06/28/19
Featured
- Genetic Overlap Between Executive Functions and BMI in Childhood.
- RCT: Video Teaching Leads to Improved Attitudes Towards Obesity.
- RCT: "Disclosures may actually drive increased brand awareness and amplify intake effects in the marketed product specifically."
- Instrumental Variable Approach to Estimating the Scalar‐on‐function Regression Model with Measurement Error with Application to Energy Expenditure Assessment in Childhood Obesity.
Headline vs Study
- Headline: Fighting Obesity with a Single Cup of Coffee.
- Headline: Coffee to Fight Against Obesity and Diabetes.
- Study: Caffeine Exposure Induces Browning Features in Adipose Tissue in Vitro and Acute Thermogenic Changes in Humans. No Diabetes. No Obesity.
Contrary or Null Findings
- Abstract: "Contrary to study hypotheses, frequent family meals were associated with more, rather than less, overweight/obesity among youth with ADHD (P < .001)."
- RCT: No Effect of Meal Intake on Physiological or Perceptual Responses to Self-selected High Intensity Interval Exercise.
- Contrary to Our Hypotheses, During Negative Prediction Error (mismatched Cue-taste) Versus Matched Palatable Cue-taste, Women Showed Increased BOLD Response in the Central Operculum …and Postcentral Gyrus ….
- Contrary to the Prediction that Brain Size Evolves Through Energetic Trade-offs with Life-history, We Found that Adults, but Not Juveniles, of Fast-living Species Had Larger Relative Brain Sizes.
- "Contrary to our hypothesis, women living in households with higher production diversity did not have more diverse diets when controlling for other covariates of dietary diversity..."
- Abstract: Animal and Plant Protein Usual Intakes are Not Associated with Mortality in US Adults.
- Abstract: Bread Consumption is Not Associated with Weight-, Diabetes- and CVD-Risk Related Health Outcomes in US Adults: Results From NHANES 2011–2014.
- RCT: Docosahexaenoic and Arachidonic Acid Supplementation of Toddlers Born Preterm Does Not Affect Short-Term Growth or Adiposity.
- "This review found little evidence that interventions aimed solely at increasing water consumption reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake."
- Reductions in Body Weight and Insulin Resistance are Not Associated with Changes in Grey Matter Volume or Cortical Thickness During the PREVIEW Study.
Basic
- Carbohydrate Sensing Through the Transcription Factor ChREBP.
- Atg7-Knockdown Reduces Chemerin Secretion in Murine Adipocytes.
- Eicosapentaenoic Acid Increases Browning Markers in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue and Primary Adipocytes From Wild Type and UCP-1 Deficient Mice.
- Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) Promotes Visceral Obesity Due to Defective Adipose Tissue Browning.
- Dysferlin Deficiency Alters Lipid Metabolism and Remodels the Skeletal Muscle Lipidome in Mice.
- Amygdala NPY Circuits Promote the Development of Accelerated Obesity Under Chronic Stress Conditions.
Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue
- Ultra-Processed Food and Obesity: The Pitfalls of Extrapolation From Short Studies.
- Comment on “a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Degludec and Insulin Glargine 300 U/mL in Insulin‐naïve Patients with Type 2 Diabetes”.
- Freshly Prepared Meals and Not Ultra-Processed Foods.
Clinical
- RCT: Effects of Weighted Hula-Hooping Compared to Walking on Abdominal Fat, Trunk Muscularity, and Metabolic Parameters in Overweight Subjects.
- Effects of Exercise in Addition to a Family-Based Lifestyle Intervention Program on Hepatic Fat in Children with Overweight.
- Regression to Normal Glucose Regulation in American Indians and Alaska Natives of a Diabetes Prevention Program.
- Health Coaching to Encourage Obese Adults to Enroll in Commercially-available Weight Management Programs.
Children and Adolescents
- Impact of the B’more Healthy Communities for Kids Intervention on Diet and Food-Related Behaviors Among Low-Income Urban African American Youth and Their Adult Caregivers.
- Dietary Energy–Density and Adiposity Markers Among a Cohort of Multi-ethnic Children.
- Young Adult Cancer: Influence of the Obesity Pandemic.
- Do Children Carry the Weight of Divorce?
- Systematic Review: Snack Food and Beverage Consumption and Young Child Nutrition in Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries.
Surgery
- Influence of Energy Balance on the Rate of Weight Loss Throughout One Year of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Doubly Labeled Water Study.
- Meta-analysis: Endoscopic Gastric Plication for Morbid Obesity.
- Pros and Cons of Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
Drugs
- RCT: Combined GLP-1, Oxyntomodulin, and Peptide YY Improves Body Weight and Glycemia in Obesity and Prediabetes/Type 2 Diabetes.
- Cannabidiol Inhibits Sucrose Self‐administration By CB1 and CB2 Receptor Mechanisms in Rodents.
- RCT: Effect of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Eplerenone on Liver Fat and Metabolism in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
- Statin Users Have an Elevated Risk of Dysglycemia and New‐onset‐diabetes.
Food & Diet
- Meta-analysis: The Effects of Probiotic Supplementation on Clinical Symptom, Weight Loss, Glycemic Control, Lipid and Hormonal Profiles, Biomarkers of Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
- Abstract: RCT: Effects of Protein, Fat and Both Protein and Fat on Glycemic Response of a Meal.
- Sugar in Mind: Untangling a Sweet and Sour Relationship Beyond Type 2 Diabetes.
- Dietary Carbohydrate Restriction Improves Metabolic Syndrome Independent of Weight Loss.
- A Proposed Nutrient Density Score that Includes Food Groups and Nutrients to Better Align with Dietary Guidance.
- Dietary Protein and Changes in Biomarkers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort.
Caloric Restriction
- RCT: Effects of Caloric Restriction on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Fatigue, and Disability Responses to Aerobic Exercise in Older Adults with Obesity.
- Refeeding Abolishes Beneficial Effects of Severe Calorie Restriction From Birth on Adipose Tissue and Glucose Homeostasis of Adult Rats.
Exercise & Physical Activity
- Meta-omics Analysis of Elite Athletes Identifies a Performance-enhancing Microbe that Functions Via Lactate Metabolism.
- How do Novice and Improver Walkers Move in Their Home Environments? An Open-sourced Infant’s Gait Video Analysis.
- RCT: Effects of Functional and Traditional Training in Body Composition and Muscle Strength Components in Older Women.
Economics & Sociology
- Effects of Contextual Economic Factors on Childhood Obesity.
- Impact of Overweight or Obesity Trajectory on Health Expenditure in Korea.
Epidemiology
- Two-Year Weight Loss but Not BMI Predicts Mortality and Disability in an Older Japanese Community-Dwelling Population.
- Body Weight Variation Patterns as Predictors of Cognitive Decline Over a 5 Year Follow-Up Among Community-Dwelling Elderly.
- Birthweight, Lifetime Obesity and Physical Functioning in Mid-adulthood: A Nationwide Birth Cohort Study.
- Obesity‐related Cancers are Increasing in Young Adults.
- Efficacy of Population‐wide Diabetes and Obesity Prevention Programs: An Overview of Systematic Reviews on Proximal, Intermediate, and Distal Outcomes and a Meta‐analysis of Impact on BMI.
- Association Between Smoking Hookahs (Shishas) and Higher Risk of Obesity: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies.
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Hemoglobin A1c as a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease.
- Changes in Obesity Among US Children Aged 2 Through 4 Years Enrolled in WIC During 2010-2016.
- Associations Between Measures of Sarcopenic Obesity and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality: A Cohort Study and Mendelian Randomization Analysis Using the UK Biobank.
Psychology & Neuroscience
- Linking Risk Attitudes, Time Preferences, and BMI in Catalonia.
- Promoting Positive Body Image and Intuitive Eating in Women with Overweight and Obesity Via an Online Intervention.
- Changing Mindset Affects Brain Responses and Portion Size Selection in Adults with Overweight and Obesity.
- How a Combination of Two Contradicting Concepts is Represented: The Representation of Premium Instant Noodles and Premium Yogurts By Different Age Groups.
- Association of Anxiety with High-Cost Health Care Use Among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes.
- Obesity Remodels Activity and Transcriptional State of a Lateral Hypothalamic Brake on Feeding.
Equity and Disparities
- Abstract: RCT: The Effects of Experimentally Manipulated Social Status and Food Insecurity on Acute Eating Behavior and Risk for Obesity Among Adolescents.
- Obesity and gender-biased access to deceased donor kidney transplantation.
Ethics
- Obesity, Ethics, and Healthcare a Patient-centered Approach.
- Revisions of Gastric Bypass—A Moral Obligation.
- Revisions of Gastric Bypass—A Moral Obligation—Reply.
Stigma
- Abstract: Examining Correlates of Explicit and Implicit Weight Bias Among Pre-healthcare Undergraduate Students.
- Validation of the Two-Factor Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-2F).
Policy Related
- Menu Descriptions and Nutrient Content of Food Items in U.S. Restaurants.
- Cost-Effectiveness of the U.S. Federal Restaurant Menu Calorie Labeling Law for Improving Diet and Health: A Microsimulation Modeling Study.
- Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop.
Intergenerational Effects
- Prenatal Exposure to Acetaminophen and Overweight in Childhood.
- Sperm epimutation biomarkers of obesity and pathologies following DDT induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease.
Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics
- A Hypothesis Linking the Energy Demand of the Brain to Obesity Risk.
- Effects of Reproduction and Environmental Factors on Body Temperature and Activity Patterns of Wolverines.
- Gene Expression Changes in Response to Field-to-lab Transition in the Argentine Ant, Linepithema Humile.
Methods
- Abstract: Testing the Validity of a Natural Spoken Language Application for the Self-Monitoring of Daily Dietary Intake.
- Assessing Activity Energy Expenditure From Body-worn Sensors During Free-living.
- The Validity of Resting Energy Expenditure Predictive Equations in Adults with Central Obesity: A Sub-sample of an RaNCD Cohort Study.
Commentary
- Twin Studies and the "Heritage of Corpulence" Part 1: Separating a shared environment from shared genes.
- Twin Studies: Determining the "Heritage of Corpulence" Part 2: The contributions of heredity and environment on obesity.
- Glaring Disparities in Obesity Effects, Care, and Policy.
- The Biggest Health Problem: Obesity.
- For Food to Be (Thy) Medicine: Of Will, and Way.
- Exercising Power Over People with Obesity.
- Obesity Leads to Higher Rates of Long-term Opioid Use for Chronic Pain.
- Vacationing Can Lead to ‘creeping Obesity’.
- When You're Told You're Too Fat to Get Pregnant.
- Fixing Hungry Microglia May Help Us Treat Obesity-related Cognitive Decline.
- The Case for Diet Soda: It Gets a Bad Rap, but the Research Tells a Different Story.
- A Lifetime of Medical Neglect.
- Poetry: Fructose-Drunk.
General
- New Evidence Supports the Presence of Microbes in the Placenta.
- Experiment with ‘lost’ Wallets Reveals that People are Surprisingly Honest.
- This Weird Animal Eats Rocks for Breakfast.
- Associations of Mental Health and Family Background with Opioid Analgesic Therapy.
- Altered Ocular Parameters From Circadian Clock Gene Disruptions.
- Repressed Wnt Signaling Accelerates the Aging Process in Mouse Eyes.
- Videos: The New Statistics: Estimation and Research Integrity.
- Do Tiny Fish Rule the Reefs?
- Ruminants: Evolutionary Past and Future Impact.
- Some Cancers are Rising in Millennials. Obesity Might Be Why.
- One Thing to Change: Anecdotes Aren’t Data.
- Detecting Bias with Generative Counterfactual Face Attribute Augmentation.
Video & Audio
- Audio: Cruel Impact of Weight Stigma.
- Podcast: Fasting as a potent antidote to obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and the many symptoms of metabolic illness.
Announcements
- Meeting Abstracts: Nutrition 2019 Abstracts Available in Current Developments in Nutrition.
- Meeting Webcast: The Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Healthy People 2030.
- First Protocols Posted for 2020 Advisory Committee Evidence Reviews.
- Training Program: Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Obesity Research.
- Training Program: AHA Strategically Focused Research Center– Obesity Network: Intergenerational Transmission of Obesity.
- Short Course: Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research, Indiana University Bloomington (July 29-August 2, 2019).