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• Moderate Intensity of Static Magnetic Fields Can Alter Fat Storage of Caenorhabditis elegans Via Serotonin.
• The Role of Calorie Restriction in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.
• RCT: Prolonged Glycemic Adaptation Following Transition from a Low- to High-Carbohydrate Diet.
• ARTE Index Revisited: Linking Biomarkers of Cardio-Metabolic Health with Free-Living Physical Activity in Postmenopausal Women.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: Weight Loss: Expert Unveils Simple Way to Lose 2 Stone ‘Without Diet or Exercise’.
• Study: RCT: Effect of Sleep Extension on Objectively Assessed Energy Intake Among Adults with Overweight in Real-Life Settings over Two Weeks. Mean Weight Difference Was 0.87kg.

Macronutrient Musings – Isoenergetic Interlocutions

• The Energy Balance Model of Obesity: Beyond Calories In, Calories Out.
• An Integrated Model of Obesity Pathogenesis That Revisits Causal Direction.
• Perspective: The Carbohydrate-Insulin Model: A Physiological Perspective on the Obesity Pandemic.

Contrary or Null Findings

• RCT: No Effect of Resveratrol on Fatty Acid Oxidation or Exercise Capacity in Patients with Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders.
• RCT: "Perioperative interventions with high inspiratory oxygen fraction and antioxidants did not change the degree of myocardial injury within the first 3 days of surgery."
• RCT: "There was no evidence of harm to depression or anxiety symptoms as a result of attending a group-based weight loss programme."
• RCT: "exposure to food cues in a situation in which the desire to eat food interferes with the completion of a food-related task reduces the subsequent food intake (i.e., the pre-exposure effect). ...We were unable to replicate the exposure effect in our complete sample..."
• RCT: "Six months of nutritional supplementation did not reduce aggressive incidents among long-stay psychiatric in-patients."
• Meta-Analysis of RCTs: "Incorporating cherries into the diet has no significant effect on blood pressure."
• RCT: "Playing the advergame promoting fruit did not stimulate the subsequent intake of fruit."

Basic

• Adipose-Tissue Plasticity in Health and Disease.
• Insulin Resistance Corresponds with a Progressive Increase in NOD1 in High Fat Diet-Fed Mice.
• Targeting Mineralocorticoid Receptors in Diet-Induced Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Resistance.
• Carbonic Anhydrase 3 Increases During Liver Adipogenesis Even in Pre-Obesity, and Its Inhibitors Reduce Liver Adipose Accumulation.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• Article: Effects of Flaxseed Interventions on Circulating Inflammatory Biomarkers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
• Letter: Comment on “Effects of Flaxseed Interventions on Circulating Inflammatory Biomarkers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”.
• Letter: Errors in Analyses and Undisclosed Methods Render Meta-Analysis Irreproducible: A Second Comment on “Effects of Flaxseed Interventions on Circulating Inflammatory Biomarkers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”.
• Blog Post: Flack About Flaxseed – Irreproducible Research.
• Article: The Low-Carbohydrate-Diet Score Is Associated with Resting Metabolic Rate: An Epidemiologic Study Among Iranian Adults.
• Letter: Errors and Incorrect Conclusions Need Correction in “The Low-Carbohydrate-Diet Score Is Associated with Resting Metabolic Rate: An Epidemiologic Study Among Iranian Adults”.
• "DNA barcoding brought botanist Steven Newmaster scientific fame and entrepreneurial success. Was it all based on fraud?"

Clinical

• RCT: A Preliminary Investigation of Yoga as an Intervention Approach for Improving Long-Term Weight Loss.
• Protocol: Unpacking the Behavioural Components and Delivery Features of Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Interventions in the TOPCHILD Collaboration.

Children and Adolescents

• Meta-Analysis: Animal-Source Foods as a Suitable Complementary Food for Improved Physical Growth in 6 to 24-Month-Old Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
• Weight Spurt and Body Image Messages in Girls’ Puberty Books.

Surgery

• Risks and Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Hernia Mesh Repair and the Predictive Utility of American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
• Compensatory Intestinal Antibody Response Against Pro-Inflammatory Microbiota After Bariatric Surgery.
• Review: Emergence of Bariatric Psychiatry as a New Subspecialty.

Drugs

• Network Meta-analysis: Pharmacotherapy for Adults with Overweight and Obesity.
• Pharmacotherapy of Obesity in Complex Diseases.
• Anti-Obesity Effects of Galacto-Oligosaccharides in Obese Rats.
• Amyloidogenicity of Peptides Targeting Diabetes and Obesity.
• Effect of Subcutaneous Tirzepatide vs Placebo Added to Titrated Insulin Glargine on Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Food & Diet

• Assessing the Validity of Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids as Biomarkers of Dairy Fat Intake Using Data from an RCT.
• Estimating Impact of Food Choices on Life Expectancy: A Modeling Study.
• Commentary: A Native American Food Truck Is Keeping Tribal Cultures Alive.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Substitution of Calorie Restriction for Protective Effects of Estrogen on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Oxidative Stress in Obese Postmenopausal Rat Model.
• Impact of a Short-Term Low Calorie Diet Alone or with Interval Exercise on Quality of Life and Oxidized Phospholipids in Females with Obesity.
• Internet-Based Platform for a Low-Calorie Dietary Intervention Involving Prepackaged Food for Weight Loss in Individuals with Overweight and Obesity in China.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• Associations between Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Fatness, Hemodynamic Characteristics, and Sedentary Behaviour in Primary School-Aged Children.
• The Association between Physical Activity and Insulin Level Under Different Levels of Lipid Indices and Serum Uric Acid.
• Resistance Training Variable Manipulations Is Less Relevant Than Intrinsic Biology in Affecting Muscle Fiber Hypertrophy.
• RCT: Effect of Severe Versus Moderate Energy Restriction on Physical Activity Among Postmenopausal Female Adults with Obesity: A Pre-Specified Secondary Analysis of the TEMPO Trial.

Economics & Sociology

• Neighborhood Socioeconomic Environment and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Associations and Mediation Through Food Environment Pathways.
• A Critical Biocultural Approach to Early Growth in the United States.

Epidemiology

• RCT: Diverging Metabolic Effects of Two Energy Restricted Diets Differing in Nutrient Quality.
• Obesity and Risk of Female Reproductive Conditions: A Mendelian Randomisation Study.
• Objectively Measured Total Sedentary Time and Pattern of Sedentary Accumulation in Older Adults: Associations with Incident Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Prone to Food in Bad Mood—Emotion-Potentiated Food-Cue Reactivity in Patients with Binge-Eating Disorder (PDF).
• Are Music Listening Strategies Associated with Reduced Food Consumption Following Negative Mood Inductions; A Series of Three Exploratory Experimental Studies.
• Emphasizing Pleasure over Health Promotes Preference for Nutritious Foods in People of Low Socioeconomic Status.
• Can Responsive Deep Brain Stimulation Be a Cost-Effective Treatment for Severe Obesity?
• Is More, Better? Relationships of Multiple Psychological Well-Being Facets with Cardiometabolic Disease.
• Evaluation of Adiposity and Cognitive Function in Adults.

Equity and Disparities

• Systematic Review: Representation of Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in Clinical Nutrition Interventions.
• Monte Carlo Analysis of Optical Heart Rate Sensors in Commercial Wearables: The Effect of Skin Tone and Obesity on the Photoplethysmography (PPG) Signal.
• Systematic Review: Do Sex and Gender Modify the Association between Green Space and Physical Health?

Stigma

• Weight-Based Cybervictimization: Implications for Adolescent Health.
• Experiences of Weight Stigmatization in the Israeli Healthcare System Among Individuals with Overweight and Obesity.
• Social Alienation of Adolescents with Obesity in Classrooms: A Multilevel Approach.

Policy Related

• Changes in Weight-Related Outcomes Among Adolescents Following Consumer Price Increases of Taxed Sugar-Sweetened Beverages.
• Examining the Influence of Positive Childhood Experiences on Childhood Overweight and Obesity Using a National Sample.

Intergenerational Effects

• Meta-Analysis: Association of Antenatal Diet and Physical Activity–Based Interventions with Gestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Outcomes.
• Advanced Paternal Age Increased Metabolic Risks in Mice Offspring.
• Exposure to Maternal Fuels During Pregnancy and Offspring Hepatic Fat in Early Childhood.
• Pregnancy, Perinatal and Childhood Outcomes in Women with and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Metformin During Pregnancy: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• An Enriched Environment Reestablishes Metabolic Homeostasis by Reducing Obesity-Induced Inflammation.
• Energy Expenditure Does Not Solely Explain Step Length-Width Choices During Walking.

Methods

• Characterization of Lipid Droplet-Mitochondrial Contacts Using Fluorescence Microscopy and Image Analysis.
• Registration and Primary Outcome Reporting in Behavioral Health Trials.

Commentary

• Chemicals in Plastic Consumer Products May Trigger Obesity and Weight Gain, Study Finds.
• Skepticism and Grace: Can They Coexist?
• Two Reasons for Failure to Prevent the Rise of Obesity.
• Sweeteners, Rats, and Babies.
• The History of “First Sleep” and “Second Sleep” Holds Surprising Lessons About Preindustrial Life, 21st-Century Anxiety, and the Problem with Digging for Utopia in the Past.
• 100,000 More Diabetes Deaths, More of Same Policies.
• Exercise Harder If You Want to Ward Off Pain Due to Aging.
• Breast Milk: A Meal Worth Having.

General

• Contrary: "A novel mindfulness curriculum did not significantly affect emotional exhaustion, burnout, empathy, or mindfulness immediately or 9 months after curriculum implementation" in a cluster randomized controlled trial.
• Senolytic Vaccination Improves Normal and Pathological Age-Related Phenotypes and Increases Lifespan in Progeroid Mice.
• Jeremiah Stamler, Who Found Ways to Curb Heart Disease, Dies at 102.
• Transparency in Authors’ Contributions and Responsibilities to Promote Integrity in Scientific Publication.
• Sleep: "Data misrepresentation may win you big gigs, but it makes a bad name for scientists."
• Turning Back Time with Epigenetic Clocks.
• The Impact of International Scientists, Engineers, and Students on U.S. Research Outputs and Global Competitiveness.
• COVID-19: Hamsters Can Infect Humans with the Coronavirus - Study.

Announcements

• Next ABOM Obesity Medicine Certification Exam for Physicians to Be Administered at Pearson VUE Test Centers November 7-19, 2022; Apply by July 15.
• Department Chair and Tenured/Tenure Track Professor of Kinesiology Sought at IU.
• The 14-Day Writing Challenge: Experience Explosive Writing Productivity.
• 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.