06/08/18
Featured
- Let Them Eat Kale: The Misplaced Narrative of Food Access.
- The Therapeutic Effects of Bee Venom on Some Metabolic and Antioxidant Parameters Associated with HFD-induced Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver in Rats.
- The Transcriptomic and Proteomic Responses of Daphnia Pulex to Changes in Temperature and Food Supply Comprise Environment-specific and Clone-specific Elements.
- Social Capital and Obesity Among Adults: Longitudinal Findings From the Montreal Neighborhood Networks and Healthy Aging Panel.
Headline vs Study
- Press-release: You are What Your Mother Eats: Researchers Define Molecular Basis to Explain Link Between a Pregnant Mother's Nutrition and Infant Growth.
- Study: Two Transcription Factors Coordinate Two Functionally Related Neurons in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus... In Animals. No Mothers; No Nutrition; No Infants.
Contrary or Null Findings
- "Cocoa/DC supplementation does not reduce anthropometric measures significantly."
- "Although preliminary, these first in men findings argue against oral butyrate supplementation as treatment for glucose regulation in human subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus."
- RCT: At 12-month Follow-up, No Effect of a Mobile-based (mHealth) Obesity Prevention Intervention in Pre-school Children.
- No Effect of Postural Alterations on Metabolic Cost in Running on Incline Slopes.
- No Effect of Administration of Unacylated Ghrelin on Subcutaneous PC3 Xenograft Growth in a Rag1-/- Mouse Model of Metabolic Dysfunction.
- Oxidative Stress in Obese Children and Adolescents with and Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is Not Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
- Contrary to Previous Studies, Prepregnancy BMI and GWG Were Not Correlated with A. Diagnosis of Metabolic Dysfunction.
- RCT: "Compared with the active control of daily texting based on daily home weighing, lottery-based and direct monetary incentives provided no additional benefit for weight loss maintenance."
- Watching Television or Listening to Music While Exercising Failed to Affect Post-exercise Food Intake or Energy Expenditure in Male Adolescents.
Basic
- Is Leptin Resistance the Cause or the Consequence of Diet-induced Obesity?
- Breeding Selection of Rainbow Trout for Muscle Adiposity Content Differentially Affects Lipogenic Capacity and Lipid Mobilization Strategies to Cope with Food Deprivation.
- Remodeling of Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Proteome with High-Fat Diet Involves Larger Changes to β-oxidation than Electron Transfer Proteins in Mice.
- Maternal Overnutrition Programs Epigenetic Changes in the Regulatory Regions of Hypothalamic Pomc in the Offspring of Rats.
- Repeated Weight Cycling in Obese Mice Causes Increased Appetite and Glucose Intolerance.
- Effects of Frozen Storage on Phospholipid Content in Atlantic Cod Fillets and the Influence on Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice.
Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue
- Fat and Happy and Fuzzy About Causality.
- Commentary: Curious Cook - the Strange Story of Gluten, Part 2.
- Commentary: Diet, and Delusions of Evidence.
- Identifying the Best Methods to Assess Adiposity and Metabolic Risk in Children.
Clinical
- Evaluations of Lifestyle, Dietary, and Pharmacologic Treatments for Pediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease—a Systematic Review.
- RCT: Effect of Small Doses of Fructose and Allulose on Postprandial Glucose Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes.
- Optimal Cut-off Points of Fasting and Post-Glucose Stimulus Surrogates of Insulin Resistance as Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents According to Several Definitions.
- One-Hour Plasma Glucose Compared with Two-Hour Plasma Glucose in Relation to Diabetic Retinopathy in American Indians.
- Feasibility and Effectiveness of Nutritional Telemonitoring for Home Care Clients: A Pilot Study.
- What to do When Doctors Disagree on Diets for Women with Gestational Diabetes.
Children and Adolescents
- The ENCOURAGE Healthy Families Study: A Comparative Effectiveness Trial to Reduce Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Mothers and Children.
- The Application of MHealth to Monitor Implementation of Best Practices to Support Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Afterschool Programs.
Surgery
- Metabotypes of Response to Bariatric Surgery Independent of the Magnitude of Weight Loss.
- First Right Lobe Living-donor Hepatectomy After Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Drugs
- Tyrphostin AG17 Inhibits Adipocyte Differentiation in Vivo and in Vitro.
- Visceral Fat is Associated with Mucosal Healing of Infliximab Treatment in Crohn's Disease.
- Effects of Pentoxifylline on Soluble Klotho Concentrations and Renal Tubular Cell Expression in Diabetic Kidney Disease.
Food & Diet
- Effects of Raw Potato Starch on Body Weight with Controlled Glucose Delivery.
- Systematic Review: "There is mixed evidence to draw firm conclusions of the effect of habitual breakfast on academic performance..."
- Limitations of the Evidence Base Used to Set Recommended Nutrient Intakes for Infants and Lactating Women.
- Introduction to Current Knowledge on Micronutrients in Human Milk: Adequacy, Analysis, and Need for Research.
- Yerba Mate Stimulates Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Thermogenesis in High Fat Diet‐Induced Obese Mice.
Caloric Restriction
- Switching From High-fat Diet to Foods Containing Resveratrol as a Calorie Restriction Mimetic Changes the Architecture of Arcuate Nucleus to Produce More Newborn Anorexigenic Neurons.
- Caloric Restriction Mitigates Age-associated Hippocampal Differential CG and Non-CG Methylation.
- Effects of 2-day Calorie Restriction on Cardiovascular Autonomic Response, Mood, and Cognitive and Motor Functions in Obese Young Adult Women.
Exercise & Physical Activity
- Levels of Nature and Stress Response.
- RCT: Using Financial Incentives to Promote Physical Activity in American Indian Adolescents.
Economics & Sociology
- Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Position and Risks of Major Chronic Diseases [including Diabetes] and All-cause Mortality: A Quasi-experimental Study.
- Association Between Food, Physical Activity, and Social Assistance Environments and the BMI of Schoolchildren From Different Socioeconomic Strata.
- You Can’t “nudge” Nuggets: An Investigation of College Late-night Dining with Behavioral Economics Interventions.
- Strong Coexistence for a Model with Endogenous Evolution of Heterogeneous Agents.
Epidemiology
- Association Between Thyroid Hormones and the Components of Metabolic Syndrome.
- Characterization of Adult Obesity in Florida Using the OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium.
- The Association Between Obesity and Restless Legs Syndrome: A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies.
- An Assessment of the Relationship Between Abdominal Obesity and the Severity of Upper Extremity Lymphedema.
- Time to Deliver: Report of the WHO Independent High-Level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases.
- USDA/ERS Releases State Fact Sheets.
- Lifetime Prevalence and Prognosis of Prediabetes Without Progression to Diabetes.
- Diabetes Risk Scores for Hispanics Living in the United States: A Systematic Review.
Psychology & Neuroscience
- Experimental Scarcity Increases the Relative Reinforcing Value of Food in Food Insecure Adults.
- Adherence to the French Eating Model is Inversely Associated with Overweight and Obesity: Results From a Large Sample of French Adults.
- A Qualitative Analysis of the Role of Emotions in Different Patterns of Long-term Weight Loss.
- Why do Dieters Regain Weight? Calorie Deprivation Alters Body and Mind, Overwhelming Willpower.
- Neuroanatomy of the VmPFC and DlPFC Predicts Individual Differences in Cognitive Regulation During Dietary Self-control Across Regulation Strategies.
- Hunger, Food Cravings, and Diet Satisfaction are Related to Changes in Body Weight During a 6-Month Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention: The Beef WISE Study.
Stigma
- Understanding Paediatric Patients’ Attitudes Toward Obesity and Expectations Prior to Entering a Weight Management Program.
- Do Exerciser Weight Status and Perceived Motivation Predict Instructors’ Motivation and Beliefs About the Exerciser? A Test of Motivation Contagion Effects.
- Thin Idealization and Causal Attributions Mediate the Association Between Culture and Obesity Stereotypes.
- The Pain of Weight-related Stigma Among Women with Overweight or Obesity.
Policy Related
- A Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages in Colombia: Estimating the Impact on Overweight and Obesity Prevalence Across Socio Economic Levels.
- School Accreditation Scheme Reduces Childhood Obesity in Hong Kong.
- Women's Health Policy in the United States: An American College of Physicians Position Paper.
- Why Weight? An Analytic Review of Obesity Management, Diabetes Prevention, and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction.
- Organic Labeling Policy.
Intergenerational Effects
- Exploring the Impact of Maternal Obesity on Offspring Renal Morphology and Later Life Health.
- Intergenerational Influence of Paternal Obesity on Metabolic and Reproductive Health Parameters of the Offspring: Male-Preferential Impact and Involvement of Kiss1-Mediated Pathways.
Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics
- Male Nutritional History Affects Female Fecundity in a Male-dimorphic Mite: Evidence for a Nuptial Gift?
- Nutrient‐specific Compensation for Seasonal Cold Stress in a Free‐ranging Temperate Colobine Monkey.
Methods
- Micronutrients in Human Milk: Analytical Methods.
- Reliability and validity of the new VikingSlice software for computed tomography body composition analysis.
Commentary
- Link Between Social Stress and Shortened Lifespan: Mouse Study.
- Loud Restaurant Music Favors Burgers?
- Sustaining Health-Protective Behaviors Such as Physical Activity and Healthy Eating.
- Experts Split on the Magic of Taxing Sugar.
- Most Who Avoid Gluten Lack Symptoms of Intolerance, Sensitivity.
General
- Odor Alters Color Preference in a Foraging Jumping Spider.
- Randomization to Randomization Probability: Estimating Treatment Effects Under Actual Conditions of Use.
- TEDMED Talk: Addressing the Public Health Impact of Mountaintop Removal Mining.
- New Analysis Supports Benefits of HIEs.
- Big Data and Predictive Analytics: Recalibrating Expectations.
- Audio: Green-Blooded Lizards.
- Social Stress Shortens Lifespan in Mice.
- Podcast: Ingestible Medical Sensors.
- Podcast: What Can Scientists Bring to Congress?
- Days on Earth are Getting Longer, Thanks to the Moon.
- New Synthetic Nerve System Could Enable Prosthetic Limbs to Have a Sense of Touch.
- Reliable Funding for Biomedical Research Pays Off.
- Podcast: Low-Impact Eating.
Announcements
- School of Public Health Researchers Help Reveal Social Stress is Associated with Shortened Lifespan in Mice.
- ObesityWeek Registration Opens June 15th.
- UAB’s NORC Seeks Post-doctoral Fellows in Obesity Research.
- UAB Seeks Post-doctoral Fellows for Its AHA Strategically Focused Research Center – Obesity Network: Intergenerational Transmission of Obesity.
- In Memoriam: Doug Altman.