09/10/21
Featured
- Toward Healthier Cookie Habits: Assessing the Role of Packaging Visual Appearance in the Expectations for Dietary Cookies in Digital Environments.
- Systematic Review: Evaluation of Dietary Patterns and All-Cause Mortality.
- Neonatal Exposure to a Wild-Derived Microbiome Protects Mice Against Diet-Induced Obesity.
- Targeting the Dietary Na:K Ratio—Considerations for Design of an Intervention Study to Impact Blood Pressure.
Headline vs Study
- Headline: High Fat Diets Break the Body Clock – This May Be the Underlying Cause of Obesity.
- Study: Rhythmic Neuronal Activities of the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract are Impaired by a Diet with 70% of Energy from Fat in Rats.
Contrary or Null Findings
- Meta-analysis: "We found that [school gardening activity] has no obvious effect on improving children's” BMI, BMI z-score, or WC.
- Warm-Up Intensity Does Not Affect the Ergogenic Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate in Adult Men.
- Bold Behavior Is Associated with Genes That Regulate Energy Use but Does Not Covary with Body Condition in Food-Restricted Snails.
- No Effect of Acute Eccentric Resistance Exercise on Immune Responses to Influenza Vaccination in Older Adults.
- RCT: Carbohydrate and Protein Co-Ingestion Postexercise Does Not Improve Next-Day Performance in Trained Cyclists.
- Self-Reported Interoceptive Sensibility Does Not Moderate the Relationship between Eating Disorder Symptoms and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors.
- Consuming a Low-Calorie Amount of Routine Food and Drink Does Not Affect Bioimpedance Body Fat Percentage in Healthy Individuals.
- RCT: "results showed that playing a serious health game did not have an effect on attitude toward fruits or energy-dense snacks or on the intake of fruits or less energy-dense snacks."
Basic
- Upregulation of Thioesterase Superfamily Member 2 in Skeletal Muscle Promotes Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Resistance.
- Hyperglycemia Alters Mitochondrial Respiration Efficiency and Mitophagy in Human Podocytes.
- Acetylcholine-Synthesizing Macrophages in Subcutaneous Fat are Regulated by β2-Adrenergic Signaling.
Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue
- Announcement: 2021 Recognizing Excellence in Advancing Health Literacy Award.
- Word Selection and Weight Bias.
Clinical
- Effects of Social Distancing on Diabetes Management in Older Adults During COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Meta-analysis: Association between BMI and Survival Outcomes in Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.
Children and Adolescents
- Changes in BMI Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Mendelian Randomization Analyses Suggest Childhood Body Size Indirectly Influences End Points from Across the Cardiovascular Disease Spectrum Through Adult Body Size.
- Higher BMI Predicts Liver Fibrosis Among Children and Adolescents with Obesity and NAFLD - an Interventional Pilot Study.
- Limitations of the Protective Measure Theory in Explaining the Role of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Eating Disorders, Addictions, and Obesity: An Updated Model with Emphasis on Biological Embedding.
Surgery
- Nocturnal Oximetry in Bariatric Surgery Patients Referred to Overnight In-Lab Polysomnography.
- RCT: Preoperative Dexamethasone for Airway-Related "Calibration Tube" Complications After Sleeve Gastrectomy.
- Network Meta-analysis: Metabolic Surgery Procedures for the Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes.
Drugs
- Levels of Circulating Semaglutide Determine Reductions in HbA1c and Body Weight in People with Type 2 Diabetes.
- Worth the Weight? Olanzapine Prescribing in Schizophrenia. A Review of Weight Gain and Other Cardiometabolic Side Effects of Olanzapine.
Food & Diet
- Low-Fat, Lactose-Free and Leucine-Enriched Chocolate Cow Milk Prototype: A Preliminary Study on Sensorial Acceptability and Gastrointestinal Complaints Following Exhaustive Exercise.
- Meta-analyses: Trends in Junk Food Consumption Among US Children and Adults, 2001–2018.
- RCT: Effect of Fenugreek Use on Fasting Blood Glucose, Glycosylated Hemoglobin, BMI, Waist Circumference, Blood Pressure and Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
- Caloric Restriction Mimetics in Nutrition and Clinical Trials.
- Hypoglycemic and Lipid Lowering Effects of Theaflavins in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice.
- Selenium Intake and Glycemic Control in Young Adults with Normal-Weight Obesity Syndrome.
- RCT: Safflower (Carthamus Tinctorius L.) Oil Could Improve Abdominal Obesity, Blood Pressure, and Insulin Resistance in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome.
- Potato Consumption Is Not Associated with Elevated Cardiometabolic Risk in Adolescent Girls.
Caloric and Dietary Restriction
- The Metabolomic Effects of Tripeptide Gut Hormone Infusion Compared to Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass and Caloric Restriction.
- Caloric Restriction Per Se Rather Than Dietary Macronutrient Distribution Plays a Primary Role in Metabolic Health and Body Composition Improvements in Obese Mice.
Exercise & Physical Activity
- High-Volume Intermittent Maximal Intensity Isometric Exercise Caused Great Stress, Although Central Motor Fatigue Did Not Occur.
- Physical Activity, Sports Participation and Exercise-Related Constraints in Adult Women with Primary Hypothyroidism Treated with Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy.
- Attenuation of Stress-Induced Cardiovascular Reactivity Following High-Intensity Interval Exercise in Untrained Males.
- Hypertension Among South African Children in Disadvantaged Areas and Associations with Physical Activity, Fitness, and Cardiovascular Risk Markers: A Cross-Sectional Study.
- Cross-Fostering Selectively Bred High Runner Mice Affects Adult Body Mass but Not Voluntary Exercise.
- The Effects of Exercise on Lipid Biomarkers.
- Physical Activity and Fat-Free Mass During Growth and in Later Life.
Economics & Sociology
- Does Weight-Cycling Influence Illness Beliefs in Obesity? A Gender-Sensitive Approach.
- Examining Gender and the Longitudinal Effect of Weight Conscious Drinking Dimensions on BMI Among a College Freshman Cohort.
Epidemiology
- Associations of Weight Loss with Obesity-Related Comorbidities in a Large Integrated Health System.
- Understanding the Link between Obesity and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes: Causal Mediation by Systemic Inflammatory Response.
- Long-Term BMI Variability, Weight Change Slope, and Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes: 7-Year Prospective Study in Chinese Hypertensive Subjects.
- Meta-analysis: Central Obesity Accelerates Leukocyte Telomere Length (LTL) Shortening in Apparently Healthy Adults.
- RCT: Adiposity and Cancer: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis in the UK Biobank.
- Association of Adiposity with Incident Diabetes Among Black Adults in the Jackson Heart Study.
- Higher Levels of C-Reactive Protein and Ferritin in Patients with Overweight and Obesity and SARS-CoV-2-Related Pneumonia.
Psychology & Neuroscience
- Chocolate Culture: Preferences, Emotional Implications and Awareness of Italian Consumers.
- Group Cognitive Remediation Therapy Prior to Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment for Adults with Severe Obesity.
- Adult Attention-Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder Among Alcohol Use Disorder Inpatients Is Associated with Food Addiction and Binge Eating, but Not BMI.
- Adverse Childhood Experiences in Relation to Mood-, Weight-, and Eating-Related Outcomes in Emerging Adulthood: Does Self-Compassion Play a Buffering Role?
- No Addiction Transfer from Preoperative Food Addiction to Other Addictive Behaviors During the First Year After Bariatric Surgery.
- Review: Arcuate Nucleus-Dependent Regulation of Metabolism - Pathways to Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus.
Equity and Disparities
- Socioeconomic Inequities in 5-Year Weight Trajectories in Association with Baseline Weight-Related Perceptions: A Longitudinal Study.
- Socioeconomic Inequities in Diet Quality Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adults Living in Canada: An Analysis of Trends between 2004 and 2015.
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Obesity Prevalence Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Receiving Inpatient Care in Hawai‘i, 2015–2016.
- Widening Socioeconomic Disparities in Pain and Physical Function Among Americans are Linked with Growing Obesity.
- Age at Diagnosis of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity in the United States from 2011 to 2018.
Stigma
- Weight Bias Internalization: Relationships with Mental Health, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behavior.
- “He’s Not Fat, He Just Has Asthma”: A Qualitative Study Exploring Weight Management in Families Living with Pediatric Asthma.
Policy Related
- Influence of the San Francisco, CA, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Health Warning on Consumer Reactions.
- Association of Obesity with Recurrent Stroke and Cardiovascular Events.
- Identifying Adults at High-Risk for Change in Weight and BMI in England: A Longitudinal, Large-Scale, Population-Based Cohort Study Using Electronic Health Records.
Intergenerational Effects
- Childhood Obesity and Maternal Personality Traits: A New Point of View on Obesity Behavioural Aspects.
- C-Section Birth Increases Offspring Obesity Risk Dependent on Maternal Diet and Obesity Status in Rats.
- Plasma Lipidomics in Early Pregnancy and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Nested Case–control Study in Chinese Women.
- Association of Maternal Pre-Pregnancy BMI and Breastfeeding with NAFLD in Young Adults: A Parental Negative Control Study.
Methods
- Misreporting of Dietary Energy Intake Obtained by 24 h Recalls in Older Adults: A Comparison of Five Previous Methods Using Doubly Labeled Water.
- Revisiting Energy Expenditure: How to Correct Mouse Metabolic Rate for Body Mass.
- Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Obesity Research: A Scoping Review.
Commentary
- Machine Learning Reveals How Glucose Helps the SARS-CoV-2 Virus.
- Can Increasing Physical Activity Prevent Aging-Related Loss of Skeletal Muscle?
- Should Lab-Grown Meat Be Labeled as Meat? USDA Seeks Public Input.
- Blame and Shame for Suffering: Obesity and COVID.
- Waistline to the Gumline: Relationship between Obesity and Periodontal Disease-Biological and Management Considerations.
- Microbiomes and Childhood Malnutrition: What Is the Evidence?
- Whetting Your Appetite for Food Advocacy.
- Death by Discord.
- Fat Camps: A Sad Artifact of Obesity Misunderstood.
General
- Simple Carbohydrate Intake and Higher Risk for Physical Frailty over 15 Years in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
- New Scans of Tyrannosaur Skulls Reveal Echoes of Dino Brains.
- Exercise-Induced Orgasm and Its Association with Sleep Orgasms and Orgasms During Partnered Sex: Findings from a U.S. Probability Survey.
- Female Hummingbirds Avoid Harassment by Looking Like Males.
- Neither Sick nor Healthy: Patients-In-Waiting.
- "Without a proper control group, issues of regression to the mean and selection bias render results difficult to interpret."
- Returning a Favor Via Social Media Could Drive Healthier Habits, Study Shows.
- Bias of Calf Sex on Milk Yield and Fat Yield in Holstein Crossbreed Cows.
Announcements
- The Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society (CRRES) at Indiana University, Bloomington, Invites Applications for Up to Two CRRES Postdoctoral Fellowships.
- Postdoctoral Fellow Position in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health — Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington.
- Nutrition Science Tenure/Tenure-Track: Full/Associate/Assistant Professor Search.
- Non-Tenure-Track: Clinical Full/Associate/Assistant Professor; Senior Lecturer or Lecturer Search.