06/10/16
Featured
- Neighborhood, Family and Peer-Level Predictors of Obesity-Related Health Behaviors Among Young Adolescents.
- Perceived Spatial Stigma, BMI and Blood Pressure: A Global positioning System Study Among Low-income Housing Residents in NYC.
- CXCL1 Mediates Obesity-associated Adipose Stromal Cell Trafficking and Function in the Tumour Microenvironment.
- The Impact of Changing Economic Conditions on Overweight Risk Among Children in California From 2008 to 2012.
Headline vs Study
- Headline: Driving Increases Weight and Waist Circumference.
- Study: Cross-sectional Association Between Self-reported Time in Cars and Markers of Cardio-metabolic Risk.
Contrary or Null Findings
- “After 14 Days on the [‘western Junk Food’] Diet the Experimental Group Outperformed the Control Group on a Spatial Learning Task, Which Opposed the Original Prediction (F(1,22) = 3.043, P = 0.095).”
- These rodent data suggest "that supplementation with resveratrol at a dose achievable with commercially available supplements would not produce significant cardioprotective effects in people with diabetes mellitus."
- Irisin Levels are Not Associated to Resistance Training-induced Alterations in Body Mass Composition in Older Untrained Women with and Without Obesity.
- Exercise Does Not Activate the β3 Adrenergic Receptor–eNOS Pathway, but Reduces Inducible NOS Expression to Protect the Heart of Obese Diabetic Mice.
- Largely Null Longitudinal Associations Between Observed and Perceived Neighborhood Food Availability and BMI in a Multiethnic Urban Sample.
- RCT: This Study Showed that a Daily Supplementation of 1000 Mg Oral Syrup of L-carnitine for 12 Weeks Did Not Affect Leptin and Adiponectin Levels or the Body Weight or BMI of Hemodialysis Patients.
Basic
- Regulation of Myocardial Ketone Oxidative Proteins By Increased O-GlcNAcylation.
- Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Health: The Potential Beneficial Effects of a Medium Chain Triglyceride Diet in Obese Individuals.
- Sex Differences in Obesity Development in Pair-fed Neuronal Lipoprotein Lipase Deficient Mice.
- Trans-Fatty Acids Aggravate Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Hepatic Steatosis in C57BL/6 Mice, Possibly By Suppressing the IRS1 Dependent Pathway.
- Obesity-induced Inflammation and Desmoplasia Promote Pancreatic Cancer Progression and Resistance to Chemotherapy.
- Green Coffee Bean Extract Improves Obesity By Decreasing Body Fat in High-fat Diet-induced Obese Mice.
- Individual Differences in Saccharin Acceptance Predict Rats' Food Intake.
- Impaired Macrophage Autophagy Induces Systemic Insulin Resistance in Obesity.
- Black American Men with This West African Genetic Variant May Have Partial Immunity to Obesity.
- The Vital Relationship Between Nutrition and Health in Zebrafish.
- Increased MTORC1 Signaling in the Vasculature of Diet-induced Obese Mice and Obese Humans.
- High Fat Diet Influences T Cell Homeostasis and Macrophage Phenotype to Maintain Chronic Inflammation.
- Fasting Induces a Subcutaneous-to-visceral Fat Switch Mediated By MicroRNA-149-3p and Suppression of PRDM16.
- Amelioration of Neuronal Cell Death in a Spontaneous Obese Rat Model By Dietary Restriction Through Modulation of Ubiquitin Proteasome System.
Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue
- Humor: Message From a Thoughtful Cat.
- Inappropriate Statistical Method in a Parallel-group RCT Results in Unsubstantiated Conclusions (authors' Response Begins on Page 3).
- Flaxseed Miracle? Sorry, Not Really.
- Retraction Note: Impact of weight loss diet associated with flaxseed on inflammatory markers in men with cardiovascular risk factors: a clinical study.
- Effects of Dietary Composition on Energy Expenditure During Weight-loss Maintenance - Comment and Reply (see PubMed Commons notes at bottom).
- Body Fat Percentage Should Not Be Confused with Lifestyle Behaviors - Letter.
- Body Fat Percentage Should Not Be Confused with Lifestyle Behaviors - Reply.
- Challenging the Claim that Intake of Krill Oil is Associated with Increased Metabolic Risk in Overweight Men.
Clinical
- Skeletal Muscle Signaling Associated with Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Spinal Cord-injured Men and the Effects of Contractile Activity.
- Obesity Prevention and Weight Maintenance After Loss in Dogs and Cats.
- Rare Genetic Forms of Obesity: Clinical Approach and Current Treatments in 2016.
- Direct Comparisons of Commercial Weight-loss Programs on Weight, Waist Circumference, and Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review.
- Obesity in Older Persons: Effects of Exercise and Weight Loss on Physiology and Function.
- Obesity-Induced Hypertension: Brain Signaling Pathways.
Children and Adolescents
- Systematic Review of Paediatric Weight Management Interventions Delivered in the Home Setting.
- The Relationship Between Motor Skills, ADHD Symptoms, and Childhood Body Weight.
- Neighborhood, Family and Peer-Level Predictors of Obesity-Related Health Behaviors Among Young Adolescents.
- RCT: Effect of the INSIGHT Responsive Parenting Intervention on Rapid Infant Weight Gain and Overweight Status at Age 1 Year.
- National Institutes of Health Update: Translating Basic Behavioral Science Into New Pediatric Obesity Interventions.
Surgery
- Metabolic Surgery: Standard Treatment Option for Type 2?
- Comprehensive Summary of Surgical Versus Non-surgical Treatment for Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of RCTs.
Drugs
- Safety and Efficacy of Fenproporex for Obesity Treatment: A Systematic Review.
- Pharmacogenetic Associations of Antipsychotic Drug-Related Weight Gain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
- Morbid Obesity and Use of Second Generation Antipsychotics Among Adolescents in Foster Care: Evidence From Medicaid.
- Summer Project: Finding a Way to Block the Brain’s Urge to Overeat.
- Effect of Adding Liraglutide vs Placebo to a High-Dose Insulin Regimen in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
Food & Diet
- Effect of Dietary Protein Source and Quantity on the Growth and Body Composition of Juvenile Danio Rerio.
- Update on Carbohydrates and Health: The Relevance of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition Report for Children.
- Variation in the Oral Processing of Everyday Meals is Associated with Fullness and Meal Size; A Potential Nudge to Reduce Energy Intake?
Caloric Restriction
- Preventive Effects of Long-term Caloric Restriction on Aging-related in Vivo Bladder Dysfunctions and Molecular Biological Changes in the Bladder and Dorsal Root Ganglia in Rats.
- Caloric Restriction: Beneficial Effects on Brain Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease.
Exercise & Physical Activity
- Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: The Mediating Effect of Depressive Symptoms.
- Exercise Prevents Diet-induced Cellular Senescence in Adipose Tissue.
- Exercise Counters the Changes in Nutrient Sensing Gene Expression After Caloric Restriction and the Loss of Ovarian Function in Obesity-prone Rats.
Economics & Sociology
- Exploring the Relationship Between Childhood Obesity and Proximity to the Coast: A Rural/urban Perspective.
- Multiple Contexts and Adolescent BMI: Schools, Neighborhoods, and Social Networks.
Epidemiology
- Microvascular Disease and Risk of Cardiovascular Events Among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-level Cohort Study.
- The Associations Between Chronotype, a Healthy Diet and Obesity.
- Black Men with High Degree of West African Genetic Ancestry Have Less Central Adiposity.
- Study: Over Half of Pet Dogs and Cats Were Overweight in 2015.
- Trends in Obesity Among Adults in the United States, 2005 to 2014.
- Trends in Obesity Prevalence Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1988-1994 Through 2013-2014.
Psychology
- Normal Weight Status in Military Service Members Was Associated with Intuitive Eating Characteristic.
- Investigating a Longitudinal Trajectory of Child Obesity and Its Association with Child Maltreatment in South Korea.
- Altered Decision-Making Under Risk in Obesity.
Equity and Disparities
- Beyond Access: Characteristics of the Food Environment and Risk of Diabetes.
- West African Genes Lower the Risk of Obesity in Men, Suggests Study.
- How Differences Matter: Tracing Diversity Practices in Obesity Treatment and Health Promotion.
Ethics
Stigma
- Weight-related Stigma is a Significant Psychosocial Stressor in Developing Countries: Evidence From Guatemala.
- Policy Actions to Address Weight-based Bullying and Eating Disorders in Schools: Views of Teachers and School Administrators.
- The Effects of Weight on Employment Discrimination.
- The Role of the “Healthy Weight” Discourse in Body Image and Eating Concerns: An Extension of Sociocultural Theory.
- Stigma in Persons with Obesity.
Policy Related
- The Social Construction of Obesity in an Australian Preventive Health Policy.
- Soda Policies and Social Anxieties.
- The Revised Nutrition Facts Label a Step Forward and More Room for Improvement.
- Overview of Regulation of Dietary Supplements in the USA and Issues of Adulteration with Phenethylamines (PEAs).
Intergenerational Effects
- The Effect of Combined Inositols Supplementation on Maternal Metabolic Profile in Pregnancies Complicated By Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in Mice.
- Like Mother, Like Father? Gender Assortative Transmission of Child Overweight.
- Molecular Mechanism of Insulin Resistance in Offspring of Obese Fathers.
Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics
- Ecuador Laurel Tree Rewards Leaf-protecting Ants with a Sweet Syrup Called Honeydew.
- Energy Consumption in Buildings and Female Thermal Demand.
Methods
- A Comparison of Body Composition Estimates Using Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry and Air-displacement Plethysmography in South African Neonates.
- Feature Extraction From 2D Images for Body Composition Analysis.
Commentary
- Energy Balance: Physics or Biology?
- Discussion of deceptive editing in Katie Couric’s documentary Fed Up.
- "Manipulative Editing Reflects Poorly On Katie Couric, Gun Documentary."
- Body Weight in the Time of Climate Control.
- National Obesity Forum Faces Backlash Over ‘dangerous’ Diet Advice.
- Did the Great Recession Make Kids Fat?
- A Bariatric Psychologist Helps Patients Understand that Weight Loss Surgery is Only the First Step Toward Healthier Lives.
- Fat Debates: Science and Sensation.
- Mortality Lower in Obesity After Surgery.
- European Perspective on Obesity as a Chronic Disease.
- Protein Found in Pancreas Could Help to Treat Type 2 Diabetes.
- U.S. Unveils Guidelines to Reduce Salt in Restaurant, Packaged Food.
- The Empire Strikes Back: UK Food Fight Part 2.
- Arguments Against Obesity as a Disease #1: BMI is Not a Good Measure of Health.
- Arguments Against Obesity as a Disease #3: Obesity is Modifiable and Preventable.
General
- Gaps in Nutritional Research Among Older Adults with Cancer.
- Heme, a Poisonous Nutrient, Tracked By ‘Green Lantern’ Sensor.
- Video: What You Should Know About Sea Lice.
- When is a Carcinogen Not a Carcinogen?
- Dairy Consumption and Risk of Stroke: A Systematic Review and Updated Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.
- Aligning Statistical and Scientific Reasoning.
- An Inquiry Into the Delayed Publication or Withholding of Government Research.
- Setting Adolescents Up for Success: Promoting a Policy to Delay High School Start Times.
- Medical Error—the Third Leading Cause of Death in the US.
- What Does Research Reproducibility Mean?
- Universal Cancer Vaccine on Horizon After Genetic Breakthrough.
- Google Moves Closer to a Universal Quantum Computer.
Video & Audio
- EB2016: A Path Forward (Discussion of Research Rigor & Integrity).
- EB2016: Does Funding Source Affect Research Quality?
- EB2016: The Nature of Competing Interests.
Announcements
- ASN President Seeks to Uphold the Importance of Evidence-Based Nutrition Science.
- Study Aims to Teach Future Doctors How to Help Patients Manage Their Weight.
- TOS Co-hosting National Obesity Care Week.
- TOS Treat Obesity Seriously Campaign.
- Opportunities: Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Obesity Research.
- Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research, Mon 7/25/2016 - Fri 7/29/2016.
- UAB/Lakeshore Foundation Collaborative Awarded More than $10 Million for Physical Activity Research.