Featured

• School Breakfast and Student Behavior.
• Heat Treatment Improves Hepatic Mitochondrial Respiratory Efficiency Via Mitochondrial Remodeling.
• "New perspective on snake evolution …suggests that modular lung ventilation evolved during or prior to constriction and large prey ingestion…"

Headline vs Study

• Headline: Study Refutes Stereotype That People with Obesity Lie About How Much They Eat.
• Study: Individuals with Obesity Misreported Their Intake to a Greater Extent (As Did Individuals 55 or Younger and Individuals with Higher Physical Activity), but Greater Misreporting Was Not Observed When Non-Linearly Scaled by Weight. Lying Not Studied.

Contrary or Null Findings

• RCT: No Significant Effects on Weight Outcomes of NU-HOME in a Trial to Prevent Obesity Among Rural Children.
• RCT: "a 12-week exercise training intervention, independent of the modality applied, does not modify fasting plasma levels of omega-6 and omega-3 oxylipins, eCBs, and eCBs-like molecules in middle-aged sedentary adults."
• RCT: "A 6-month n-3 PUFA supplementation did not improve cognitive performance in cognitively healthy adults and APOE status or age were not effect modifiers."
• RCT: "Accelerating the introduction of lengthening exercises in the rehabilitation of hamstring injury in male athletes did not improve the time to return to sport nor the risk of reinjury."
• Systematic Review: "Results from the random-effects models indicated that β-carotene supplementation slightly increased [emphasis added] overall cardiovascular incidence …and was constantly associated with increased [emphasis added] cardiovascular mortality..."
• RCT: No Statistically Significant Effect of Paleolithic-Based Low-Carbohydrate Vs. Moderate-Carbohydrate Diets with Portion-Control and Calorie-Counting on CTRP6, Asprosin and Metabolic Markers in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome.
• RCT: "High-intensity RT did not result in greater improvements in isokinetic muscle strength, pain and physical functioning compared to low-intensity RT in knee OA..."
• RCT: "No Effect on Child Anthropometrics ...at 2 and 3 Years of Age Following an Antenatal Lifestyle Intervention in Routine Care."

Basic

• AKR1D1 Knockout Mice Develop a Sex Dependent Metabolic Phenotype.
• Parental Obesity Alters Offspring Blood Pressure Regulation and Cardiovascular Responses to Stress: Role of P2X7R and Sex Differences.
• Rapid and Lasting Effects of Activating BDNF-Expressing PVH Neurons on Energy Balance.
• Differential Effects of the Soluble Fiber Inulin in Reducing Adiposity and Altering Gut Microbiome in Aging Mice.
• Characterization of Metabolites and Biomarkers for the Probiotic Effects of Clostridium cochlearium on High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese C57BL/6 Mice.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• Article: Behavioral Characteristics and Self-Reported Health Status Among 2029 Adults Consuming a “Carnivore Diet”.
• Letter: Limitations of Self-Reported Health Status and Metabolic Markers Among Adults Consuming a “Carnivore Diet”.
• Reply: To R Kirwan, GS Mallett, L Ellis, and a Flanagan.
• Editorial: Does Vitamin D Supplementation Reduce Cardiovascular Events and Cancer?
• PubPeer Comments On: Night Vision and Carotenoids (NVC): A Randomized Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial on Effects of Carotenoid Supplementation on Night Vision in Older Adults.
• Assessing Uncontrolled Confounding in Associations of Being Overweight with All-Cause Mortality.

Clinical

• Maternal Obesity in Twin Pregnancy: The Role of Nutrition to Reduce Maternal and Fetal Complications.
• Gestational Weight Gain and Postpartum Weight Retention in Tasmanian Women: The Baby-Bod Study.
• Review: Benefits of Weight Loss of 10% or More in Patients with Overweight or Obesity.

Children and Adolescents

• Sedentary Time and Fast-Food Consumption Associated with Weight Gain During COVID-19 Lockdown in Children and Adolescents with Overweight or Obesity.
• The Impact of PM2.5 on the Growth Curves of Children's Obesity Indexes: A Prospective Cohort Study.
• For Good Measure: Near-Birth Anthropometry Predicts Neonatal and Infant Mortality.

Surgery

• Meta-Analysis: Hypoglycemia in Pregnancies Following Gastric Bypass.
• Meta-Analysis: Does Exercise Improve the Cardiometabolic Risk Profile of Patients with Obesity After Bariatric Surgery?
• Review: Neurohormonal Changes in the Gut-Brain Axis and Underlying Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Following Bariatric Surgery.

Drugs

• The Multifunctional Role of Herbal Products in the Management of Diabetes and Obesity: A Comprehensive Review.
• Identification of Promising Multi-Targeting Inhibitors of Obesity from Vernonia amygdalina Through Computational Analysis.
• Pharmacological Treatment of Obesity.
• Sodium Salicylate Rewires Hepatic Metabolic Pathways in Obesity and Attenuates IL-1β Secretion from Adipose Tissue: The Implications for Obesity-Impaired Reverse Cholesterol Transport.
• Systematic Review: Once-Weekly  Semaglutide  for Obesity  or Overweight.

Food & Diet

• Systematic Review: Impact of Walnut Consumption on Cardio Metabolic and Anthropometric Parameters in Metabolic Syndrome Patients.
• Meta-Analysis: "Effect of Camel Milk on Glucose Homeostasis in Patients with Diabetes".
• RCT: Effects of Carbohydrate Versus Fat Restriction on Lipid Profiles in Highly Trained, Recreational Distance Runners.
• Review: The Roles of Catechins in Regulation of Systemic Inflammation.
• RCT: Improvement of Glycemic Indices by a Hypocaloric Legume-Based DASH Diet in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.
• A Comparative Analysis of Dietary Intake and Body Composition Among Two Ethnically Distinct Tribal Populations from India.
• Distinct Diet-Microbiota-Metabolism Interactions in Pregnant Women with Overweight and Obesity: A Metagenomics Approach.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Susceptibility of Female Rats to Cardiac Arrhythmias Following Refeeding After Severe Food Restriction.
• RCT: Differential Glycemic Effects of Low- Versus High-Glycemic Index Mediterranean-Style Eating Patterns in Adults at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes.
• Preprint: Effects of Intermittent Fasting in Humans Compared to a Normal Diet and Caloric Restriction: A Meta-Analysis of RCTs.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• RCT: Effect of Different Recovery Modes During Resistance Training with Blood Flow Restriction on Hormonal Levels and Performance in Young Men.
• Atlas of Exercise Metabolism Reveals Time-Dependent Signatures of Metabolic Homeostasis.
• Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life Among High-Risk Women for Type 2 Diabetes in the Early Years After Pregnancy.
• Podcast: Deep Dive Back into Zone 2 Training.

Economics & Sociology

• Association between Socioeconomic Status and Prevalence of Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study on Residents in North China.
• “Now I Just Need Something Sweet”: Racism, Emotional Eating, and Health Among African Americans.
• Dissertation: The Nutrition Labeling Act and the Weight Loss Experiences of African American Women.

Epidemiology

• Diet, Fecal Microbiome, and Trimethylamine N-Oxide in a Cohort of Metabolically Healthy United States Adults.
• Preprint: Weight Gain Trajectories Patterns from Pregnancy to Early Postpartum: Identifying Women at Risk and Timing to Prevent Weight Regain.
• Meta-Analysis: Traffic Noise and Adiposity.
• Systematic Review: The Incidence of Adult-Onset Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review from 32 Countries and Regions.
• Systematic Review: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Interventions for Obesity in Saudi Arabia.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Changes in Food Reward and Intuitive Eating After Weight Loss and Maintenance in Former Athletes with Overweight or Obesity.
• Dynapenic Abdominal Obesity Is Associated with Mild Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Cardiometabolic Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study.
• Weight-Based Discrimination in Financial Reward and Punishment Decision Making: Causal Evidence Using a Novel Experimental Paradigm.
• Longitudinal Relationship of Baseline Functional Brain Networks with Intentional Weight Loss in Older Adults.

Equity and Disparities

• Socio Demography of Obesity in Argentina at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century.
• Aging Into Medicare Among a Senior Food Pantry Population: An Assessment of Food Pantry Visit Patterns and Food Security over Time.

Stigma

• RCT: Accept Yourself! Self-Acceptance-Based Treatment for Large-Bodied Women with Depression.
• Weight Bias Among Nutrition and Dietetics Students in a Ghanaian Public University.
• A Qualitative Examination of the Nature of Experiences of Weight Stigma by Family Members.

Policy Related

• Competitive Food and Beverage Policies and Obesity Among Middle School Students: Variability by Urbanicity in California.
• Public Support for the Imposition of a Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and the Determinants of Such Support in Spain.
• Impact of Transition from Face-To-Face to Telehealth on Behavioral Obesity Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• Conflicts of Interest for Members of the U.S. 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.

Intergenerational Effects

• Relationship between Gestational Weight Gain Rate Trajectory and Overweight in Offspring at Three Years of Age.
• Explorations on Risk Profiles for Overweight and Obesity in 9501 Preschool-Aged Children.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Challenges to Voluntary Ag Carbon Markets.
• The Evolution and Competitive Strategies of Akkermansia muciniphila in Gut.

Methods

• Dietary Assessment and Nutritional Analysis Using Deep Learning.
• Registration and Primary Outcomes Reporting in Behavioral Health Trials.

Commentary

• Potatoes for Breakfast, Dark Vegetables for Supper?
• Defining the Slippery Ultra-Processed Boogeyman.
• Does Reducing Screen Time Reduce Obesity?
• Review of Dietary Recommendations for Twin Pregnancy: Does Nutrition Science Keep Up with the Growing Incidence of Multiple Gestations?.
• Science and Superstition: Sweet Beverages.
• Heating Up to Heal—Acute Heat Exposure Increases Hepatic Mitophagy Resulting in Hormetic Improvements in Mitochondrial Bioenergetic Efficiency.
• Rebalancing the Marketing of Healthier Versus Less Healthy Food Products.
• Most US Physicians Say Social Drivers of Health Such as Food Access, Financial Stability and Transportation are Important to Improving Community Health and Reducing Costs.

General

• Painkillers That Don’t Kill.
• Assessing the Magnitude of Reporting Bias in Trials of Homeopathy: A Cross-Sectional Study and Meta-Analysis.
• Big Little Lies: A Compendium and Simulation of P-Hacking Strategies.
• Scientists Say They Can Read Nearly the Whole Genome of an IVF-Created Embryo.
• Resilience: The Power of Alchemizing Misfortunes. (pdf)
• Undisclosed Industry Payments Rampant in Drug-Trial Papers.
• Testing the Missingness Mechanism in Longitudinal Surveys: A Case Study Using the Health and Retirement Study.
• Accounting for Detection Probability with Overestimation by Integrating Double Monitoring Programs over 40 Years.

Announcements

• Call for Abstracts for ObesityWeek 2022 in San Diego, CA - the Obesity Society (TOS).
• Participants Needed for the Obesity Society (TOS) Standing Committees.
• Online Event: Shifting the Paradigm to Advance Obesity Solutions (Tue, April 19, 2022).
• Department Chair and Tenured/Tenure-Track Professor of Kinesiology Sought at IU.
• IU 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.
• Nutrition Science Non-Tenure-Track Search: Clinical or Full-Associate-Assistant Professor; Senior Lecturer or Lecturer.
• Nutrition Science Tenure/Tenure-Track Search: Full-Associate-Assistant Professor.