07/02/21
Featured
- From the Obesity Society: "Health care providers should be aware of the lack of evidence and deficiencies in regulatory oversight of dietary supplements marketed for weight loss."
- Systematic Review: Dietary Supplements and Alternative Therapies for Weight Loss.
- Meta-Analysis of RCTs: Effect of Meal Replacement on Weight Loss According to Calorie-Restriction Type and Proportion of Energy Intake.
- Bringing Disgust in Through the Backdoor in Healthy Food Promotion: A Phenomenological Perspective.
Headline vs Study
- Headline: A Milk Chocolate a Day Can Keep Those Extra Kilos at Bay.
- Headline: SWEET! Eating CHOCOLATE for Breakfast Can Supercharge Your Weight Loss, Scientists Discover.
- Study: Postmenopausal Caucasian Women Did Not Gain Significant Body Weight over Two Weeks During No Chocolate, Morning Chocolate, or Evening Chocolate Periods in a Randomized Cross-Over Study.
Contrary or Null Findings
- Meta-Analysis: "Nurse-led interventions to prevent juvenile obesity are feasible but have not yet determined effectiveness."
- Short Term HIIT Does Not Promote Oxidative Stress or Muscle Damage [in Rats].
- With COVID-19 Lockdown "There was no significant relationship between change in use of fast-food restaurants and full-service restaurants and the change in BMI, either alone or in combination..."
- "Our results show that TTA can be used to manipulate body lipid levels in juvenile Chinook salmon but provide no support for a major role of fall body lipid levels in regulating precocious maturation in juvenile male spring Chinook salmon under hatchery conditions."
- RCT: "The consumption of 25g of yacon flour associated with energy-restricted diet did not increase the concentrations of glycation markers."
- Thesis: RCT-No differential effect of "Gain- and Loss-Framed Messages on Intent to Exercise in Adults Over 40 years."
- RCT: "no significant differences in anthropometry or body composition were observed until 2 years of age between infants fed mLP and CTRL formula, despite the significantly lower protein intake in the mLP group during the intervention period."
- Meta-Analysis: "It is not clear whether interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour are effective at reducing sedentary time in community-dwelling older adults."
Basic
- Phosphorylation of STAT3 in Hypothalamic Nuclei Is Stimulated by Lower Doses of Leptin Than are Needed to Inhibit Food Intake.
- Deciphering an AgRP-Serotoninergic Neural Circuit in Distinct Control of Energy Metabolism from Feeding.
- PKM1 Exerts Critical Roles in Cardiac Remodeling Under Pressure Overload in the Heart.
- Sleeve Gastrectomy Attenuates the Severity of Cerulein-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Obese Rats.
- Cognitive Impairment in Obese Rat Model: Role of Glial Cells.
- Bioactive Compounds from Prosthechea Karwinskii Decrease Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Pro-Inflammatory Status, and Cardiovascular Risk in Wistar Rats with Metabolic Syndrome.
- Immune Checkpoint Blockade Reprograms Systemic Immune Landscape and Tumor Microenvironment in Obesity-Associated Breast Cancer.
- Obesity Accelerates Hair Thinning by Stem Cell-Centric Converging Mechanisms.
Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue
- Podcast: #167 – Gary Taubes: Bad Science and Challenging the Conventional Wisdom of Obesity.
- Retraction: Myeloperoxidase Deletion Prevents High-Fat Diet–Induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance.
Clinical
- ADA Meeting Coverage: Hospitalization Rates for New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in Kids Took Off During Pandemic.
- Meta-Analysis: The Effects of Low-Fat, High-Carbohydrate Diets Vs. Low-Carbohydrate, High-Fat Diets on Weight, Blood Pressure, Serum Liquids and Blood Glucose.
- Leg Fidgeting During Prolonged Sitting Improves Postprandial Glycemic Control in People with Obesity.
- Six-Year Changes in N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Changes in Weight and Risk of Obesity.
- Differences in Adolescent Cerebral Perfusion as a Function of Obesity.
- Benchmarking of Provider Competencies and Current Training for Prevention and Management of Obesity Among Family Medicine Residency Programs: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
- Ironing Out the Effects of Overweight and Obesity on Hepcidin Production During Pregnancy.
Children and Adolescents
- Evaluation of Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy in the Treatment of Adolescents with Obesity and Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Retrospective Study.
- Trends in Metabolic Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents in France: A Nationwide Analysis on an 11- Year Period.
- Trajectories of Adiposity Indicators and Association with Asthma and Lung Function in Urban Minority Children.
- Neck Fat and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adolescents with Obesity.
- Effect of Preschool Childcare on School-Aged Children’s Adiposity in Quebec, Canada.
- COVID-19 Leads to Accelerated Increases in Children's BMI Z-Score Gain: An Interrupted Time-Series Study.
- AHA Conference Presentation: Breast Milk-Dependent Associations of Infant Gut Microbiota with Childhood BMI Z Score.
- Meta-Analysis: The Effects of Motivational Interviewing on Children's BMI and Fat Distributions.
Surgery
- Letter: Pre-Transplant Bariatric Surgery Is Not Associated with an Increased Risk of Infection After Kidney Transplant.
- Identification of the Source Events for Aerosol Generation During Oesophago-Gastro-Duodenoscopy.
- Constraints of Weight Loss as a Marker of Bariatric Surgery Success: An Exploratory Study.
- Circulating Bacterial Signature Is Linked to Metabolic Disease and Shifts with Metabolic Alleviation After Bariatric Surgery.
Drugs
- The Impact of BMI on Efficacy and Safety in the Tofacitinib OCTAVE Ulcerative Colitis Clinical Programme.
- Viewpoint: Progress in Pharmacotherapy for Obesity.
- Scoping Review: Signaling Targets Related to Antiobesity Effects of Capsaicin.
Food & Diet
- The Relationship between Dietary Patterns and Overweight and Obesity Among Adult in Jiangsu Province of China: A Structural Equation Model.
- The Mediatory Role of Inflammatory Markers on the Relationship between Dietary Energy Density and Body Composition Among Adult Women with Overweight or Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study.
- Meta-Analysis: Does Self-Monitoring Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors Using Digital Technology Support Adults with Obesity or Overweight to Lose Weight?
Caloric and Dietary Restriction
- Effect of 2-Year Caloric Restriction on Organ and Tissue Size in 21- to 50-Year-Old Adults without Obesity in an RCT.
- Meta-Analysis: Effect of Carbohydrate-Restricted Dietary Interventions on LDL Particle Size and Number in Adults in the Context of Weight Loss or Weight Maintenance.
Exercise & Physical Activity
- Scoping Review of Systematic Reviews: EHealth Interventions Targeting Nutrition, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, or Obesity in Adults.
- Improving Lifestyle Obesity Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: New Challenges for Weight Management.
- Fear-Related Barriers to Physical Activity Among Adults with Overweight and Obesity: A Narrative Synthesis Scoping Review.
- Systematic Review: Physical Activity Motives, Barriers, and Preferences in People with Obesity.
Economics & Sociology
- Household Composition, Income, and BMI Among Adults by Race/Ethnicity and Sex.
- Interaction of Genetic and Environmental Factors for Body Fat Mass Control: Observational Study for Lifestyle Modification and Genotyping.
- Socioeconomic Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity Among 6- to 9-Year-Old Children in 24 Countries from the World Health Organization European Region.
- BMI and Dissatisfaction with Life: Contextual Factors and Socioemotional Costs of Obesity.
- Impact of Cuts to Local Government Spending on Sure Start Children’s Centres on Childhood Obesity in England: A Longitudinal Ecological Study.
- Price Promotions Offered by Quick Service Restaurants in Australia: Analysis from an Obesity Prevention Perspective.
- The Effect of Beverage Taxes on Youth Consumption and BMI: Evidence from Mauritius.
- Association of Funding and Meal Preparation Time with Nutritional Quality of Meals of Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program Recipients.
Epidemiology
- The Ergonomic Impact of Patient BMI on Surgeon Posture During Simulated Laparoscopy.
- Dietary Exposure to Parabens and BMI in an Adolescent Spanish Population.
- The Inverse Association of BMI with Lung Cancer: Exploring Residual Confounding, Metabolic Aberrations and Within-Person Variability in Smoking.
- The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Jordan: A Risk Factor for Developing Chronic Diseases.
- Timing and Length of Nocturnal Sleep and Daytime Napping and Associations with Obesity Types in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries.
Psychology & Neuroscience
- Review: Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Role of Fructose in Overfeeding.
- Competing Influences on Healthy Food Choices: Mindsetting Versus Contextual Food Cues.
- Reduction of Impulsivity in Patients Receiving Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Obesity.
- Review: Obesity and Dietary Fat Influence Dopamine Neurotransmission: Exploring the Convergence of Metabolic State, Physiological Stress, and Inflammation on Dopaminergic Control of Food Intake.
- Reassessing Relationships between Appetite and Adiposity in People at Risk of Obesity: A Twin Study Using FMRI.
Equity and Disparities
- Race, Ethnicity, and COVID-19: The Persistence of Black–White Disparities in the United States.
- Disparities in Obesity Prevalence in Iranian Adults: Cross-Sectional Study Using Data from the 2016 STEPS Survey.
- Educational Inequalities in Obesity: A Multilevel Analysis of Survey Data from Cities in Latin America.
Stigma
- Associations between Weight Status, Body Satisfaction, Ethnic Identity and Self-Esteem in Oceanian Adolescents.
- Perspective: Weight Stigma Study in the U.S. And 5 Other Nations Shows the Worldwide Problem of Such Prejudice.
Policy Related
- Improving Obesity Treatment Through Telemedicine: Increasing Access to Bariatric Surgery.
- Rising to the Challenge: Introducing Protocols to Monitor Food Marketing to Children from the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe.
- Effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and the Policy Response on Childhood Obesity Risk Factors: Gender and Sex Differences and Recommendations for Research.
- Renewed Call for Lifestyle Interventions to Address Obesity Among Individuals with Serious Mental Illness in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond.
Intergenerational Effects
- Early Onset of Overweight Among Children from Low-Income Families: The Role of Exclusive Breastfeeding and Maternal Intake of Ultra-Processed Food.
- Are Body Roundness Index and a Body Shape Index in the First Trimester Related to Foetal Macrosomia?
- Food Parenting Practices and Eating Behaviors in Childhood: A Cross-Lagged Approach Within the Generation XXI Cohort.
Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics
- Dietary Restriction Induces a Stable Metabolic Obesity Phenotype in Drosophila Melanogaster.
- Scientific Evaluation of Anti-Obesity Potential of Methanolic Leaves Extract of Ocimum Sanctum (Linn.) in Monosodium Glutamate - High Fat Diet Induced Obese Mice. (pdf)
Methods
- A Distribution-Centered Approach for Analyzing Human Adipocyte Size Estimates and Their Association with Obesity-Related Traits and Mitochondrial Function.
- "Weight loss maintainers underreported energy intake in both absolute and relative terms to a greater extent than controls of normal body weight but not controls with overweight/obesity"
Commentary
- Are Continuous Glucose Monitors a Waste of Time for People Without Diabetes?
- Waiting for Godot and for SSB Taxes to Work.
- The Protein Content of Baloney, and Vice Versa.
- Threatening People with Starvation to Make Them Work.
- No Good Evidence Weight Loss Supplements Work: Study.
- Tirzepatide and Semaglutide Begin to Compete.
- IU Study Finds Obesity Increases Breast Cancer Risk in Black Women.
- Public Health Policy That Harms More Than Helps.
General
- Thesis: Thesis: Males of the Wolf Spider Rabidosa Rabida Use Two Mechanisms to Stun Females During Copulation.
- When South African Bees Reproduce Asexually, They Make Near-Perfect Clones of Themselves.
- Quantifying Frequency Content in Cross-Sectional Retinal Scans of Individuals with Diabetes vs. Controls.
- Loss of P21-Activated Kinase Mbt/PAK4 Causes Parkinson-Like Phenotypes in Drosophila.
- A Novel Theory of Asian Elephant High-Frequency Squeak Production.
- Worker Ants Promote Outbreeding by Transporting Young Queens to Alien Nests.
- The Effects of Repetition Frequency on the Illusory Truth Effect.
- Using Systems Applications to Inform Obesity Solutions.
Video & Audio
Announcements
- Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington Researchers Co-Author Mayo Clinic COVID-19 Drug Study.
- Join TOS's Spokesperson Network.
- TOS Call for Late-Breaking Abstracts.
- Applications Open: The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research: Friday, July 23rd to Friday, August 13th, 2021.
- Priority Deadline Extended: Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research: Friday, September 10th to Friday, October 1st, 2021.
- Nutrition Science Tenure/Tenure-Track: Full/Associate/Assistant Professor Search.
- Nutrition Science Non-Tenure-Track: Clinical Full/Associate/Assistant Professor; Senior Lecturer/Lecturer Search.
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