of a High-Fat Meal Enriched with Pomegranate Seed Oil on Postprandial Lipemia and Endothelial Function in Postmenopausal Women.

Children and Adolescents

• Overweight, Obesity, and Growth Faltering Among Low-Income Children in Brazil.
• Associations between Physical Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Obesity.
• Influence of Weight Perception on the Evolution of Body Composition of Adolescents Under Obesity Treatment.

Surgery

• Effects of Marked Weight Loss Induced by Gastric Bypass Surgery or Low-Calorie Diet Alone on Postprandial Glucose Disposal in Type 2 Diabetes.
• Cohort Study: Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Post-Transplant Outcomes in Solid Organ Recipients.
• Meta-Analysis of RCTs: Comparative Mid- to Long-Term Effects of Bariatric Surgery Versus Medical/Lifestyle Management in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
• Global Trends in Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome: A Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis.
• Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in Obesity Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Drugs

• Brief Report: Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and the Risk of Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.
• Meta-Analysis: Weight Regain After Cessation of Medication for Weight Management: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
• RCT: Semaglutide and Taste in Women with Obesity and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
• Patterns of Prescription Discontinuation, Reinitiation, and Switching of Subcutaneous Semaglutide and Tirzepatide in Adults with Obesity.

Food & Diet

• Interactions between Genetic Predisposition to Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes Risk and Food or Beverage Intake for Incident Type 2 Diabetes: European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer (EPIC) InterAct Case-Cohort Study.
• RCT: “The Results Support Our Hypothesis That Adding Three Servings of Full-Fat Dairy Combined with Counselling to Follow the CFG Would Not Adversely Affect the Blood Biomarkers of Chronic Disease but Would Increase Intake of Limiting Nutrients and Decrease Intake of Food and Beverages Associated with Chronic Diseases”.
• Perspective: The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
• Review: Long-Chain Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Sarcopenia.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Caloric Restriction Modifies Small RNA Profiles and Engages Age-Related Molecular Pathways in the CALERIE Trial.
• Long-Term Dietary Interventions Fail to Mitigate Functional Connectivity Loss and Cognitive Decline in the TgF344-AD Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease.
• Dietary Protein Restriction Ameliorates Cardiac Inflammaging Via AMPK-ULK1-Mediated Mitochondrial Quality Control [in Mice].
• Review: Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Lifespan and Healthspan Benefits of Dietary Restriction Across Species.
• 3,4-Dimethoxychalcone-Induced Caloric Restriction Inhibits PANoptosis to Promote Ischemic and Diabetic Skin Flap Survival.
• Body Composition Changes After 6- and 12-Months of Dietary Weight Loss.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• NIRS-Derived Muscle Deoxygenation During Arterial Occlusion at Rest Before and After Body Weight Resistance Training with Slow Movement and Tonic Force Generation.
• Exercise Intensity Influences Body Composition: A 6-Month Comparison of High-Intensity Interval, Moderate- and Low-Intensity Training Among Healthy Older Adults.
• Enablers and Barriers Toward Home-Based Resistance Exercise Among Older Adults Who Completed a Structured Program: Qualitative Study Using Reflexive Thematic Analysis.
• Physical Activity Types, Variety, and Mortality.
• Meta-Analysis: The Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training on Inflammatory Cytokines in Children and Adolescents with Obesity.
• Energy Requirements of Injured Soccer Players: A Doubly Labelled Water Case Series from the English Premier League.

Economics & Sociology

• Systematic Review: The Economic Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Europe.
• Preprint: A Health Economic Evaluation of Calorie Labelling in the Out-Of-Home Sector in England: A Modelling Study.
• Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Its Associations with Dietary Patterns and Obesity Degree Among Children in Families Across Six European Countries.
• Family Income Trajectories and Adverse Outcomes in Late Adolescence.
• Review: Exploring the Values and Preferences of Children and Adolescents with Obesity and Their Parents/Caregivers Concerning Diet or Physical Activity Interventions for Weight Management: Mega-Ethnography of Qualitative Syntheses.

Epidemiology

• Eight-Year Prevalence and Incidence of Obesity, High Blood Glucose and High Blood Pressure in Five African-Origin Populations.
• The Impact of High-Resolution LC-MS/MS Detected Environmental Exposures on Obesity: A Study of Cumulative Effects Through Statistical Modeling.
• Association of Fasting C-Peptide to High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Chinese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients.
• Basal Metabolic Rate as a Protective Factor Against Osteoporosis.
• Scoping Review: Obesity in Rural-Dwelling Older Adults: Epidemiological Findings and Intervention Approaches.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• High BMI as a Causal Risk Factor for Vascular-Related Dementia.
• Obesity Treatment Application Implications of Temporally Sequenced Paths of Theory-Driven Psychological Changes Toward Improvements in Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors in Women.
• Mindful Eating May Help Explain the Association between Psychological Difficulties and Food Addiction in Adolescents with Obesity.
• RCT: Maximal Fat Oxidation Training Improves Mental Health in Children with Obesity.

Differential Population Circumstances, Exposures, Outcomes, and Effects

• Socioeconomic Inequality and BMI in Nigeria: Evidence from Demographic Health Surveys.
• Geodemographic Disparities in Obesity Prevalence Across U.S. States: A Population-Based Multi-Level Analysis to Guide Primary Care Interventions.
• Factors Associated with and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Underweight, Overweight and Obesity Among Adults Aged 18-49 Years in Lesotho: Evidence from the 2023-2024 Demographic and Health Survey.
• Dual Burden of Malnutrition and Nutrient Intakes Among Private and Government School Adolescents: Is There Any Disparity.
• Review: Sex Differences in the Impact of Obesity on Immunity.

Ethics

• New Survey Signals National Nutrition Crisis as Misinformation Outpaces Evidence-Based Care.

Stigma

• Overweight, Obesity, and Body Weight Perception Among Czech Adolescents: A Two-Decade Analysis.
• Changes to Weight Bias Internalization and Eating Behaviors in Adults Aged 50+ with Overweight or Obesity During a Structured 12-Week Behavioral Weight Management Intervention.
• Commentary: Beyond Obesity: Tackling the Public Stigma of Visible Diseases.
• Brief Report: How Binge-Eating, Behavioral, and Genetic Explanations Impact Perception of a Japanese Man with Obesity.

Policy Related

• RCT: Using Social Media to Increase Participation in Universal Free School Meal Programs: An RCT with Parents of Elementary-Aged Children.
• Implementing Nutrition Policy, System and Environmental Change Strategies in a Rural Food Pantry to Improve Nutrition Security: Contextual Factors and Outcomes.
• The Benefits and Costs of Treating Obesity Among Adults in the Medicaid Program.
• Yoga for Healthy Ageing: Evidence, Clinical Practice, and Policy Implications in the WHO Decade of Healthy Ageing.

Intergenerational Effects

• Assembly of the Infant Gut Microbiome and Resistome are Linked to Bacterial Strains in Mother’s Milk.
• Obesity as a Cause of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.
• Review: Impact of Early-Life Environmental Exposures and Potential Transgenerational Influence on the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure.
• Parental Mental Health, Feeding Practices, and Sociodemographic Factors as Determinants of Childhood Obesity in Greece.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Commentary: Co-Crises with Complex Causes: Why Obesity and Climate Change Demand More Than Dietary Prescriptions.
• Behavioural Susceptibility to Environmental Influences in Obesity - Evidence from a Companion Animal Model.
• Reproductive and Metabolic Hormone Associations in Adult Samoan Males with and Without Obesity.
• Profiling the Secretome: Maternal Obesity Impacts Redox and Adipogenic Signaling During Neonatal Mesenchymal Stem Cell Adipogenesis.

Methods

• Epidemiology and Natural History of Preclinical and Clinical Obesity: Insights from a UK Cohort.
• Integrative Multi-Omics Analysis Reveals Oral Microbiome-Metabolome Signatures of Obesity.

Mathematical and Quantitative

• Mixed-Effects Location Scale Modeling of Stress and Contextual Factors on Overeating.

Commentary

• Why Do Some People Get ‘Hangry’ More Quickly Than Others?
• Is Calorie Counting Dead?
• Food Noise: Of Measurement, Management, And…Mastery?
• The Important Role of Comorbidities in the Management of Obesity.
• Strength Training Linked to a Lower Biological Age.
• Voices from the Field: Individual Leaders Share Their Stories of Food Is Medicine.
• What Your Breath Says About the Bacteria in Your Gut.
• Course Correction on Suicidal Thoughts with Obesity Meds.

General

• Science Journals Retract 500 Papers a Month. This Is Why It Matters.
• Felt Stigma in Youth with Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction: Implications for Abdominal Pain, Sleep, and Mood.
• Senolytics, Dasatinib Plus Quercetin, Reduce Kidney Inflammation, Senescent Cell Abundance, and Injury While Restoring Geroprotective Factors in Murine Diabetic Kidney Disease.
• Glucose Levels are Associated with Mood, but the Association Is Mediated by Ratings of Metabolic State.
• Does Creatine Work for Menopausal Symptoms? Doctors Weigh In.
• Meta-Analysis: Carotenoid-Based Ornaments Predict Survival in Male but 2 Not Female Birds.
• Association between Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Use and Change in Alcohol Consumption.

Video & Audio

• Weight Bias and Stigma.

Announcements

• International Travel Awards Available! Whole-Room Indirect Calorimetry Workshop (Aarhus, Denmark).
• Register for the 17th Annual Frontiers in Digestive Diseases Symposium - February 28, 2026.
• Our First Big Recruitment Is Actively Underway! We Seek an Established Faculty Member Who Will Also Serve as Director of The Body Composition Unit.