04/21/17
Featured
- Comparative Effects of the Restriction Method in Two Large Observational Studies of BMI and Mortality Among Adults.
- The Effect of Social Connections on the Discovery of Multiple Hidden Food Patches in a Bird Species.
- Increased Salt Consumption Induces Body Water Conservation and Decreases Fluid Intake.
Headline vs Study
- Headline: Pets Alter Infants' Microbiota to Lower Risk of Allergies, Obesity.
- Headline: Statistics on Cats & Kids' Health Show Fluffy Friends Can Be Beneficial.
- Study: Exposure to Household Furry Pets is Associated with Gut Microbes that are Associated with Allergies and Obesity.
Contrary or Null Findings
- Learning When Childhood Obesity Prevention Fails.
- RCT: This Study Suggests that Chronic HIIT Has No Independent Effect on Appetite or Food Reward When Compared with an Isocaloric Program of MICT in Obese Individuals.
- "On the contrary, sCD163 or CD163 positive cell changes do not precisely reflect metabolic improvements after weight loss."
- "Contrary to expectations, these results suggest that regular engagement in water-based exercise, even combined with land-based exercise, might have poor long-term benefits for maintaining physical performance in older adults."
- Contrary to Expectations, Nutritional Information Displayed with a Traffic Light System Seemed to Draw on the Same Neural Systems as Did a Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) System, a Numeric Label.
- "Most macronutrient and energy content of colostrum are unaffected by prepregnancy maternal BMI, with the exception of protein content that is positively related to maternal BMI."
- "Despite the differences in weight status, taste perception was not associated with differences in overall dietary quality, measured via HEI score, in this cohort."
- "Moderate gradual body weight reductions observed in the SCALE program were not associated with changes in serum creatinine."
- RCT: "An intervention for parents and children to improve HS preschoolers’ emotional and behavioral self-regulation in combination with an obesity-prevention curriculum did not reduce obesity prevalence or most obesity-related behaviors."
- RCT: Supplementing an Energy Adequate, Higher-protein Diet with Protein Does Not Enhance Fat-free Mass Restoration After Short-term Severe Negative Energy Balance.
Basic
- The Thyroid Adenoma Associated (THADA) Gene Regulates the Balance Between Energy Storage and Energy Production in Drosophila.
- Fatherhood And/or Cohabitation with a Female Significantly Influences Metabolic, Morphological, and Affective Measures in Male California Mice.
- Chromium Supplementation Improves Insulin Sensitivity and Mitigates Heat Shock Symptoms in Growing Pigs.
- MicroRNA-155 Deficiency Leads to Decreased Atherosclerosis, Increased White Adipose Tissue Obesity, and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
- FGF21 Mediates the Thermogenic and Insulin-Sensitizing Effects of Dietary Methionine Restriction but Not Its Effects on Hepatic Lipid Metabolism.
- Endothelial LRP1 Regulates Metabolic Responses By Acting as a Co-activator of PPAR.
- Genome-wide Hepatic DNA Methylation Changes in High-fat Diet-induced Obese Mice.
- Insulin Receptor Signaling in Pomc, but Not Agrp, Neurons Controls Adipose Tissue Insulin Action.
Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue
- ’30 Mins Apart’: What One TIMEly Tweet Captures About Today’s Health News Landscape.
- Nonresponse and Underreporting Errors Increase Over the Data Collection Week Based on Paradata From the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey.
- Assessing Coverage of Population-Based and Targeted Fortification Programs with the Use of the Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT): Background, Toolkit Development, and Supplement Overview.
- Coverage of Nutrition Interventions Intended for Infants and Young Children Varies Greatly Across Programs: Results From Coverage Surveys in 5 Countries.
- The Obesity Paradox and Effects of Early Nutrition: Is There a Paradox, or is There Not?
Clinical
- Increased Energy Intake Following Sleep Restriction in Men and Women: A One-size-fits-all Conclusion?
- Development and Validation of the Intuitive Exercise Scale.
- Screening for Early Detection of Eating Disorders.
- Vitamin D Deficiency and Diabetes.
Children and Adolescents
- Incidence Trends of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Among Youths, 2002–2012.
- Parental Beliefs About Portion Size, Not Children's Own Beliefs, Predict Child BMI.
- Exploring the Association Between Childhood and Adolescent Obesity and Depression: A Meta-analysis.
- Parental Incarceration and Child Sleep and Eating Behaviors.
Surgery
- Omeprazole Absorption and Fasting Gastrinemia After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.
- Bariatric Surgery and Endoluminal Procedures: IFSO Worldwide Survey 2014.
Drugs
- Formononetin, an Isoflavone, Activates AMP-activated Protein Kinase/ ß -catenin Signalling to Inhibit Adipogenesis and Rescues C57BL/6 Mice From High-fat Diet-induced Obesity and Bone Loss.
- RCTs: Neuropsychiatric Safety with Liraglutide 3.0mg for Weight Management.
- Gelidium Elegans Regulates the AMPK-PRDM16-UCP-1 Pathway and Has a Synergistic Effect with Orlistat on Obesity-Associated Features in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet.
- Liraglutide Suppression of Caloric Intake Competes with the Intake-promoting Effects of a Palatable Cafeteria Diet, but Does Not Impact Food or Macronutrient Selection.
- Tolerance Does Not Develop Toward Liraglutides’ Glucose-lowering Effect.
- PEGylated Neuromedin U-8 Shows Long-lasting Anorectic Activity and Anti-obesity Effect in Mice By Peripheral Administration.
- Review: Dopamine D2 Receptors and the Circadian Clock Reciprocally Mediate Antipsychotic Drug-Induced Metabolic Disturbances.
Food & Diet
- RCT: Two Ready-to-Use Supplementary Foods Demonstrates Benefit of the Higher Dairy Supplement for Reduced Wasting in Mothers, and Differential Impact in Infants and Children Associated with Maternal Supplement Response.
- Evaluation of Simulation Models that Estimate the Effect of Dietary Strategies on Nutritional Intake: A Systematic Review.
- Postexercise Dietary Protein Ingestion Increases Whole-Body Leucine Balance in a Dose-Dependent Manner in Healthy Children.
- Acute Peanut Consumption Alters Postprandial Lipids and Vascular Responses in Healthy Overweight or Obese Men.
Caloric Restriction
- Caloric Restriction and Healthy Life Span: Frail Phenotype of Nonhuman Primates in the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center Caloric Restriction Study.
- Differential Sympathetic Outflow to Adipose Depots is Required for Visceral Fat Loss in Response to Calorie Restriction.
Exercise & Physical Activity
- Single Swim Sessions in C. Elegans Induce Key Features of Mammalian Exercise.
- No Overall Effect of Interventions to Promote Physical Activity And/or Decrease Sedentary Behaviour Among Rural Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
- RCT: The Effects of Beef, Chicken, or Whey Protein Post-Workout on Body Composition and Muscle Performance.
- The Potential Role of Aerobic Exercise-Induced Pentraxin 3 on Obesity-Related Inflammation and Metabolic Dysregulation.
- The Effect of High-intensity Aerobic Interval Training on Markers of Systemic Inflammation in Sedentary Populations.
- The Effects of High-intensity Interval Training Vs. Moderate-intensity Continuous Training on Body Composition in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Economics & Sociology
- Poor Nutrition and Bullying Behaviors: A Comparison of Deviant and Non-deviant Youth.
- The Interaction of Socioeconomic Position and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Family History.
- Physical Activity, Functional Ability, and Obesity in Older Adults: A Gender Difference.
- Long-term Cost Reduction of Routine Medications Following a Residential Programme Combining Physical Activity and Nutrition in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study.
- Food for the Circular Economy.
Epidemiology
- Associations Between Body Fat Variability and Later Onset of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors.
- Does Pacifier Use in Infancy Decrease the Risk of Obesity?
- Trans-ethnic Fine-mapping of Genetic Loci for BMI in the Diverse Ancestral Populations of the Population Architecture Using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Study Reveals Evidence for Multiple Signals at Established Loci.
- Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases.
Psychology & Neuroscience
- Stimulus Control Over Action for Food in Obese Versus Healthy-weight Individuals.
- Obesity is Associated with Lack of Inhibitory Control and Impaired Heart Rate Variability Reactivity and Recovery in Response to Food Stimuli.
- Sugar, Perceived Healthfulness, and Satiety: When Does a Sugary Preload Lead People to Eat More?
- Systematic Review and Meta Analysis: Overweight and Obesity is Associated with Higher Depression in Adults.
- A Cost Analysis of Implementing a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention in Community Mental Health Settings: Results From the ACHIEVE Trial.
- Suppression of GHS-R in AgRP Neurons Mitigates Diet-Induced Obesity By Activating Thermogenesis.
Equity and Disparities
- Gender Discrimination, Gender Disparities in Obesity and Human Development.
- Choosing Health Equity: Investing in Optimal and Equitable Health for All.
- The Obesity Epidemic in the Veterans Health Administration: Prevalence Among Key Populations of Women and Men Veterans.
Stigma
- Historical Categories of Bodily Health in Nineteenth-Century Thought.
- Obesity Stigma and Bias in Healthcare.
Policy Related
- The [hypothetical] Impact on Productivity of a Hypothetical Tax on Sugar-sweetened Beverages.
- New Zealand Food Companies Policies- Nutrition Sensitive?
- David Katz' Testimony: Testimony on the Matter Before the Finance Committee of Our State Legislature on Debating an Excise Tax on SSBs.
- Coverage and Utilization in Food Fortification Programs: Critical and Neglected Areas of Evaluation.
- Coverage of Large-Scale Food Fortification of Edible Oil, Wheat Flour, and Maize Flour Varies Greatly By Vehicle and Country but is Consistently Lower Among the Most Vulnerable: Results From Coverage Surveys in 8 Countries.
- Physical Education in Aotearoa New Zealand Primary Schools: Teachers’ Perceptions and Policy Implications.
Intergenerational Effects
- Maternal and Postnatal High-Fat Diet Consumption Programs Energy Balance and Hypothalamic Melanocortin Signaling in Nonhuman Primate Offspring.
- Differential Adipokine DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue From Adult Offspring of Women with Diabetes in Pregnancy.
- Enhanced Offspring Predisposition to Steatohepatitis with Maternal High-fat Diet is Associated with Epigenetic and Microbiome Alterations.
- Intergenerational Transmission of Disordered Eating: Direct and Indirect Maternal Communication Among Grandmothers, Mothers, and Daughters.
Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics
- Wild Inside: Urban Wild Boar Select Natural, Not Anthropogenic Food Resources.
- Metabolic Responses to Different Immune Challenges and Varying Resource Availability in the Side-blotched Lizard (Uta Stansburiana).
- Review: Sex Matters: The Effects of Biological Sex on Adipose Tissue Biology and Energy Metabolism.
- Review: How Low Can You Go? An Adaptive Energetic Framework for Interpreting Basal Metabolic Rate Variation in Endotherms.
- Traveling From the Hypothalamus to the Adipose Tissue: The Thermogenic Pathway.
- The Bioenergetics of Inflammation: Insights Into Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.
Methods
- The Turkish Palatable Eating Motives Scale (T-PEMS): Utility in Predicting Binge-eating Eating and Obesity Risk in University Students.
- Quantifying the Foodscape: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Validity of Commercially Available Business Data.
- Psychometric Evaluation of the Short Version of the Personal Diabetes Questionnaire to Assess Dietary Behaviors and Exercise in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
- Reproducibility and Repeatability of Computer Tomography-based Measurement of Abdominal Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissues.
- Electronic Health Record Data Versus the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): A Comparison of Overweight and Obesity Rates.
- Construct Validity of an Obesity Risk Screening Tool in Two Age Groups.
Mathematical and Quantitative
- Always Hungry? A Mathematical Explanation.
- A Fractional Order Model for Obesity Epidemic in a Non-constant Population.
Commentary
- Connecticut Considers a Soda Tax.
- What Works (what REALLY Works) for Treating Overweight and Obesity.
- Targeted Unhealthy-food-and-beverage Advertising in Mass-transit Stations.
- Classic Paper - Sweet Talk: The Moral Rhetoric Against Sugar.
- Magic Technology Cures for Diabetes and Obesity.
- Moving From Obesity Myths to Theories.
General
- Scientists Don’t View Reproducibility as ‘Risky Business’.
- Of March and Myth: The Politicizing of Science.
- Reproducibility of Research: Issues and Proposed Remedies: The Role of Registries and Repositories.
- Reproducibility of Research: Issues and Proposed Remedies: Statistical Power and Evidence in the Psychological Literature.
- Musings on Developing Research Ideas.
- Audio: "The Cherry Pick," "Credit Snatch," And Other Political Rhetoric That Can Distort Science.
- 'Fake Research' Comes Under Scrutiny.
- Racial Differences in Statin Adherence Following Hospital Discharge for Ischemic Stroke.
- The State of Cardiovascular Genomics: Abundant Data, Limited Information.
- UC Berkeley Receives CRISPR Patent in Europe.
- NIH: Grant Applicants Can Cite Preprints.
- Seeing It Both Ways: Openness to Experience and Binocular Rivalry Suppression.
- Look. Listen. Receive. Surrendering to the Art.
- An Epigenetic Aging Clock for Dogs and Wolves.
- How lizards get their spots: "An individual scale sums up information from the ones around it — how many are black and how many are green — and makes a decision about its own colour."
- U.S. Report Calls for Research Integrity Board.
- Young European Eels May Use Magnetic Fields to Guide Them Home.
Video & Audio
Announcements
- American Society for Nutrition’s Scientific Sessions at Experimental Biology: Chicago, April 22-26.
- Developing the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan on Nutrition Research.
- UAB's Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) invites you to join us at our NIH-funded short course on “The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity".
- UAB Invites You to Join Us at Our NIH-funded Short Course on “Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research”.
- UAB’s NORC seeks post-doctoral fellows in obesity research.