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• Calling Guidance Evidence-Based When It Is Not Is Against the Ethos of Science.
• Dr. Steven Heymsfield Named an LSU Boyd Professor.
• Prolonged Exposure to Food Odors Suppresses Feeding Via an Olfactory Bulb-To-Hypothalamus Circuit.
• Perspective: Ultraprocessed Food on an Ultrafast Track.
• Perspective: Nutrition Research & Programming in Multicultural Populations: The Fixed-Quality Variable-Type (FQVT) Dietary Intervention.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: Just One Diet Soda a Day May Raise Your Type 2 Diabetes Risk by 38%.
• Study: Associations of categorized, self-reported, sweetened beverage intake and incident, self-reported (doctor confirmed) type 2 diabetes. "Self-reported dietary data ... is known to measure intake with considerable error." Causation not established.

Contrary or Null Findings

• Meta-Analysis: No Major Differences Among Effects of Concurrent, Resistance, or Aerobic Training on Body Fat Loss.
• "Surprisingly, and contrary to previous literature, convenience does not directly impact user retention” In Mobile Food Ordering Apps After Covid-19 Pandemic.
• "Contrary to conventional findings, results indicate a negative association between physical activity and labor income across the income distribution."
• "Contrary to findings from Western studies, childhood obesity did not significantly impact psychological well-being in this Saudi sample."
• Change in Free-Living Daily Steps Does Not Affect VO2max Adaptation in Response to a Supervised Aerobic Walking Program in Females Ages 18-45.
• Severe Dietary Zinc Deficiency Does Not Significantly Alter Energy Balance in Adult Mice.
• "Among [Women with HIV], compared with EFV-based ART, DTG-based ART was not associated with weight gain during pregnancy or anthropometry and adiposity postpartum."
• "Exposure to treated GDM [gestational diabetes mellitus] or untreated GDM detected by lower but not higher criteria, was not associated with increased infant risk factors for obesity or adverse cognitive outcomes."
• RCT: "These findings suggest that probiotics do not modify metabolic adaptations associated with CER [continuous energy restriction] in humans."

Basic

• Septal LYVE1+ Macrophages Control Adipocyte Stem Cell Adipogenic Potential.
• Subcutaneous Administration of the Sphingosine Kinase 2 Inhibitor ABC294640 Has No Metabolic Benefits in High Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in Male Mice.
• Ellagic Acid Promotes Lipid Reduction in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice by Remodeling the Gut Microbiota and Activating PPAR Pathways and Retinol Metabolism in Adipose Tissue.
• Pde5a Deficiency Prevents Diet-Induced Obesity Via Adipose CAMP-PKA Activation Enhancing Fat Browning.
• Adipocyte-Specific IGF1R Knockout Activates the β-Catenin/Apelin Axis to Combat Diet-Induced Obesity in Male Mice.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• Corrigendum to: Wild Blueberry (poly)phenols Can Improve Vascular Function and Cognitive Performance in Healthy Older Individuals: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
• WILD BLUEBERRIES: Good-Spirited Scientists Work Together To Correct Errors and Promote Rigor.
• Rigor and Equity in Intervention Study Design in Pediatric Psychology: A Focus on Comparator Conditions from Diabetes Research.
• "These findings suggest that the association based on self-reported activity is likely overestimated and biased compared with objectively measured PA."

Clinical

• RCT: Effect of a Ketogenic Diet, Time-Restricted Eating or Alternate-Day Fasting on Changes in Ambulatory Blood Pressure. A Sub-Analysis of a RCT.
• RCT: Whole-Body Vibration Administered During a 3-Week In-Hospital Multidisciplinary Body Weight Reduction Program Increases Resting Energy Expenditure in Adolescents with Obesity.
• RCT: Alternate-Day Fasting Elicits Larger Changes in Fat Mass Than Time-Restricted Eating in Adults Without Obesity.
• Letter: Skeletal Muscle and Fat-Free Mass: Related but Distinct Concepts in Body Composition.

Children and Adolescents

• The Association between Adolescents’ Independent Food Purchasing and Dietary Quality Differs by Socioeconomic Status.
• Prevalence of Obesity with Confirmed Excess Adiposity in US Children and Adolescents.
• Difficulties in Emotional Regulation May Mediate the Relationship between Low Mindfulness and High Emotional Eating in Adolescents with Obesity.

Surgery

• Advanced Robotic Surgery in Patients with Obesity and Gynecological Cancers: Tips and Tricks from Literature to Clinical Practice.
• Narrative Review: The Implications of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery on Psychosocial and Relational Health.
• Obesity and Venous Thromboembolism: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Prevention Strategies with a Focus on Bariatric Surgery.
• Validation of a Self-Administered Web-Based 24-Hour Dietary Recall for Individuals with Severe Obesity Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.
• Cost-Effectiveness of Obesity Treatments: Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists, Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty, and Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery.
• Early Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Brain Functionality.
• Extracellular Vesicle Signature Is Associated with Cardio-Metabolic Improvement After Bariatric Surgery.

Drugs

• Potential Impact of Next-Generation Weight Loss Drugs on Cancer Incidence.
• Bridge Nutritional and Pharmacological Research for Long-Term Successful Implementation of Weight Loss Medication in Practice.

Food & Diet

• RCT: Placebo Effect of Carbohydrates on Muscle Force Production in Male Collegiate Athletes: The Role of Misinformation and Feedback-Reinforced Cues.
• Editorial: Ultra-Processed Foods - It’s Time for an Improved Definition.
• Meta-Analysis of RCTs: Effects of Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets and Macronutrient Replacements on Cardiovascular Health and Body Composition in Adults.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Using Time-Weighted Averages of Total Daily Energy Expenditure to Estimate Energy Intake During a Weight Loss Intervention.
• RCT: Effects of Fasting-Mimicking Diets with Low and High Protein Content on Cardiometabolic Health and Autophagy.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• Higher Central Arterial Wall Viscosity and Stiffness in Resistance-Trained Young Men.
• Association between Physical Activity and Indicators of Overweight/Obesity and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity Risk in Children and Adolescents.

Economics & Sociology

• Countering ‘Obesity Truths’: Operation Transformation and Reality Television as Governance.
• Biopsychosocial and Environmental Factors That Impact Brain-Gut-Microbiome Interactions in Obesity.
• Rising Temperatures Increase Added Sugar Intake Disproportionately in Disadvantaged Groups in the USA.

Epidemiology

• Prevalence of Obesity: Comparison of Commerce Vs. Industry Sector and Associated Variables.
• The Association between the Uric Acid to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio (UHR) Index and Obesity in Postmenopausal Women.
• Degree of Food Processing and Incidence of Obesity-Related Cancers.
• Body Composition and Environmental Influences on Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity in Children.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Clinical Management of Major Depressive Disorder with Comorbid Obesity.
• Systemic Inflammation as a Mediator in the Link between Obesity and Depression.

Differential Population Circumstances, Exposures, Outcomes, and Effects

• Projecting Global Trends and Inequalities in Adult Overweight and Obesity, 2023-2040.
• Socioeconomic Differences in the Cost-Effectiveness of a Telephone-Based Intervention for Obesity Prevention in Early Childhood.

Stigma

• Pilot Study: The Acute Inflammatory Effects of Weight Stigma.
• Weight Discrimination in College Social Networks Is Associated with Poorer Mental and Behavioral Health.
• The Risk of Intra-Familial Stigmatisation in Family-Based Treatment of Childhood Obesity.

Policy Related

• Label Me Not: A Liberal Argument Against Mandatory Calorie Labels.
• Review: Energy Drinks-Trend or Awareness Choice?

Intergenerational Effects

• The Impact of Maternal Diet-Induced Obesity on Offspring Primordial Oocyte Mitochondria at Birth and at Weaning.
• Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) Modifies the Hypothalamic Response to a Systemic Glucose Load in Adult Male Rats, as Assessed by Proteomic Analysis.
• Visceral Adipose Tissue During Pregnancy in Women with Overweight or Obesity and Offspring Metabolic Health.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• One Omnivory Does Not Rule Them All: The Importance of Dietary Differentiation in the Diversification of Phyllostomid Bats.
• Sexual Selection in Wild Populations of Seed Bugs: The Role of Size in Pre-Copulatory Mate Choice by Females and Males.

Methods

• A Comparative Analysis of Generalized Additive Models for Obesity Risk Prediction.
• A Mathematical Model of Insulin Action on Acinar Tissue Linking Histology and Radiological Imaging of the Pancreas.
• Biomarkers for Individualized Nutritional Therapy in Disease-Related Malnutrition.

Commentary

• Engaging in Purposeful Patient and Public Involvement with Young People Living with Obesity: Recommendations from the ARROWS Residential Weekend.
• The Past and Future of Obesity Research.
• Alarming Rise of Obesity: The 4th United Nations High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Should Advance Action to Tackle Obesity.
• Animal Protein Linked to Lower Cancer Death Risk in New Study.
• HHS Is Killing a Major Scientific Report on Alcohol and Cancer.
• What We Have Learned and Continue to Learn from SNAP-Ed.
• Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Linked to Diet and Hormones.
• Can Food Really Heal?
• A Novel Methodology: The Fixed-Quality Variable-Type (FQVT) Dietary Intervention.

General

• Realistic Expectations for Changes to Average Human Lifespan in the Near Future.
• Vitamin D3 and Marine ω-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation and Leukocyte Telomere Length.
• Flamingos Reveal Their Secret to Ageing.
• Pygmy Seahorses Lost Their Long Snout, and It’s Kept Them Alive for 18 Million Years.
• More Effective and Safe Blood Thinning Drug May Soon Replace Low-Dose Aspirin.
• Updated: COPE Guidelines: Retraction Guidelines. August 2025.
• Preprint: Kidney-Specific Lipid Metabolism Underlies Stable Chemical Individuality in Domestic Cats and Other Felids.
• Trustworthiness of Treatment Clinical Practice Guidelines Has Modestly Improved Since the Introduction of Institute of Medicine Standards: A Systematic Survey.

Announcements

• Professor Gerald I. Shulman Has Reshaped Our Understanding of the Root Causes of Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes. The Yale University Scientist Is the 2025 Recipient of the Diabetes Prize for Excellence, Awarded by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
• "This special collection for Nutrition & Diabetes will focus on the emerging topic of food noise..."
• Webinar: What Should Kids Eat? Ultra-Processed Foods & Children’s Health.