10/02/15
Special Announcement
Featured
- Cardiometabolic Risks and Severity of Obesity in Children and Young Adults.
- Tipping the Scales: How Defendant Body Type May Result in Eyewitness Biases.
- Food Restriction and Chronic Stress Alter Energy Use and Affect Immunity in an Infrequent Feeder (the Gartersnake).
- "When allowing for misreporting [in SNAP participation], we find no evidence that SNAP participation significantly increases the probability of being obese or overweight among adults."
Headline vs Study
- Headline: To Stay Healthy, Try Sitting Less Instead of Exercising More, Study Suggests.
- Study: Study Suggests Targeting Sedentary Behavior is Better to Decrease Sedentary Behavior; No Comparison of Health Effects of Sitting vs Exercise. (h/t Dr. Ben Gardner).
Contrary or Null Findings
- RCT: Fat Saturation Has No Effect on Glycaemic or Satiety Response to a High GI Carbohydrate Meal in Healthy Women.
- "Contrary to hypotheses, this change in beliefs about the controllability of weight did not extend to weight-biased attitudes."
- Similar Adiponectin Levels in Obese Normotensive and Obese Hypertensive Men and No Vasorelaxant Effect of Adiponectin on Human Arteries.
- "Participants had higher intake of fruit and vegetables as a results of taking part in the intervention, however their intake of unhealthy snacks was not reduced."
- "A federal plan to encourage healthy eating by changing portion sizes on nutrition labels could have the opposite effect."
- "Maternal obesity is associated with increased adequacy of prenatal care."
- Heavier Smoking May Lead to a Relative Increase in Waist Circumference: Evidence for a Causal Relationship From a Mendelian Randomisation Meta-analysis.
Basic
- The Size of the Primary Cilium and Acetylated Tubulin are Modulated During Adipocyte Differentiation: Analysis of HDAC6 Functions in These Processes.
- Impaired MTORC2 Signaling in Catecholaminergic Neurons Exaggerates High Fat Diet-induced Hyperphagia.
- Energy Homeostasis Control in Drosophila Adipokinetic Hormone Mutants.
- Genetic Control of Obesity, Glucose Homeostasis, Dyslipidemia, and Fatty Liver in a Mouse Model of Diet-induced Metabolic Syndrome.
- Quantitative Genetics of Food Intake in Drosophila Melanogaster.
- Ablation of TRPM5 in Mice Results in Reduced Body Weight Gain and Improved Glucose Tolerance and Protects From Excessive Consumption of Sweet Palatable Food When Fed High Caloric Diets.
- Sympathetic Neuro-adipose Connections Mediate Leptin-Driven Lipolysis.
Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue
- Rey-López Et Al. Respond to “The Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype”.
- Is the Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype an Irrelevant Artifact for Public Health?
- Moderator's view: Pretransplant weight loss in dialysis patients: cum grano salis.
- Pretransplant weight loss: yes.
- Weight loss prior to transplant: no.
- Opponent's comments.
Clinical
- Assessment of the Use of Earplugs Effectiveness on a Slow Eating Rate Protocol.
- How Virtual Reality Can Further Improve the Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders and Obesity.
- RCT: Simulated Online Grocery Store Method Shows Potential for Measuring Children’s Food Choices.
- Frequent Self-Weighing with Electronic Graphic Feedback to Prevent Age-Related Weight Gain in Young Adults.
Surgery
- Surgery Sooner for Diabetes?
- Reduction in Early Mortality Outcomes after Bariatric Surgery in France Between 2007 and 2012: A Nationwide Study of 133,000 Obese Patients.
- Is Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery a Population Solution for Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes?
- RCT: Effect of Duodenal–Jejunal Bypass Surgery on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes.
- Long-term Outcomes after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: 10- to 13-year Data.
Drugs
- Subcutaneous Liraglutide Reduces Weight and Improves Metabolic Control in Obese Participants.
- RCT: Adjunctive Metformin Therapy in Overweight/Obese Youth with Type 1 Diabetes.
- FDA Approves Novo Nordisk's Long-awaited Diabetes Drug.
Food & Diet
- Sugar Consumption, Metabolic Disease and Obesity: The State of the Controversy.
- Investigating the Relationship Between Food Pairings and Plate Waste From Elementary School Lunches.
- A Smartphone App Reveals Erratic Diurnal Eating Patterns in Humans that Can Be Modulated for Health Benefits.
- Fructose and Cardiometabolic Health What the Evidence From Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tells Us.
- RCT: Anti-obesity Effects of Yerba Mate (Ilex Paraguariensis).
- RCT: A Dietary Supplement Containing Cinnamon, Chromium and Carnosine Decreases Fasting Plasma Glucose and Increases Lean Mass in Overweight or Obese Pre-Diabetic Subjects.
- RCT: ...the Effects of Legumes on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women with Abdominal Obesity.
- Effects of Whey Protein Alone or as Part of a Multi-ingredient Formulation on Strength, Fat-Free Mass, or Lean Body Mass in Resistance-Trained Individuals: A Meta-analysis.
Caloric Restriction
- The Role of Sirt1 in Bile Acid Regulation During Calorie Restriction in Mice.
- Ghrelin O-Acyl Transferase in Zebrafish is an Evolutionarily Conserved Peptide Upregulated During Calorie Restriction.
Epidemiology
- Role of Adenoviruses in Obesity.
- BMI Predicts Fighting Ability in Female UFC Fighters, but Facial Width-to-Height Ratio May Not.
- U.S. Waistlines Keep Growing, with Women Leading the Way.
- Trajectories of BMI Amongst Children Who Develop Type 2 Diabetes as Adults.
- Adiponectin Levels Differentiate Metabolically Healthy Versus Unhealthy Among Obese and Non-obese White Individuals.
- Serving the Food Nation: Exploring BMI in Food Service Workers.
- Declining Trends and Widening Disparities in Overweight and Obesity Prevalence Among Massachusetts Public School Districts, 2009–2014.
- Green Space and Child Weight Status: Does Outcome Measurement Matter? Evidence From an Australian Longitudinal Study.
- Changes in BMI and Obesity Risk in Married Couples Over 25 Years.
- What is Really Causing the Obesity Epidemic? A Review of Reviews in Children and Adults.
Psychology
- Discrete Dynamics of Contagious Social Diseases: Example of Obesity.
- The Role of Avoidance-based Coping in the Psychosocial Functioning of Weight Loss Treatment-seeking Adults.
- Women's Facial Attractiveness is Related to Their BMI but Not Their Salivary Cortisol.
- The Lived Experiences of Being Physically Active When Morbidly Obese: A Qualitative Systematic Review.
Equity and Disparities
- Mind the Gap: Race/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Obesity.
- Diets and Health: How Food Decisions are Shaped By Biology, Economics, Geography, and Social Interactions.
Stigma
- Stigmatizing Images in Obesity Health Campaign Messages and Healthy Behavioral Intentions.
- Slimming Down Medical Provider Weight Bias in an Obese Nation.
- The Mixed Impact of Medical School on Medical Students’ Implicit and Explicit Weight Bias.
- What a Word Like “Elephant” Reveals.
Policy Related
- CVD Prevention Through Policy: A Review of Mass Media, Food/Menu Labeling, Taxation/Subsidies, Built Environment, School Procurement, Worksite Wellness, and Marketing Standards to Improve Diet.
- Studying the Consumption and Health Outcomes of Fiscal Interventions (taxes and Subsidies) on Food and Beverages in Countries of Different Income Classifications; A Systematic Review.
- Public Health and Legal Arguments in Favor of a Policy to Cap the Portion Sizes of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages.
- Obesity and Smoking: Can We Kill Two Birds with One Tax?
Intergenerational Effects
- The Effects of Fetal Gender on Maternal and Fetal Insulin Resistance.
- A Statistical Framework for Testing the Causal Effects of Fetal Drive.
- Increased Maternal Nighttime Cortisol Concentrations in Late Gestation Alter Glucose and Insulin in the Neonatal Lamb.
- Getting Mothers Moving: Maternal Exercise During Pregnancy and Long-Term Offspring Health Benefits.
- Adiponectin Supplementation in Pregnant Mice Prevents the Adverse Effects of Maternal Obesity on Placental Function and Fetal Growth.
- Maternal Exposure to Synthetic Chemicals and Obesity in the Offspring: Recent Findings.
- Effect of Maternal BMI on Infant Breastfeeding Behaviors and Exclusive Direct Breastfeeding.
- Influence of Pre-pregnancy Obesity on the Development of Macrosomia and Large for Gestational Age in Women with or Without Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Population.
Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics
- Contribution of Regional Brain Melanocortin Receptor Subtypes to Elevated Activity Energy Expenditure in Lean, Active Rats.
- Metabolic Rate is Canalized in the Face of Variable Life History and Nutritional Environment.
- Metabolism Correlates with Variation in Post-Natal Growth Rate Among Songbirds at Three Latitudes.
- The Human Circadian System Has a Dominating Role in Causing the Morning/Evening Difference in Diet-Induced Thermogenesis.
- The Predator-prey Power Law: Biomass Scaling Across Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes.
Methods
- Validity of the WHO Cutoffs for Biologically Implausible Values of Weight, Height, and BMI in Children and Adolescents in NHANES From 1999 Through 2012.
- Computers Can Recognise a Complication of Diabetes that Can Lead to Blindness.
- Self-reported Number of Chronic Conditions and Prescription Medications are Not in High Concordance with Claims Data.
- Methodological Challenges to Control for Immortal Time Bias in Addressing Drug Effects in Type 2 Diabetes.
- Statistical Design Features of the Healthy Communities Study.
Mathematical and Quantitative
- Are US Obesity Rates Converging?
- "Our exposure-response model, which included the placebo effect, is the first example of a quantitative model that can be used to predict the efficacy of weight-control drugs."
- Best (but Oft-forgotten) Practices: Checking Assumptions Concerning Regression Residuals.
Commentary
- The Persistent Mythology of Sweeteners.
- Could So-Called 'Healthy' Vegetable and Seed Oils Be Making Us Fat and Sick?
- F1000 Commentary On: Normobaric Intermittent Hypoxia Over 8 Months Does Not Reduce Body Weight and Metabolic Risk Factors--a Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study in Normobaric Hypoxia and Normobaric Sham Hypoxia.
- F1000 Commentary On: Comparison of Low- and High-carbohydrate Diets for Type 2 Diabetes Management: A Randomized Trial.
- Confluence, Not Conflict of Interest Name Change Necessary.
General
- Marijuana Use and Risk of Prediabetes and Diabetes By Middle Adulthood. (pdf)
- Frequency of Discrepancies in Retracted Clinical Trial Reports Versus Unretracted Reports: Blinded Case-control Study.
- Evolution is Just a Theory, Right?
Video & Audio
- Charles Courtemanche - "Revisiting the Effect of Smoking on Obesity: Evidence from a Randomized Trial."
- Transforming Stigmatizing Approaches to Weight in Children.
Announcements
- New Book: The Design and Conduct of Meaningful Experiments: 25 Scientific Principles.
- UAB School of Medicine Seeking Applications for Two Faculty Positions in Obesity Research.
- UAB School of Health Professions Seeking Applications for Three Faculty Positions in Obesity or Diabetes Research.
- UAB Seeking Post-Doctoral Fellowship Applicants in Obesity Research.
- UAB Seeking Faculty Applicants in Cancer and Energetics.
- UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences is Seeking Applicants for an Assistant/Associate Professor Position in the Area of Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Relation to Insulin Resistance and Diabetes.