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• Metabolic Adaptation Is an Illusion, Only Present When Participants are in Negative Energy Balance.
• Metabolic Rate Through the Life-course: From the Organism to the Organelle.
• Preprint: Unpalatable Food for Thought: Let Marketing Research Guide Effective Public Obesity Interventions.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: BMI Is a More Powerful Risk Factor for Diabetes Than Genetics – Losing Weight Could Prevent or Even Reverse Diabetes.
• Meeting presentation: Associations between Polygenic Risk Score or BMI on Diabetes Incidence.

Contrary or Null Findings

• "Contrary to our hypothesis, consuming 3.3 servings per day of low-fat dairy or an equivalent amount of full-fat dairy, did not improve glucose tolerance in men and women with the metabolic syndrome."
• Quasi-Experiment: In Jump-Rope study, "Concerning anthropometric variables, within-group assessments revealed no significant change in weight (P = 0.261), BMI (P = 0.257), WHR (P = 0.226), abdominal circumference (P = 0.917), body fat content (P = 0.430) and percentage (P = 0.375), and LBM (P = 0.867) in control group." (pdf)
• "...contrary to what was hypothesized; male participants who endorsed more visually-oriented social network site use reported more positive body image."
• Obesity Does Not Significantly Impact Gamete Production in Infertile Men and Women.
• Abstract: Hyperinsulinemia Does Not Reduce Plasma Sex Hormone-binding Globulin Levels in Obesity.
• Achieving Energy Balance with a High-fat Meal Does Not Enhance Skeletal Muscle Adaptation and Impairs Glycemic Response in a Sleep-low Training Model.
• Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Does Not Influence Thermoregulatory or Cardiovascular Strain in Older Individuals During Severe Ambient Heat Stress.
• Individual, Family, and Contextual Level Variables Do Not Explain the Protective Effect of Parental Nativity Status on Changes in 3-15-year-old Children’s BMI.
• Preprint: "No intervention effect for the primary outcome BMIz or overweight or obesity was observed for intervention communities compared to control communities over the four years of the trial."

Basic

• Difference in Housing Temperature-Induced Energy Expenditure Elicits Sex-Specific Diet-Induced Metabolic Adaptations in Mice.
• Secreted Factors From Adipose Tissue Reprogram Tumor Lipid Metabolism and Induce Motility By Modulating PPARα/ANGPTL4 and FAK.
• TET1 Is a Beige Adipocyte-Selective Epigenetic Suppressor of Thermogenesis.
• Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase Deficiency Protects Mice From Diet-Induced Obesity By Increasing Energy Expenditure Through Neuroendocrine Axis.
• Peripancreatic Adipose Tissue Protects Against High-Fat-Diet-Induced Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Resistance in Mice.
• CRISPR-engineered Human Brown-like Adipocytes Prevent Diet-induced Obesity and Ameliorate Metabolic Syndrome in Mice. (pdf)
• Impact of Weight Loss and Partial Weight Regain on Immune Cell and Inflammatory Markers in Adipose Tissue in Male Mice.
• Effect of a Weight Loss Program on Biochemical and Immunological Profile, Serum Leptin Levels, and Cardiovascular Parameters in Dogs with Obesity.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• PubPeer Comments On: The Impact of a Ketogenic Dietary Intervention on the Quality of Life of Stage II and III Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial in the Caribbean.
• The Obligation to Retract an Unethical Paper.
• Room Indirect Calorimetry Operating and Reporting Standards (RICORS 1.0): A Guide to Conducting and Reporting Human Whole-Room Calorimeter Studies.

Clinical

• Obesity Doubles Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 in Paris Hospitals, France: A Cohort Study on 5795 Patients.
• Intensive Weight Loss Intervention and Cancer Risk in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Analysis of the Look AHEAD Trial.
• Review: Obesity: A Critical Risk Factor in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Children and Adolescents

• Review: Communication Tools Used in Childhood Obesity Discussions.
• Bone Mass and Density in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Healthy Weight.
• Systematic Review: Parent Involvement in Adolescent Obesity Treatment.
• Childhood BMI and Fasting Glucose and Insulin Predict Adult Type 2 Diabetes: The International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort (i3C) Consortium.
• Relationship between Retail Food Outlets Near Public Schools and Adolescent Obesity in New York City.
• What's a Normal Weight? – Origin and Receiving Country Influences on Weight-status Assessment Among 1.5 and 2nd Generation Immigrant Adolescents in Europe.
• The Diets of Children: Overview of Available Data for Children and Adolescents.

Surgery

• Ventilatory Response at Rest and During Maximal Exercise Testing in Patients with Severe Obesity Before and After Sleeve Gastrectomy.
• Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Obesity and Ventricular Assist Devices.
• Cardiovascular Risk Factors Following Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in Black Americans Compared with White Americans.
• Early Post-operative Weight Change After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Predicts Weight Loss at 12-Month Follow-up.
• Three-Year Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Obesity and Hypertension.

Drugs

• Review: The Other Obesity Epidemic-Of Drugs and Bugs.
• Risk of Anemia with Metformin Use in Type 2 Diabetes: A MASTERMIND Study.

Food & Diet

• Preprint : Effects of Diet-Modulated Autologous Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Weight Regain.
• Daily Eating Frequency in US Adults in NHANES: Associations with Low-Calorie Sweeteners, BMI, and Nutrient Intake.
• Ultra-processed Food Intake in Association with BMI Change and Risk of Overweight and Obesity: A Prospective Analysis of the French NutriNet-Santé Cohort.
• Effect [association] of Removing Chocolate Milk on Milk and Nutrient Intake Among Urban Secondary School Students. (pdf)
• Modeling the Replacement of Red and Processed Meat with Other Food Sources of Protein and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in European Populations: The EPIC-InterAct Study.
• RCT: Changes in Dietary Inflammatory Index Patterns with Weight Loss in Women.
• Calcium Intake Is Inversely Associated with Body Fat in Postmenopausal Women.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Review: The Effect of Fasting or Calorie Restriction on Mitophagy Induction.
• The Effect of Royal Jelly and Tocotrienol-rich Fraction Along with Calorie Restriction on Hypothalamic Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Diet-induced Obese Rats.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• Meta-Analysis: Why are Physical Activity Breaks More Effective Than a Single Session of Isoenergetic Exercise in Reducing Postprandial Glucose?
• Meta-Analysis: The Association of the ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D Polymorphisms with Athlete Status in Football.

Economics & Sociology

• Measuring Structural Racism and Its Association with BMI.
• How Do Early-life Adverse Childhood Experiences Mediate the Relationship between Childhood Socioeconomic Conditions and Adolescent Health Outcomes in the UK?

Epidemiology

• Nutritional Status and Survival of 8247 Cancer Patients with or Without Diabetes Mellitus—results From a Prospective Cohort Study.
• Association of Sex or Race with the Effect of Weight Loss on Physical Function: A Secondary Analysis of 8 RCTs.
• BMI and Height in Relation to Brain Tumor Risk in a Japanese Population.
• Metabolic Syndrome and COVID-19 Mortality Among Adult Black Patients in New Orleans.
• Meta-Analysis: Association between Shift Work and Obesity Among Nurses.
• The Effect of Boarding on Obesity Among Middle School Students: Evidence From China.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Psychological Adaptive Difficulties and Their Management During COVID-19 Pandemic in People with Diabetes Mellitus.
• Abstract: College Students’ Interpretation of Terminology Commonly Used in Describing Food.
• Longitudinal Analysis of Psychosocial Stressors and BMI in Middle-aged and Older Adults in the United States.
• Review: Brain–gut–microbiome Interactions in Obesity and Food Addiction.
• Loss of Control Eating in a Sample of Young Racially/ethnically Diverse Men.
• Meta-Analysis: Perceived Stress and Diet Quality in Women of Reproductive Age.
• Higher BMI Is Associated with Smaller Regional Brain Volume in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.

Equity and Disparities

• Black and White Females' Perceptions of Ideal Body Size and Social Norms.
• Is BMI Sensitively Related to Socio-economic Status and to Economic Adjustment? A Case Study From the Congo.
• Systematic Review: Stress-Induced Eating Among Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States.
• Future Trends in Social Inequalities in Obesity in England, Wales and Scotland.
• Creating Healthy Food, Building Healthy Families: An Evaluation of a Healthy Cooking Healthy Lifestyle Programme in New Zealand.
• USDA Research Combats Childhood Obesity: A Collection of Projects That Integrate Research, Education, and Extension Targeting Low-Income, Ethnically Diverse Children and Families.

Stigma

• Adolescents Exposed to Discrimination: Are They More Prone to Excessive Internet Use?
• Abstract: Minimizing Weight Bias in Health Professional Students Through Reflective Journaling.
• Abstract: The Association of Weight Bias with Health at Every Size® Alignment and Weight Bias Training in a Nationally Representative Sample of Registered Dietitians.
• Book Chapter: Bias and Stigma Related to Patients with Obesity. In: Treating Obesity in Primary Care.
• Pregnant and Postpartum Women’s Experiences of Weight Stigma in Healthcare.
• Intrapersonal Predictors of Weight Bias Internalization Among Elementary School Children.
• New Research at ECOICO: Progress in Reducing Weight Bias?

Policy Related

• Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019.
• COVID-19 and Morbid Obesity: Associations and Consequences for Policy and Practice.
• Evaluating Sustainability in the Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Project: The Model and Process.
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education Improves Food Security Independent of Food Assistance and Program Characteristics.

Intergenerational Effects

• Association between Breastfeeding and Obesity in Preschool Children.
• Gestational Weight Gain, Birthweight and Early-childhood Obesity: Between- and Within-family Comparisons.
• Maternal Adiposity Alters the Human Milk Metabolome: Associations between Nonglucose Monosaccharides and Infant Adiposity.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Animal Body Size Distribution Influences the Ratios of Nutrients Supplied to Plants.
• Longevity, Body Dimension and Reproductive Mode Drive Differences in Aquatic Versus Terrestrial Life-history Strategies.

Methods

• Methodological Considerations for Assessing Immune Defense in Reproductive Females.
• RCT: Glucose as the Fifth Vital Sign: Continuous Glucose Monitoring in a Non-ICU Hospital Setting.

Commentary

• An Ancient, Dolphinlike Reptile Called an Ichthyosaur May Have Died From Overeating.
• BPA: Would You Like a Receipt for Mortality Risk?
• Comparing Apples & Scalpels in the NEJM.
• Anorexia Often Stunts Girls' Growth, Study Finds.
• Individuals with Obesity and COVID-19: A Global Perspective on the Epidemiology and Biological Relationships.
• COVID-19-Era Isolation Is Making Dangerous Eating Disorders Worse.
• Imagined COVID Vaccine Study, Real Obesity Clickbait.
• When Two Pandemics Meet: Why Is Obesity Associated with Increased COVID-19 Mortality?

General

• Systematic Review: Mindfulness and Meditation Can Worsen Depression and Anxiety - Adverse Events in Meditation Practices and Meditation-based Therapies.
• FactCheck.org’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson on the Golden Age of Misinformation.
• Variance in Lifetime Reproductive Success of Male Polar Bears.
• A New Semi-Quantitative Method for Coding Carnivore Chewing Damage with an Application to Modern African Lion-Damaged Bones.
• A Measurement of Positronium’s Energy Levels Confounds Scientists.
• Meta-Analysis: Validity of Image-based Dietary Assessment Methods.
• An Online Paper Authoring Tool (PAT) to Improve Reporting Of, and Synthesis of Evidence From, Trials in Behavioral Sciences.
• Infection Fatality Ratios for COVID-19 Among Noninstitutionalized Persons 12 and Older: Results of a Random-Sample Prevalence Study.

Announcements

• IUB SPH Professor Antonio Williams Discusses "NBA and WNBA postpone games as players protest Jacob Blake shooting."
• EPA Awards $1.6M for IU Research on Synthetic Chemical Exposure in Rural Drinking Water.
• Using the same pool that is in the lobby of the IU-Bloomington School of Public Health today, "50 years ago, IU swimming assembled the greatest team ever — in any sport."
• Healthy People 2030 Objectives Released.
• National Science Foundation and National Institute of Food and Agriculture Establish and Fund a Nationwide Network of Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes.
• European and International Congress on Obesity 2020 Focuses on Two Pandemics – Obesity and COVID-19.
• The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B) Invites Applications for the Position of Chair and Tenured Full Professor.
• The Indiana University School of Public Health–Bloomington (SPH-B) Invites Applications for the Position of Chair for a Newly Conceived Department, Health and Wellness Design.
• IU Bloomington Invites Applications for a Post-doctoral Fellow with Strong Statistical & Collaborative Skills to Join a Team of Researchers Focused on Rigor, Reproducibility, & Transparency and/or Statistical & Data Analytic Research in the Obesity & Nutrition Research Domain.