Featured

• Endogenous DAF-16 Spatiotemporal Activity Quantitatively Predicts Lifespan Extension Induced by Dietary Restriction.
• Perspective: Is the Response of Human Energy Expenditure to Increased Physical Activity Additive or Constrained?
• RCT: Physical activity intervention benefits persist months post-intervention in breast cancer survivors.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: New Study Confirms That Using the Internet Can Help You Lose Weight.
• Study: Meta-Analysis of web-based interventions for weight, not just "Using the Internet."

Contrary or Null Findings

• RCT: No Effect of Calorie Restriction or Dietary Patterns on Spatial Working Memory During a 2-Year Intervention.
• "Contrary to prior reports, we found no significant effect of perioperative nutritional therapy care in gastrointestinal cancer patients..."
• "We found no consistent associations with wasting/risk of wasting or excess weight/risk of overweight across quintiles of deprivation."
• "Weight loss guidance in this population had no effect on weight loss. On the contrary, the mean weight of patients after guidance was statistically higher than the mean in the first consultation (both weight and BMI)."
• "Genotype-based advice does not affect dietary or physical activity behavior more than general advice or advice based on lifestyle or phenotypic measures."
• Voluntary Wheel Running Exercise Does Not Attenuate Circadian and Cardiac Dysfunction Caused by Conditional Deletion of Bmal1.
• RCT: No Effect of the Turmeric Root Phenol Curcumin on Prednisolone-Induced Gluco-Metabolic Perturbations in Men with Overweight or Obesity.
• "The revised 2009 GWG [Gestational Weight Gain] guidelines were not associated with changes in GWG or gestational diabetes but were associated with improvements in infant birth outcomes."
• "Since high-energy diets had little impact on insulin sensitivity and related metabolism [in rats], we could not test the hypothesis that in situations of higher insulin resistance, our plant protein blend may be better than milk protein."

Basic

• CD47 Antisense Oligonucleotide Treatment Attenuates Obesity and Its Associated Metabolic Dysfunction.
• Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Alters Body Composition and Ameliorates Metabolic Disorders Induced by a High-Fat Diet.
• Loss of Lkb1 in CD11c+ Myeloid Cells Protects Mice from Diet-Induced Obesity While Enhancing Glucose Intolerance and IL-17/IFN-γ Imbalance.
• Increased Adipose Tissue Lymphatic Vessel Density Inhibits Thermogenesis Through Elevated Neurotensin Levels.
• Sema7A Protects Against High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity and Hepatic Steatosis by Regulating Adipo/Lipogenesis.
• The Suppression Effects of Fat Mass and Obesity Associated Gene on the Hair Follicle-Derived Neural Crest Stem Cells Differentiating Into Melanocyte by N6-Methyladenosine Modifying Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• Sources and Severity of Bias in Estimates of the BMI–Mortality Association.
• Expression of Concern: The Effects of Folate Supplementation on Inflammatory Factors and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Overweight and Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Clinical

• Weight Management Treatment Representations: A Novel Use of the Common Sense Model.
• RCT: A Small Change Approach on Adiposity, Lean Mass and Bone Mineral Density in Adults with Overweight and Obesity.
• RCT: Combination of Exercise and GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Treatment Reduces Severity of Metabolic Syndrome, Abdominal Obesity, and Inflammation.
• RCT: An Integrated Digital Health Care Platform for Diabetes Management with AI-Based Dietary Management.
• Metabolically Healthy Obesity: Are Interventions Useful?

Children and Adolescents

• Impact of Overweight and Obesity on Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Children with Type 1 Diabetes.
• Changes in BMI Among School-Aged Youths Following Implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
• Maternal Diet Quality During Pregnancy and Offspring Hepatic Fat in Early Childhood: The Healthy Start Study.
• Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: The Epidemiology of an Awakening Epidemic.
• Effectiveness of a Population-Scaled, School-Based Physical Activity Intervention for the Prevention of Childhood Obesity.
• Timing and Magnitude of Peak BMI and Peak Weight Velocity in Infancy Predict BMI at 2 Years in a Retrospective Cohort of Electronic Health Record Data.
• Systematic Review: Behavioral Interventions on Children at Risk for Diabetes.
• Systematic Review: Reference Growth Curves to Identify Weight Status (Underweight, Overweight or Obesity) in Children and Adolescents:.
• Children's Rates of BMI Change During Pre-Pandemic and Two COVID-19 Pandemic Periods.

Surgery

• Gestational Weight Gain in Pregnancies Following Bariatric Surgery.
• Bariatric Surgery and Suicide Risk in Patients with Obesity.
• Assessment of Electronic Patient Education Materials for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Candidates: An Environment Scan.

Drugs

• Fibroblast Growth Factor–Based Pharmacotherapies for the Treatment of Obesity-Related Metabolic Complications.
• Network Pharmacology Research Indicates That Wu-Mei-Wan Treats Obesity by Inhibiting Th17 Cell Differentiation and Alleviating Metabolic Inflammation.
• Estimated Minimum Prices and Lowest Available National Prices for Antiobesity Medications: Improving Affordability and Access to Treatment.
• Systematic Review: Effect of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors Among Individuals with Overweight/Obesity Treated with Antipsychotic Drug Classes.

Food & Diet

• Editorial: Can We Measure Food Intake in Humans?
• RCT: Impact of Acute Consumption of Beverages Containing Plant-Based or Alternative Sweetener Blends on Postprandial Appetite, Food Intake, Metabolism, and Gastro-Intestinal Symptoms: Results of the SWEET Beverages Trial.
• Association between Nutrient Intake from Vegetables and BMI Category of In-School Adolescents in Urban and Rural Areas in Davao City, Philippines.
• High-Fat Diet-Induced Elevation of Body Weight Set Point in Male Mice.
• The Synergetic Effect of Soft Drinks and Sweet/Salty Snacks Consumption and the Moderating Role of Obesity on Preadolescents’ Emotions and Behavior: A School-Based Epidemiological Study.
• Oolong Tea of Different Years Protects High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice Against Obesity by Regulating Lipid Metabolism and Modulating Gut Microbiota.
• Ultra-Processed Foods and Mortality: Analysis from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology Study.
• Narrative Review: Healthy Plant-Based Diets Improve Dyslipidemias, Insulin Resistance, and Inflammation in Metabolic Syndrome.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• No Effect of Calorie Restriction or Dietary Patterns on Spatial Working Memory During a 2-Year Intervention: A Secondary Analysis of the CALERIE Trial.
• Increased Alcohol Dehydrogenase 1 Activity Promotes Longevity.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• The Effect of Tabata-Style Functional High-Intensity Interval Training on Cardiometabolic Health and Physical Activity in Female University Students.
• Independent and Interactive Effect of Sedentary Time and Physical Activity on Risk of All-Cause Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study.
• Systematic Review: Clustering and Correlates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Among Boys and Girls.
• Meta-Analysis: The Effectiveness of Structured Exercise Intervention in Gestational Weight Gain in Pregnant Women with Overweight and Obesity.

Economics & Sociology

• Association of the Retail Food Environment, BMI, Dietary Patterns, and Socioeconomic Position in Urban Areas of Mexico.
• The Burden of Disease and Economic Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Consumption in Argentina: A Modeling Study.
• SNAP Enrollment Cycles: New Insights from Heterogeneous Panel Models with Cross-Sectional Dependence.
• Household Food Insecurity and Childhood Obesity/Overweight Among Children with Special Healthcare Needs.

Epidemiology

• The Relationship of Reproductive Factors with Adiposity and Body Shape Indices Changes Overtime: Findings from a Community-Based Study.
• The Mediating Effect of Central Obesity on the Association between Dietary Quality, Dietary Inflammation Level and Low-Grade Inflammation-Related Serum Inflammatory Markers in Adults.
• Systematic Review: Overweight and Obesity in Adult Patients with Phenylketonuria.
• Obesity Impacts the Expression of Alzheimer's Disease-Related Genes: The Framingham Heart Study.
• Systematic Review: The Relationship between Chronotype and Obesity.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Insulin Resistance-Varying Associations of Adiposity Indices with Cerebral Perfusion in Older Adults: A Population-Based Study.
• Hindbrain Ghrelin and LEAP2, Ligands for GHSR, Bidirectionally Control Food Intake.
• Emotional and Intuitive Eating: An Emerging Approach to Eating Behaviours Related to Obesity.
• Body Shape Perception in Men and Women Without Obesity During Caloric Restriction.

Equity and Disparities

• Ethnic Disparities and Obesity Risk Factors in Pregnant Women: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study.
• Abstract: Bio-Behavioral Approaches to Reducing Racial Disparities in Obesity and GI Cancers.

Stigma

• Brief Self-Compassion Induction for Adolescent Girls’ Weight-Stigmatizing Experiences in Physical Activity.

Policy Related

• Longitudinal Effects of School Policies on Children's Eating Behaviors and Weight Status: Findings from the Childhood Obesity Study in China Megacities.
• Ecological Regulation for Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems: Responding to the Global Rise of Ultra-Processed Foods.
• The Political Economy of Infant and Young Child Feeding: Confronting Corporate Power, Overcoming Structural Barriers, and Accelerating Progress.
• Leveraging Food-Related Values for Impact in Community Nutrition Education Programs (Interventions).
• Hyper-Palatable Foods in Elementary School Lunches: Availability and Contributing Factors in a National Sample of US Public Schools.
• Longitudinal Association between Density of Retail Food Stores and BMI in Mexican School Children and Adolescents.

Intergenerational Effects

• Maternal Prepregnancy Obesity Affects Foetal Growth, Birth Outcome, Mode of Delivery, and Miscarriage Rate in Austrian Women.
• Analysis of Pregnancy Complications and Epigenetic Gestational Age of Newborns.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Systematic Review: Do Mites Eat and Run? A Systematic Review of Feeding and Dispersal Strategies.
• Concerted Phenotypic Flexibility of Avian Erythrocyte Size and Number in Response to Dietary Anthocyanin Supplementation.
• Comparative Analysis of Thyroid Hormone Systems in Rodents with Subterranean Lifestyle.

Methods

• Sequential, Multiple Assignment, Randomized Trial Designs.
• Review: Eater-Oriented Knowledge Framework for Reducing Salt and Dietary Sodium Intake.

Mathematical and Quantitative

• The Metabolic Cost of Physical Activity in Mice Using a Physiology-Based Model of Energy Expenditure.

Commentary

• Brave New World: Improving Obesity and Preventing Cardiovascular Disease.
• Lean Mass Loss on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: A Downside of the “Miracle Drugs”.
• New Clinical Practice Guideline for Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity: Paradigm Shifts.
• Team's Imaging Strategy Enhances Lipedema Treatment.
• Adipose Tissue Aging Is Regulated by an Altered Immune System.
• You are What You Eat: Feeding Neurons in Nutrient Regulation of Behavior.
• Appetite and Its Discontents: Science, Medicine and the Urge to Eat, 1750–1950.

General

• The Mystery of Cancer Resistance: A Revelation Within Nature.
• Tattoos: The Skin as Canvas. (pdf)
• Identification of Peptides from Camel Milk That Inhibit Starch Digestion.
• Early Peanut Introduction: To Test or Not to Test?
• Peanut Allergen Inhibition Prevents Anaphylaxis in a Humanized Mouse Model.
• Changing Day Length and Temperature Can Affect the Composition of the Gut Microbiome Without Changing Dietary Contents.
• "Moreover, pregnant women living in medium or hot areas were more prone to have preterm births than those in cold areas when exposed to low ambient temperatures."
• Preprint: Bayesian Approaches to Quantifying Uncertainty in Sport and Exercise Measurements.

Video & Audio

• “Chewing on Change: The Tales Teeth Tell Us”.
• The New Weight Loss Drugs and the Old Weight Gain Myths.

Announcements

• IU School of Public Health-Bloomington Invites Applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Strong Collaborative Skills to Join an Interdisciplinary Team of Researchers Focused on Design, Analysis, Interpretation, and Reporting of Clinical Trials, Epidemiologic Analyses, Model Organism Studies, and Meta-Research, All in the Context of Obesity, Nutrition, or Aging Research, with an Emphasis on Promotion of Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency.
• IU School of Public Health-Bloomington Invites Applications for a Research Associate with Strong Collaborative Skills to Join an Interdisciplinary Team of Researchers Focused on Design, Analysis, Interpretation, and Reporting of Clinical Trials, Epidemiologic Analyses, Model Organism Studies, and Meta-Research, All in the Context of Obesity, Nutrition, or Aging Research, with an Emphasis on Promotion of Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency.
• IU Bloomington’s School of Public Health is Recruiting Tenure-Track Faculty at every rank in every department. Come Join Us!