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• Comprehensive Quantification of Metabolic Flux During Acute Cold Stress in Mice.
• Proportion of Caloric Restriction-Induced Weight Loss as Skeletal Muscle.
• Language Frames and Shapes the Response to Obesity.
• "Professor Emeritus Thorkild I. A. Sørensen outlines the obesity epidemic and proposes a new theory."

Headline vs Study

• Headline: Tailoring Childhood Obesity Treatment to Individual Needs May Promote Better Outcomes.
• Meeting Presentation: Associations between Various Factors and BMI Change in Children. Tailoring Not Tested.
• Past Literature: “Weight loss studies that incorporate participants' preference to test the effect of preference on weight loss outcomes do not provide strong evidence that receiving a preferred treatment leads to or is associated with better outcomes compared with receiving a randomly assigned treatment or the non-preferred treatment.”

Contrary or Null Findings

• "The maternal diet had no effect on the HOMA index or the insulin tolerance of the offspring."
• RCT: "L-citrulline had no effect on diastolic BP (L-citrulline: − 1.82 95% CI (− 5.86, 2.22) vs placebo: − 5.00 95% CI (− 12.76, 2.76)), uterine artery Doppler or angiogenic biomarkers."
• "Although our initial intent was to evaluate the effect of PKCα/β inhibition on renal damage in this model setting, Cmpd 1 unexpectedly caused a marked reduction in the hyperphagic response of ZSF1 obese animals."
• "...unexpectedly, in female mice, metformin treatment significantly reduced insulin sensitivity."
• Thesis: "We also measured thermoregulation and microhabitat use, expecting that more hydrated lizards would have higher body temperature, better thermoregulatory accuracy, and spend more time aboveground. However, we found no effect..."
• RCT: "Middle-aged and older adults taking a cocoa extract supplement for a median of 3.5 years did not reduce their risk of incident T2D."
• RCT(s): Paradoxical Effects of Prolonged Insufficient Sleep on Lipid Profile.
• RCT: "With the current ability to genotype participants as fat- or carbohydrate-responders, evidence does not support greater WL on genotype-concordant diets."
• RCT: No Evidence Was Found for the Effectiveness of the App-Based Intervention to Generate Changes to Diet-Related Emissions in a Population of People with Type 2 Diabetes.

Basic

• A High Sugar Diet, but Not Obesity, Reduces Female Fertility in Drosophila melanogaster.
• LncRNA Hnscr Regulates Lipid Metabolism by Mediating Adipocyte Lipolysis.
• Higher Weight in Partially Leptin-Resistant Db/+ Mice Is Associated with Positive Effects on Bone.
• Dissertation: Sex-Dependent Differential Chromatin State Changes in Adipocytes Across Different Fat Depots During Obesity.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• Retraction: Effect of Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Hepatic Fat Content and Visceral Lipids in Hepatic Patients with Diabesity: A Single-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial.
• Commentary: ‘Prompt and decisive’: Editor says obesity study will be retracted after critique.
• Studies Highlight Risks of Excluding People with Obesity from Drug Trials.
• OW2023: Testing Drugs in People Like Me.

Clinical

• RCT: Long Term Intentional Weight Loss Was Associated with Greater Bone Loss at the Hip in Men.
• RCT: Chewing Carbohydrates More and for Longer Periods May Help with Weight Loss and Better Glucose Metabolism.

Children and Adolescents

• RCT: A School-Based Nutritional Intervention in Five Middle Eastern Countries: Ajyal Salima Improved Students’ Dietary and Physical Activity Habits.
• Food Environments Within and Outside of Schools Play a Critical Role in Curtailing the Rise in Obesity Among School-Aged Children over Time.
• Change in BMI in Children over the First 30 Months After the Start of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.
• Alterations in Appetite-Regulating Hormones in Girls with Central Early or Precocious Puberty.

Surgery

• Systematic Review: Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty and Its Role in the Treatment of Obesity.
• Intrapersonal Coping Predicts Greater Weight Loss 24 Months After Bariatric Surgery.
• Psychometric Properties of the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory Among Patients Pursuing Bariatric Surgery.
• RCT: Efficacy of Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Weight Loss, Disordered Eating, and Psychological Distress After Bariatric Surgery.

Drugs

• Overview of Recent Systematic Literature Reviews on Anti-Obesity Medications in Adults.
• Will Tirzepatide Become a Game-Changer Anti-Obesity Drug?
• Approved Anti-Obesity Medications in 2022 KSSO Guidelines and the Promise of Phase 3 Clinical Trials: Anti-Obesity Drugs in the Sky and on the Horizon.
• A Study on Patients Drop-Out in Unani Pharmacopeial Validation of an Anti-Obesity Drug.
• 3D-Printed Capsaicin-Loaded Injectable Implants for Targeted Delivery in Patients with Obesity.

Food & Diet

• Towards a Unified Definition of Local Food.
• Effects of Food Emulsifiers on High Fat-Diet-Induced Obesity, Intestinal Inflammation, Changes in Bile Acid Profile, and Liver Dysfunction.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• Calorie Restriction Modulates the Transcription of Genes Related to Stress Response and Longevity in Human Muscle: The CALERIE Study.
• RCT: Efficacy of Time-Restricted Eating and Behavioral Economic Intervention in Reducing Fasting Plasma Glucose, Hba1c, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Patients with Impaired Fasting Glucose.
• Effect of Time-Restricted Eating Versus Daily Calorie Restriction on Mood and Quality of Life in Adults with Obesity.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• RCT: Evaluating a Self-Guided Lifestyle Intervention Delivered Via Evidence-Based Materials Versus a Waitlist Group on Changes in Body Weight, Diet Quality, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life Among Breast Cancer Survivors.
• RCT: Association of Eating Behaviors with Variability in Weight Change in Response to Physical Activity Interventions in Adults with Overweight.
• The Association between Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Cardiometabolic Health at 6 Months Following a Hypertensive Pregnancy.

Economics & Sociology

• Socioecologic Factors Associated with Obesity in Adolescents with Epilepsy in the United States.
• Neighborhood Crime Rate Is Associated with Obesity.
• Socioeconomic Differential of Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors in Bangladesh.
• International Food Trade Contributes to Dietary Risks and Mortality at Global, Regional and National Levels.

Epidemiology

• General and Central Obesity Prevalence in Young Adult: A Study Based on the Rafsanjan Youth Cohort Study.
• Individuals with Metabolically Healthy Obesity are Still at High Risk for Diabetes: Application of the Marginal Structural Model.
• Editorial: Does Obesity Explain Cardiovascular Risk Due to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes?
• The Causal Effect of Obesity on the Risk of 15 Autoimmune Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
• Prevalence and Associations of Sarcopenia, Obesity and Sarcopenic Obesity in End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis Patients.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• RCT: Naltrexone/bupropion for Binge-Eating Disorder.
• RCT: Gene-Exercise Interaction on Brain Health in Children with Overweight/Obesity.
• Suicidal Ideation in Female Individuals with Fibromyalgia and Comorbid Obesity: Prevalence and Association with Clinical, Pain-Related and Psychological Factors.
• Cytochrome P450-Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Derived Linoleic Acid Oxylipins and Cognitive Performance in Type 2 Diabetes.
• Does Inhibitory Control Spill over to Eating Behaviors? Two Preregistered Studies of Inhibitory Spillover Effects on Food Intake and Reactions to Food Stimuli.

Equity and Disparities

• Demographic and Minority Stress Risk Factors for Obesity Among Sexual Minority Youth Assigned Female at Birth.
• The Association between Local Area Immigrant Fraction and Prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases in the United States: An Observational Study.
• Global Food Nutrients Analysis Reveals Alarming Gaps and Daunting Challenges.

Stigma

• Problematic Levels of Weight Bias Were Found in All Specialties, with Residents in Specialty Programs Generally Reporting More Bias Than Those in Primary Care Residencies.
• Feasibility of a Loving Kindness Intervention for Mitigating Weight Stigma in Nursing Students: A Focus on Self-Compassion.
• Weight Bias Internalization and Beliefs About the Causes of Obesity Among the Canadian Public.
• Language Frames and Shapes the Response to Obesity.

Policy Related

• Social, Clinical, and Policy Implications of Ultra-Processed Food Addiction.
• Review: The Impact of the Built Environment on Child Obesity.
• Effects of Food Price on Nutrition Outcomes Among Women in Nigeria.
• Effects of Immediate and Distant Health Consequences: Different Types of Health Warning Messages on Sweets Affect the Purchase Probability.
• Review: Nutritional Guidance for Athletes to Prevent Eating Disorders.
• The Status of Active After-School Clubs Among Primary School Children in England (UK) After the COVD-19 Lockdowns: Implications for Policy and Practice.

Intergenerational Effects

• Editorial: Nutrition and Metabolism in the First 1000 Days of Life.
• Intergenerational Transmission of Height in a Historical Population: From Taller Mothers to Larger Offspring at Birth (and as Adults).

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Food Availability in the Nursery Affects Parental Food Allocation but Not Tadpole Begging Performance in a Frog with Facultative Parental Care.
• Soldier Ants Turned Into Foragers by Scientists Reprogramming Their Brains.

Methods

• Fructosamine Is Not a Reliable Test for the Detection of Hyperglycemia: Insight from the Africans in America Study.
• Validity of Apple Watch 6 and Polar A370 for Monitoring Energy Expenditure While Resting or Performing Light to Vigorous Physical Activity.
• Systematic Review: Prediction Equations to Estimate Muscle Mass Using Anthropometric Data.

Commentary

• Is Nutrition Science Reliable Enough to Make Solid Public and Personalized Health Recommendations?
• Microgreens: The Surprising Truth About This Trendy New ‘Superfood’.
• The Leucine Trigger Hypothesis: Debunked?
• Childhood Obesity Study Reveals Increases in Central Indiana.
• Purdue Survey Delves Into Brand-Name Food and Beverage Preferences of Consumers.
• Maternal Obesity Predicts Heart Disease Risk Better Than Pregnancy Complications, Finds Study.
• Why Do Our Pets Seem to Be Growing Larger with Us?
• Stratification of Obesity Phenotypes to Optimize Future Therapy (SOPHIA).
• Daily Briefing: Why Obesity Researchers Want to Move Beyond BMI.

General

• Genes That Shape Bones Identified, Offering Clues About Our Past and Future.
• Major Data Analysis Errors Invalidate Cancer Microbiome Findings.
• Blacklight Studies Reveal That Most Mammals Secretly Glow.
• A Scientist’s Take on Scientific Evidence in the Courtroom.
• A Comparative Analysis of Sports Anxiety Across Various Adventure Sports.
• The Role of Customer and Expert Ratings in a Hedonic Analysis of French Red Wine Prices: From Gurus to Geeks?
• Pumpkin Seeds and Leaves as an Alternative Medicine for the Treatment of Hyperglycemia. (pdf)
• Creativity and Critical Thinking Contribute to Scholarly Achievement.

Announcements

• Bloomington Was Named One of the Best College Towns in America 2023 - WBIW.
• Webinar: Examine Lifestyle Factors That May Be Affecting Patient Weight Loss.
• Barbara Rolls Awarded the Obesity Society Presidential Medal of Distinction.
• Prof Sadaf Farooqi to Receive the Prestigious Laureate Award 2024 from the Endocrine Society.