Featured

• "Evolutionary history of the human oral microbiome shows that Neanderthals and ancient humans adapted to eating starch-rich foods as far back as 100,000 years ago, … earlier than previously thought."
• Genetic Risk Score Prediction of Leg Fat and Insulin Sensitivity Differs by Race/Ethnicity in Early Pubertal Children.
• Sam68 Promotes Hepatic Gluconeogenesis Via CRTC2.
• Ketogenic Diet Restrains Aging-Induced Exacerbation of Coronavirus Infection in Mice.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: Impulsiveness Tied to Faster Eating in Children, Can Lead to Obesity: Study.
• Press-Release: Impulsiveness Tied to Faster Eating in Children, Can Lead to Obesity.
• Study: Temperament and Eating Self-Regulation in Young Children with or at Risk for Obesity: An Exploratory Report with No Obesity Results Reported.

Contrary or Null Findings

• RCT: On Primary Outcome of BMI, No Compelling Evidence for Differential Effects of a Novel Mobile Health Intervention Compared to a Multi-Component Behaviour Changing Program in Adolescents with Obesity.
• Dissertation: "Contrary to hypotheses, this study found no evidence that weight suppression predicted 6 month change in BMI, percent body fat, or onset of overweight/obesity among emerging adults enrolled in a weight gain prevention program."
• "...contrary to our expectations, the specialist egg-eaters evolved to possess significantly smaller heads relative to body size than their competitors."
• "Contrary to our hypothesis, we found more pronounced effects of wolf (cursorial) compared with lynx (ambush)..." on foraging behavior of red deer.
• "Contrary to what some teachers claim, the results highlighted a positive ratio between the available sports facilities and the needs of PE classes, opposing the idea that public schools do not have enough sports facilities for their PE classes." (pdf)
• Preprint: Fatty Liver Does Not Increase the Risk of Postoperative Liver Damage Following Hepatectomy. (pdf)
• Maternal Caffeine Administration to Ewes Does Not Affect Perinatal Lamb Survival.
• Rapid Refeeding Does Not Worsen Anxiety in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa.

Basic

• Metformin Alleviates Monoamine Oxidase-Related Vascular Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction in Rats with Diet-Induced Obesity.
• Diet-Dependent Natriuretic Peptide Receptor C Expression in Adipose Tissue Is Mediated by PPARγ Via Long-Range Distal Enhancers.
• Mutation of the 5' Untranslated Region Stem-Loop MRNA Structure Reduces Type I Collagen Deposition and Arterial Stiffness in Male Obese Mice.
• Early Overnutrition in Male Mice Negates Metabolic Benefits of a Diet High in Monounsaturated and Omega-3 Fats.
• The Mediator Subunit MED20 Organizes the Early Adipogenic Complex to Promote Development of Adipose Tissues and Diet-Induced Obesity.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• Article: Exhaled Aerosol Increases with COVID-19 Infection, Age, and Obesity.
• Letter: Does Exhaled Aerosol Increase with COVID-19 Infection Correlate with Body Mass Index-Years?
• Response: Reply to Stohner: On the Significance of BMI-Age Dependence of Exhaled Aerosol.
• Correction: For Edwards et al., Exhaled Aerosol Increases with COVID-19 Infection, Age, and Obesity.
• PubPeer Comment On: Promoting Physical Activity in Older People in General Practice: ProAct65+ Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.
• Article: Effect of Reducing Ultraprocessed Food Consumption on Obesity Among US Children and Adolescents Aged 7–18 Years: Evidence from a Simulation Model.
• Comment: Erroneous Assumptions Invalidate the Calculated Effects of Reducing Ultra-Processed Food Consumption on Child and Adolescent Obesity.

Clinical

• Mild Intermittent Hypoxia Exposure Induces Metabolic and Molecular Adaptations in Men with Obesity.
• The Obesity Paradox May Not Lead to Functional Gains in Stroke Patients Undergoing Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation.
• RCT: Effect of Almond Consumption on Metabolic Risk Factors-Glucose Metabolism, Hyperinsulinemia in Adolescents and Young Adults.
• Associations between Ghrelin and Leptin and Neural Food Cue Reactivity in a Fasted and Sated State.

Children and Adolescents

• Is the Physical Activity Environment Surrounding Primary Schools Associated with Students’ Weight Status, Physical Activity or Active Transport, in Regional Areas of Victoria, Australia? A Cross-Sectional Study.
• Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption, Perceptions, and Disparities in Children and Adolescents.
• Early-Life Gut Microbiota and Its Connection to Metabolic Health in Children: Perspective on Ecological Drivers and Need for Quantitative Approach.
• The Nutritional Status of Healthy Children Using Bioelectrical Impedance and Anthropometric Measurement.
• Preprint: Factors Affecting the Overweight and Obesity of Students Aged 11 to 17 in Low and Middle-Income Countries Based on GSHS Questionnaire Data.
• Dietary Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Primary School Students in Shenyang.

Surgery

• The Correlation between Weight Regain and Postoperative Time Depends on the Food Restriction Behavior and Physical Activity After Bariatric Surgery.
• Association of Bariatric Surgery with Vascular Outcomes.
• Concomitant Versus Delayed Cholecystectomy in Bariatric Surgery.

Drugs

• The Long-Acting Amylin/Calcitonin Receptor Agonist ZP5461 Suppresses Food Intake and Body Weight in Male Rats.
• SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Established and Emerging Indications.

Food & Diet

• RCT: Supplementation with Bifidobacterium breve BR03 and B632 Strains Improved Insulin Sensitivity in Children and Adolescents with Obesity.
• Brown Rice Inhibits Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Zucker (fa/fa) Rats by Increasing Lipid Oxidation Via Activation of Retinoic Acid Synthesis.
• Interactions between Caveolin-1 (rs3807992) Polymorphism and Major Dietary Patterns on Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors Among Women with Overweight and Obesity.
• Conference Abstract: A Test of Social Cognitive Theory on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Indiana High School Students.
• RCT: Fecal Microbial Transplantation and Fiber Supplementation in Patients with Severe Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome.
• Effect of Soybean Insoluble Dietary Fiber on Prevention of Obesity in High-Fat Diet Fed Mice Via Regulation of the Gut Microbiota.
• Review: Ketogenic Diets, Physical Activity, and Body Composition.
• Systematic Review: International Tables of Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Values 2021.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Strain-Specific Metabolic Responses to Long-Term Caloric Restriction in Female ILSXISS Recombinant Inbred Mice.
• Caloric Restriction Prevents Metabolic Dysfunction and the Changes in Hypothalamic Neuropeptides Associated with Obesity Independently of Dietary Fat Content in Rats.
• Time-Restricted Feeding in Commercial Layer Chickens Improves Egg Quality in Old Age and Points to Lack of Adipostat Activity in Chickens.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• Effects of Creatine and Caffeine Supplementation During Resistance Training on Body Composition, Strength, Endurance, Rating of Perceived Exertion and Fatigue in Trained Young Adults.
• Meta-Analysis: Effect of Exercise Training Interventions on Energy Intake and Appetite Control in Adults with Overweight or Obesity.

Economics & Sociology

• Income in Relation to Obesity Measures in an East German Adult Population.
• Socio-Economic Position as a Moderator of Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Patients Receiving Psychotropic Treatment Associated with Weight Gain.
• The Impact of Lifestyle and Socioeconomic Parameters on Body Fat Level in Early Childhood.
• Socioeconomic Disparities in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Sleep Patterns Among 6- to 9-Year-Old Children from 24 Countries in the WHO European Region.
• Socioeconomic Differences in Food Habits Among 6- to 9-Year-Old Children from 23 Countries—WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI 2015/2017).

Epidemiology

• Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Breast Cancer Mortality by Metabolic Syndrome Components: A Secondary Analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative RCT.
• Dissertation: Neighborhood-Level Influence of the Fast-Food Environment and Adult Obesity in NYC.
• Food Insecurity and Its Impact on Body Weight, Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mental Health.
• "After more than a decade of progress from 1999 to the early 2010s, glycemic and blood-pressure control declined in adult NHANES participants with diabetes, while lipid control leveled off."
• Obesity Is Associated with Increased Risk of Crohn's Disease, but Not Ulcerative Colitis: A Pooled Analysis of Five Prospective Cohort Studies.
• Longitudinal Weight and Body-Composition Changes in Polish Undergraduate Students of Health Faculty.
• Association of BMI, Comorbidities and All-Cause Mortality by Using a Baseline Mortality Risk Model.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• The Role of BMI, Body Fat Mass and Visceral Fat in Executive Function in Individuals with Overweight and Obesity.
• Food Reinforcement and Habituation to Food are Processes Related to Initiation and Cessation of Eating.
• Energy Status Differentially Modifies Feeding Behavior and POMC(ARC) Neuron Activity After Acute Treadmill Exercise in Untrained Mice.
• Nucleus Accumbens Microstructure Mediates the Relationship between Obesity and Eating Behavior in Adults.
• Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated with Poor Cognition: A Population-Based Study of 70-Year-Olds Without Dementia.
• Weight Loss by Low-Calorie Diet Versus Gastric Bypass Surgery in People with Diabetes Results in Divergent Brain Activation Patterns: A Functional MRI Study.
• Testing the Discrepancy between Actual and Ideal Body Image with the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP).

Equity and Disparities

• Review of Telehealth Interventions for Childhood Obesity in Minority, Low-Income or Underserved Populations: Opportunity for Pharmacists.
• Family History of Obesity and the Influence on Physical Activity and Dietary Adherence After Bariatric Surgery.

Stigma

• Examining the Impact of Perceived Weight Discrimination on Reported Eating and Exercise Among White and Latino/a Adults.
• Understanding Obesity: A Messaging Framework Featuring Accessible and Unbiased Information About the Harms of Weight Bias.

Policy Related

• Systematic Review: Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages as a Policy to Reduce Overweight and Obesity in Countries of Different Income Classifications.
• The Impact of the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic on Childhood Obesity and Vitamin D Status.
• Barriers and Opportunities to Restricting Marketing of Unhealthy Foods and Beverages to Children in Nepal: A Policy Analysis.

Intergenerational Effects

• Effect of Maternal Overnutrition on Predisposition to Insulin Resistance in the Foal: Foal Skeletal Muscle Development and Insulin Signaling.
• Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Women with Disorders of Lipid Metabolism.
• Maternal Diet Patterns During Early Pregnancy in Relation to Neonatal Outcomes.
• Epigenetic Regulation of Pediatric and Neonatal Immune Responses.
• Associations of Maternal Diet and Nutritional Status with Offspring Hepatic Steatosis in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.
• Meta-Analysis: Language Abilities in Children Born to Mothers Diagnosed with Diabetes.
• Associations between KCNQ1 and ITIH4 Gene Polymorphisms and Infant Weight Gain in Early Life.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Endothermy Makes Fishes Faster but Does Not Expand Their Thermal Niche.
• N-Carbamoylglutamate Improves Lipid Metabolism, Inflammation, and Apoptosis Responses in Visceral Adipocytes of Japanese Seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus), in Vivo and in Vitro.
• Skeletal Muscle Thermogenesis Enables Aquatic Life in the Smallest Marine Mammal.

Methods

• A Guide for Authors and Readers of the ASN Journals on the Proper Use of P Values and Strategies That Promote Transparency and Improve Research Reproducibility.
• Perspective: Planning and Conducting Statistical Analyses for Human Nutrition RCTs: Ensuring Data Quality and Integrity.

Commentary

• The Ease of Selling Bunk for Weight Loss.
• Let's Fix the Government's Nutrition Guidance.
• Treating the Pregnant Woman with Pernicious Vomiting. Evolution in Our Thinking About Symptoms During Pregnancy.
• A Tale of Two New Drugs and Health Insurance.
• No Lives at Steak, IDTechEx Predicts How Food Will Be Made in the Future.
• How the Brain Responds to Bariatric Surgery.
• Obesity, Fiber, and Microbes in the Gut.
• Can Obesity, Hunger, and Weight Stigma Coexist?

General

• Pigmentation: Watching Hair Turn Grey.
• “The Gatekeepers in Prevention”: Community Pharmacist Perceptions of Their Role in the Opioid Epidemic.
• Walking the Talk on Multi-Level Interventions: The Power of Parsimony.
• Systematic Review: What Predicts the Physical Activity Intention–Behavior Gap.
• How Health Consciousness and Health Literacy Influence Evaluative Responses to Nutrient-Content Claimed Messaging for an Unhealthy Food.
• Effect of Informed Conditions on Sensory Expectations and Actual Perceptions: A Case of Chocolate Brownies Containing Edible-Cricket Protein.
• A Model for Evolutionary Structural Plasticity and Synchronization of a Network of Neurons.
• The Elusive Nature of Truth in Scientific Studies and the Importance of Peer Review.
• Study Reveals Contributing Factor to Inconsistent Results in Clinical Trials for COVID-19 Drugs.

Announcements

• Dean David Allison to Co-Chair New Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust Established by National Academy of Sciences to Support the Health of the Research Enterprise.
• Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington to Host and Honor Dr. Anthony Fauci on December 6, 2021.
• Challenges and Opportunities for Precision and Personalized Nutrition: A Workshop.
• Short Course: The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research: Friday, July 23rd to Friday, August 13th, 2021.
• Short Course: 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.