08/07/26
Featured
- Scientists Solve Mystery Behind Contradictory Behaviours of New Weight-Loss Drugs.
- Physiological Markers in Females and Males After Multiple Bouts of Caloric Deprivation During Arduous Military Training.
- Pulmonary Cold Sensing Through Club Cells Triggers Adipose Thermogenesis to Ameliorate Obesity.
- Secretary Kennedy Launches the Real Food Show to Inspire Americans to Cook Healthy, Affordable Meals at Home.
- The Central Amygdala Gates Exogenous Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Signals.
Headline vs Study
- Headline: Ketogenic Diets May Increase Cancer Risk in the Small Intestine.
- Headline: The Hidden Cancer Risk of Ketogenic Diets.
- Study: One Particular Diet that is Ketogenic (Not Necessarily All Diets That are Ketogenic) Mediates Intestinal Tumorigenesis Through Lipids Not Ketones... In Mice.
Contrary or Null Findings
- The Increase in Fat-Free Mass During Weight Loss Does Not Prevent Greater Than Predicted Reductions in Resting Energy Expenditure in Recreational Athletes.
- RCT: Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy with Duodenal Food Challenge Does Not Predict Triggering Food Items in Eosinophilic Esophagitis.
- Acute 1,3-Butanediol Co-Ingestion with Carbohydrate Does Not Improve Endurance Performance in Chronically Ketogenic Male Athletes.
- No Effect of Body Fat on Fat Oxidation Rates in Lean and Overweight Females When Aerobic Fitness Is Controlled and Muscle Mass Is Similar.
- "Contrary to dogma, both [Geniculate Ganglion] and [Trigeminal Ganglion] fibers innervate filiform papillae, extragemmal fungiform regions, and taste buds."
- "A. artaxerxes females, contrary to the preference-performance hypothesis, preferred ovipositing on G. sylvaticum, even though larvae feeding on G. sylvaticum were slightly smaller than those feeding on G. sanguineum."
- "Contrary to the vulnerability-stress hypothesis, self-esteem did not moderate the social media-body concern relationship."
- "Compared with placebo, GLP-1 receptor agonists showed no significant effect on smoking cessation..."
(Im)precision Medicine
- Alas, More Papers Conflating Outcome with Response: Obesity Phenotype Predicts Tirzepatide Super Responders.
- Alas, More Papers Conflating Outcome with Response: Cardiometabolic Effects of Semaglutide in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes in the United Arab Emirates: Real-World 12-Month Outcomes and Predictors of Response.
- Alas, More Papers Conflating Outcome with Response: Decoding the Hallmarks of GLP-1RA Weight-Loss Super-Responders.
- Alas, More Papers Conflating Outcome with Response: Tirzepatide Efficacy and Tolerability According to Early Weight Response: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SURMOUNT-1 and SURMOUNT-2 Trials.
Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue
- Expert Reaction to Review Paper Looking at Protein Intake and Health and Lifespan in Humans, Rodents and Insects.
- Comment on “The Long-Term Cardiovascular Benefits of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Versus Pharmacological Therapies in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”.
Basic
- Integrated Myocardial and Plasma Lipidome Across the Human Obesity-Heart Failure Spectrum.
- Maternal Obesity in Rats Results in Male-Specific Increases in Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Postnatal Offspring Liver.
- Fat Depot-Specific Accumulation of Benzo(a)pyrene Metabolites in Rats Fed with Western Diet and Its Implications for Colon Cancer.
- A Cell-Free Browning Strategy: Exosomal MiR-21a-5p from ADSCs Targets PDCD4 to Reshape Adipose Metabolism.
- Transgenic Conversion of Omega-6 to Omega-3 Fatty Acids Via Fat-1 Reduces Obesity-Related Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.
- Pregnancy-Associated Immune Features in COVID-19 Link Fetal Protection to Heightened Maternal Viral Risk.
Clinical
- Cohort Study: Identification of an Obesity Subphenotype with Reduced Intestinal GLP-1 Expression and Heightened Response to Tirzepatide.
- Association of Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity with Early Complications After Surgical Tracheostomy in Critically Ill ICU Patients.
- Effect of Testosterone Addition to Nutrition and Exercise on Muscle Mass in Men with Cirrhosis: The Next Trial.
Children and Adolescents
- RCT: Family-Centered Child Obesity Treatment.
- Home and Neighborhood Food Environment Measures and Weight-For-Age Z-Scores Among Children Aged 1-5 Years: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Analysis.
- Association of Weight Status and Quality of Life Through Childhood and Adolescence: Australian Longitudinal Cohort Analysis.
- Narrative Review: Current and Forthcoming Pharmacotherapies for Adolescent Obesity.
- Quality Improvement Initiative to Implement a Hybrid Intensive Health Behavior and Lifestyle Treatment Program in Pediatric Primary Care.
- Parent-Adolescent Communication About Physical Activity, Weight, and Emotional Responses in Adolescents with Overweight/Obesity and Asthma.
Surgery
- MicroRNAs and Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery: Biomarkers, Mediators of Metabolic Remission, or Both?
- Cross-Sectional Study: Association between Anthropometric Measures and Abdominal Wall Thickness in Patients with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional CT Study.
- Retrospective Study: Analysis of Risk Factors for Delayed Extubation After Surgical Anesthesia in Patients with Obesity Undergoing Abdominal Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastrointestinal Diseases.
- Prospective Cohort Study: Lipoprotein Quality and Increased Epicardial Fat Volume in Non-Diabetic Normolipidemic Individuals with Obesity Normalize After Bariatric Surgery.
Drugs
- Review: Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Hypothalamic Obesity.
- Eating Disorder Risk and Screening in Patients Using GLP-1RAs: Lessons Learned from Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Food & Diet
- Perspectives on the Protein Recommendations in the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
- Review: The Hallmarks of Protein and Amino Acid Restriction in Aging and Longevity.
Caloric and Dietary Restriction
- Calorie Restriction and Skin Aging.
- Protocol: Rationale and Design of Traditional and Adaptive Calorie Restriction and Time-Restricted Eating Interventions Used in the Dietary Approaches to Longevity and Health (DiAL Health) Pilot Trial.
- Lifespan-Extending Effects of Prunus mahaleb L. Extracts in a Yeast Model: Comparison with Extreme-Caloric Restriction.
- Is Obesity a Reversible Disorder of Hippocampal Neuroplasticity? A Hypothesis Linking Caloric Restriction to Restoration of Memory Function.
Exercise & Physical Activity
- Physiological Markers in Females and Males After Multiple Bouts of Caloric Deprivation During Arduous Military Training.
- RCT: Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Reduces Performance Decline During Repeated Sprint Exercise Independent of Sex.
- Meta-analysis: Effects of Caffeine Intake on Swimming Performance.
Economics & Sociology
- Understanding the Association between Neighborhood Type, Built Environment, and Overweight in China: Evidence from Hebei Province.
- Social Determinants of Hypertension and the Role of Obesity Among Adults in India.
- How Low Could Semaglutide Prices Fall? An Analysis of Production Cost and Implications for Global Access.
Epidemiology
- Cross-Sectional Study: Obesity-Related Patterns of Multimorbidity and Their Association with Health-Related Quality of Life in Iranian Adults.
- Cross-Sectional Study: Pathways Linking to Behavioural and Biological Risk Factors on Diabetes and Overweight/Obesity Among Adults in Urban Slums from Western India.
- Retrospective Study: Maternal BMI and Risk of Post-Partum Haemorrhage: A Population-Based Study in Primiparous Women.
- Cohort Study: What Is the Contribution of Maternal BMI to the Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes?
- Hyperandrogenism in Combination with Obesity Associated with Increased Risk of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy After Frozen Embryo Transfer.
Psychology & Neuroscience
- Opinion: Body and Mind: How Obesity Triggers Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders.
- Associations between Weight Status, Peer Victimization, and Mental Health in Clinically Referred Children.
- Postoperative Evolution of the Addictive Pattern in Patients with Obesity Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.
- Exploring the Relationship between Social Media Use, Eating Behaviors, and Depression in Young Women.
Differential Population Circumstances, Exposures, Outcomes, and Effects
- Water Intake Mediates Cross-Sectional Associations between Urinary Kidney Injury Biomarkers and Race in Emerging Adults.
- Prospective Study: Racial Disparity in Immune Response: Prospective Study in Obesity-Associated Lupus Patients.
- GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Primary Care: Readiness, Equity, and the Risk of a Two-Tiered Obesity Treatment Landscape.
- Report: Health and Dietary Disparities in the North of England. (pdf)
- Systematic Review: Geographical Disparities and Temporal Trends of End Stage Kidney Disease Incidence.
- Cross-Sectional Study: Socioeconomic Inequalities in Women's Malnutrition Across 70 Low and Middle-Income Countries.
Stigma
- Rethinking Weight-Centric Models: Advancing Weight-Inclusive Care for Black Women.
- Weight Bias Internalization and Thinness-Oriented Body Dissatisfaction Explain the Link between Experienced Weight Stigma and Thinness-Oriented Disordered Eating.
- Review: School-Focused Interventions for Weight-Based Victimization in Youth.
Policy Related
- Evaluation of Planning Policy to Regulate Takeaway Food Outlets for Improved Health in England: Synopsis.
- Ten-Year Impact of a Summer Meals Collaborative Model: An Innovative Approach to Enhancing the Reach and Efficiency of the Summer Food Service Program.
- When School Meals are No Longer Free: A Qualitative Exploration of Elementary School Teachers’ Experiences and Perceptions.
- The WHO Acceleration Plan to Stop Obesity: A Joint WHO/UNICEF Operational Model for Designing and Implementing the Response.
- Systematic Review: One Diet, Many Indices: Heterogeneity in Measuring Adherence to the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet.
- Stakeholder Perspectives on the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Bangladesh: Policy Architecture and Implementation Challenges.
Intergenerational Effects
- Maternal Exercise Is Associated with Enhanced Systolic Reserve and Altered Mitochondrial Respiration in Adult Female Offspring.
- Preprint: Maternal Obesity and Offspring Adiposity Trajectories During Early Childhood.
- Prospective Cohort Study: The Association of Maternal Obesity and Gestational Diabetes During Pregnancy with Offspring Adiposity and Dysmetabolism.
- Maternal Myo-Inositol Supplementation During Lactation in Rats Improves Offspring Metabolic and Cognitive Health and Mitigates Impairments Induced by Maternal and Adult Exposure to an Obesogenic Diet.
- Human Breast Milk as an Early-Life Functional Food: Metabolomic Perspectives on Growth and Stunting.
Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics
- Targeted Behavioural and Microclimate Data Collection Substantially Improves Biophysical Model Predictions of Energy Expenditure in Wild Birds.
- Dynamics of Resting Metabolic Rate and Innate Immune Response in Malaria-Infected Eurasian Siskins.
- Dissertation: Captivity and Its Implications for Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Nutrition, Physiology, and Cardiovascular Health.
- The Energetic Costs of Escaping Predation in Wild, Schooling White Mullet (Mugil curema).
Methods
- Podcast: Is Ultrasound Lying About Your Gains?
- Evaluating a Large Language Model for Identifying Key Comorbidities in Discharge Summaries of Patients with Obesity: A Comparative Validation Study Against ICD Codes Using MIMIC-IV.
- Microfluidic Chips in Obesity Research: A Review on Natural Products and Invertebrate Models for Obesity Management.
- CD36-Mediated Metabolic Changes in Tbet+CD11c+ B Cell During Obesity.
Mathematical and Quantitative
Commentary
- Time-Restricted Eating Preserves Cognitive Function in Adults.
- Podcast: Did Low-Fat Diets Drive the Obesity Epidemic? | Dr. Arne Astrup & Mike Haney.
- Podcast: Digging Into Food Insecurity with William Nall, Global Food Strategist.
- Protein Restriction Improves Metabolism and Longevity.
- Podcast: BrainStuff Classics: Is Canned Food Really Worse Than Fresh or Frozen?
- Podcast: "If you made everyone give you the raw information of epidemiology papers, I suspect 60%, 70% or 80% would be found to be false, fraudulent or worse, or maybe slightly better, but probably worse. There'll be something really problematic with this data."
- 'We Have No Freaking Clue' What Weight-Loss Drugs are Doing to Your Brain, Warns Cambridge Professor.
- Karl-Anthony Towns, Food Noise, and Why GLP-1 Drugs Quiet the Brain.
General
- New Approach Helps Scientists Uncover Disease-Linked Genes That Traditional Methods Can Miss.
- Rare Contagious Cancer Discovered in Wild Catfish.
- Podcast: Statins - Time to Stop the Worry!
- No Evidence of Experimenter Demand Effects in Three Online Psychology Experiments.
- Is It OK to Eat the Same Things Every Day?
- FDA Expert Panel Backs Compounding of Six Peptides.
- Is Interdisciplinary Science Worth It?
- A Closer Look at Brain Tissue Vulnerability in Neurological Disease.
Video & Audio
Announcements
- NIH Selects Dr Courtney Aklin as Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research.
- CME Online: Sept 16-19 2026 - Mental Health and Metabolic Health: The Science and Art of Integrated Care.
- John Speakman, Aberdeen Academic Recognised by Polish Academy of Sciences for Outstanding Contribution to Science.
- Medical Research Council and British Heart Foundation Fund £72 Million Research Institute to Tackle UK Obesity.