Featured

• Dietary Assessment at the Confluence of Public and Planetary Health: Introduction of the DIEM (Dietary Impacts on Environmental Measures) Scoring System.
• Meta-Analysis: Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Cognitive Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
• Commentary: Impact of Resistance Training Intensity on Body Composition and Nutritional Intake Among College Women with Overweight and Obesity.
• Metabolic Impact of Dietary Glycine Supplementation in Individuals with Severe Obesity.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: Keto Diet Dangers? New Research Links Obesity-Related Fatty Acids and Breast Cancer.
• Study: Blood lipids, diets, obesity, and exogenously injected tumor cells... in mice. "Obesity-related fatty acids" not studied.

Contrary or Null Findings

• "In PWH [persons with HIV] receiving semaglutide for MASLD, despite decreased psoas muscle volume, there was no significant change in physical function, suggesting function was maintained despite significant loss of muscle."
• Time-Restricted Feeding Provides Limited Microglial Immunometabolic Improvements in Diet-Induced Obese Rats.
• Interleukin-6 Blockade Does Not Impair Exercise-Induced Glucose Uptake and Insulin Sensitivity in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• RCT: Ingestion of 20g Whey or Canola Protein Does Not Further Increase Muscle Protein Synthesis Rates During Recovery from Resistance Exercise in Healthy, Young Females.
• The GMI/HbA1c Ratio Does Not Independently Predict Diabetic Retinopathy in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes.
• RCT: "This 14-day preoperative exercise and nutritional intervention program did not significantly reduce postoperative complications in frail older patients with gastrointestinal cancer..."
• RCT: "Improvements in fitness and diet composition were not associated with changes in BCAA concentrations independent of weight loss."
• Meta-Analysis of RCTs: "Post-exercise stretching, when used as a standalone recovery intervention, does not significantly improve soreness, strength, performance, flexibility, or pain threshold."

Basic

• The Anti-Obesity Effects of Clostridium butyricum B-3 and Its Impact on Gut Microbiota.
• Adipocyte Calpain-2 Deficiency Reduces Obesity-Accelerated Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation in Mice.
• Review: The Intricate Nexus: The Relationship between Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Obesity.
• Thesis: The Role of Plakoglobin in Adipocyte Expansion and Obesity.
• Triclosan Induced Obesity Via Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis and Butyrate Reduction.
• Inhibition of Endocannabinoid Synthesis Enzymes DAGL and NAPE-PLD Transiently Lowers Body Weight and Alters Glucose Homeostasis During a High-Fat Diet Challenge in Mice.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• U.S. Obesity Prevalence: “Good News” or “Astounding” Surge?
• Preprint: Why Causal Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods Cannot Be Identified: A Systematic Review of Subtypes of Ultra-Processed Foods and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes.

Clinical

• Causal Relationships between Modifiable Risk Factors and Heart Failure.
• RCT: Dietary Patterns and Change in Food Consumption in Breast Cancer Survivors with Overweight or Obesity.
• RCT: Effects of Asparagus Powder Supplementation on Glycemic Control, Lipid Profile, and Oxidative Stress in Adults with Overweight or Obesity.

Children and Adolescents

• Associations of Child and Adolescent Obesity with the Risk of Neuroinflammatory Diseases: Analysis of Data from a Global Health-Care Database.
• Obesity Trends and Early-Life Risk Factors in Preschool Children in Northwest China from 2012 to 2024.
• RCT: Partially Hydrolyzed Formula on Comfort Measures in Fussy Infants.

Surgery

• Systematic Review: Factors That Influence an Individual's Decision to Undergo Bariatric Surgery.
• Evolving Workload Disparities between High- and Low-Volume Bariatric Surgeons: Implications for Surgical Quality and Training Policy - Insights from Taiwan’s Nationwide Data (2016-2024).
• Narrative Review: Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Optimisation During General Anaesthesia in Patients with Obesity.
• Retrospective Study: Perioperative Airway Events in Pediatric Patients with Obesity Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.
• Commentary: Reflections on Speech-Language-Hearing Therapy in Obesity and Bariatric Surgery.

Drugs

• The Cost-Effectiveness of Subcutaneous Semaglutide 2.4mg in the Management of People Living with Obesity and Prediabetes in England.
• A Preliminary Study of the Physiological and Perceptual Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists During Alcohol Consumption in People with Obesity.
• Meta-Analysis: Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Treatment Reduces Body Weight and Improves Glycaemic Outcomes in Patients with Concurrent Overweight/Obesity and Type 1 Diabetes.
• Eloralintide (LY3841136), a Novel Amylin Receptor Agonist for the Treatment of Obesity: From Discovery to Clinical Proof of Concept.
• Abstract: Semaglutide Use Associated with Lower Blood Pressure in Patients with Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity.

Food & Diet

• Commentary: The Case for Stronger Government Action on Ultraprocessed Foods.
• Protective Effects of Traditional Herbal Teas Against Obesity-Induced Hepatic and Hormonal Alterations in Rats.
• Food Group Intake and Mediterranean Diet Adherence Among a Representative Sample of Spanish Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Are We Still on Track?
• A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Baseline Diet Quality Among Participants Enrolled in Delicious Eating for Life in the Southern Homes Weight Loss Randomized Trial.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• RCT: Association between Physical Activity Energy Expenditure and Markers of Healthspan During Prolonged Calorie Restriction in Individuals Without Obesity.
• The Effects of Time-Restricted Feeding on Early Vascular, Liver, and Renal Structural Changes, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Obese Rats.
• Causal Relationships between Popular Diets (Low-Calorie, Vegetarian, and Gluten-Free Diets) and Inflammatory Skin Diseases.
• Review: Circadian Nutrition and Obesity: Timing as a Nutritional Strategy.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Theory-Based Physical Activity Interventions in Preventing Childhood Obesity.
• Handgrip Strength and Trajectories of Preclinical Obesity Progression: A Multistate Model Analysis Using the UK Biobank.
• The Potential Mediating Role of Good Mental Health on the Relationship between Low Physical Activity and High Screen Time with Executive Functions in Chilean Children and Adolescents.

Economics & Sociology

• The Economic Impact of Diabetes: Assessing Incremental Direct Costs in Australia Using Linked Administrative Data.
• Impact of BMI and Comorbidities on Health-Related Quality of Life and Work Productivity in People with Overweight or Obesity.

Epidemiology

• Implications of a New Obesity Definition Among the All of Us Cohort.
• Cardiometabolic Outcomes Among Adults with Abdominal Obesity and Normal BMI.
• State of Obesity Report 2025: Better Policies for a Healthier America.
• Trends in Cancer Incidence in Younger and Older Adults: An International Comparative Analysis.
• Different Metabolic Phenotypes of Obesity and Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Review: Multidimensional Sleep Health: Definitions and Implications for Cardiometabolic Health: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association.
• Review: Obesity, Hypertension and Brain Health.
• Meta-Analysis: Associations of Weekday-To-Weekend and Day-To-Day Sleep Differences with Adiposity-Related Measures in Children and Adolescents.
• Review: Modulating Metabolism and Reproductive Health Through Microbiome Driven Gut-Brain Axis Therapies.

Differential Population Circumstances, Exposures, Outcomes, and Effects

• Perspectives on Obesity Health Risks and Related Contributing Factors.
• Fostering Equity in Nursing Education and Practice: Inclusive Simulation for Weight Bias Reduction.
• Influence of National Income, Population, and Waste Emissions on Food Security Utilization: New Evidence Related to Saudi Arabia's Obesity.
• Abstract: Mortality Trends and Disparities for Essential Hypertension with Obesity in the United States.
• Exploring the Interaction between Ethnicity, Deprivation and the Use of CGM on Diabetes Outcomes.

Stigma

• Weight Discrimination and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Early Adolescence.
• Weight Stigma Is Highly Prevalent in a National Sample of Sexual Minority Women.

Policy Related

• Food Insufficiency and Difficulty Affording Expenses After the End of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Emergency Allotments in the United States Among Households With and Without Children.
• “High-In” Front-Of-Package Labeling of Foods High in Added Sugars, Sodium, and Saturated Fat.
• Review: Nutrition Services in the Primary Healthcare System.
• Impact of Deimplementing Universal Free School Meals: School Food Authority Perspectives.
• Financing and Prioritizing Diabetes and Other Non-Communicable Diseases in Ghana: A Qualitative Policy Analysis of the Barriers, Enablers and Opportunities.

Intergenerational Effects

• Review: Role of Epigenetic Markers in Cardiovascular Disease Following Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.
• Effects of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Northern Sri Lanka.
• Impact of Maternal High-Fat Diet on Offspring Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health: Spotlight on Oxidative Stress.
• Chapter: Neonatal and Childhood Consequences of Maternal Obesity and Diabetes.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Drought Intensity and Duration Interact to Magnify Losses in Primary Productivity.
• Air Pollution Modulates Brown Adipose Tissue Function Through Epigenetic Regulation by HDAC9 and KDM2B.
• Fagopyrum esculentum Polysaccharides Mitigate Obesity by Reshaping Gut Microbiota and Enhancing Lipid Metabolism in High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice.
• Adipose Tissue-Specific Yap Knockout Exacerbates Diet-Induced Obesity Through Suppression of Lipolysis.

Methods

• Distinguishing Diet- and Microbe-Derived Metabolites in the Human Gut.
• ByteTrack: A Deep Learning Approach for Bite Count and Bite Rate Detection Using Meal Videos in Children.

Mathematical and Quantitative

• Evaluating the Association between TSH and FT4 Levels and the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome: Insights from the Tehran Thyroid Study Using Joint Modeling.

Commentary

• Hot Yoga Doesn’t Deliver on Heart Health Promises. Study Shows What Really Works.
• Will FDA Require an Ineffective Front-Of-Pack Label for Food?
• Myostatin Blocker Preserves Muscle with GLP-1 Treatment.
• Strategies for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Self-Regulated Nutrition, Family-School Collaboration, and Social Environment Optimization.
• Review: Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Risk in Children with Obesity in Saudi Arabia.
• Redefining Obesity - Too Much Is Never Enough.
• Podcast: Ultraprocessed Foods in Focus: How Is the Food Industry Responding? - Rocco Renaldi.
• Review: The Intricate Nexus: The Relationship between Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Obesity. (pdf)

General

• Spurious Precision in Meta-Analysis of Observational Research.
• A New Analytical Tool to Optimize the Potency and Selectivity of Drugs.
• Still No Evidence for an Environmentally Responsive Epigenetic Clock in an Insect.
• A CGAS-Mediated Mechanism in Naked Mole-Rats Potentiates DNA Repair and Delays Aging.
• Global Burden of 292 Causes of Death in 204 Countries and Territories and 660 Subnational Locations, 1990-2023: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
• Sex-Specific Longitudinal Reversal of Aging in Old Frail Mice.
• TOR Inhibitors Could One Day Be Multi-Purpose Healthspan Drugs.
• In Overlooked Cellular Connections, This Researcher Charted Zika’s Path to the Placenta.

Announcements

• Webinar Registration: SWEET PERCEPTIONS: RD Perceptions & the Science on Low- & No-Calorie Sweeteners. November 3, 2025.
• Webinar Registration: Longevity & Healthy Aging - How Can We Achieve a Longer and Healthier Life.
• Workshop: Ultra-Processed Foods: Definitions, Implications, and Regulations - 22 Oct 2025, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Kent College of Law, 565 W. Adams St., Chicago IL.