Featured

• Mito-Mendelian Interactions Alter in Vivo Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Mice.
• Massively Collaborative Crowdsourced Research on COVID19 and the Chemical Senses: Insights and Outcomes.
• Adaptive Thermogenesis After Moderate Weight Loss: Magnitude and Methodological Issues.
• The Antagonistic Pleiotropy of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: Maximum Wellness: Walnuts are a Life-Extension Food.
• Study: Association of Self-Reported Walnut Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality and Life Expectancy in U.S. Adults. Maximum Wellness nor Causation Necessarily Established.

Contrary or Null Findings

• "In conclusion, refuting our initial hypothesis, animal protein intake was inversely associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in older adults."
• “But in Muscle Tissue, We Saw the Opposite, Which Is Not What We Expected. We Found That Muscle Tissue Is Privileged Under Conditions That are Usually Unfavorable for Growth and Reproduction – That Its Potential for Growth Is Protected Even When Nutrients are Scarce.”
• "we found little evidence that a reduction in the energy allocation to maintenance is at the basis of genetic antagonisms observed in livestock populations between productivity traits and traits related to health or future reproduction."
• Moderate Differences in Plasma Leptin in Mares Have No Effect on Either the Amino Acid or the Fatty Acid Composition of the Uterine Fluid.
• RCT: Resistant Starch Wheat Increases PYY and Decreases GIP but Has No Effect on Self-Reported Perceptions of Satiety.
• "This is the first study to evaluate the use of Home-HIIT for individuals in a primary care setting. Contrary to our hypothesis, adherence to both exercise prescriptions was poor, and CRF improved to a similar extent in both groups with improvements maintained at 3-month follow-up."
• RCT: "Walking and Daily Affect Among Sedentary Older Adults Measured Using the StepMATE App... Contrary to predictions, there were no differences in step increases between the two conditions."
• Meta-Analysis: Betaine Supplementation Fails to Improve Body Composition.
• Lack of Association between Nuts and Legumes Consumption and Metabolic Syndrome in Young Iranian Nurses.

Basic

• A High-Fat Diet Catalyzes Progression to Hyperglycemia in Mice with Selective Impairment of Insulin Action in Glut4-Expressing Tissues.
• Brown Fat Dnmt3b Deficiency Ameliorates Obesity in Female Mice.
• Analysis of Serum Metabolomics in Obese Mice Induced by High-Fat Diet.
• Muscle-Generated BDNF (Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor) Maintains Mitochondrial Quality Control in Female Mice.
• Mechanism-Based Biomarker Prediction for Low-Grade Inflammation in Liver and Adipose Tissue.

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• Communicating Precision Nutrition Through Infographics - Winners Announced and Infographics Posted.
• The Nature of Our Literature: A Registered Report on the Positive Result Rate and Reporting Practices in Kinesiology.

Clinical

• Association between Protein Intake and Mortality in Older Patients Receiving Parenteral Nutrition: A Retrospective Observational Study.
• RCT: Problem-Solving Therapy–induced Amygdala Engagement Mediates Lifestyle Behavior Change in Obesity with Comorbid Depression.
• Genetically Determined Obesity and Adipose Distribution Impact Human Blood Trait Variation Across Cell Lineages.
• Urine Uric Acid Excretion Levels are Positively Associated with Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Without Chronic Kidney Disease.
• TLT-1, a Potential Regulator of Inflammatory Pathogenesis in Obesity and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).
• Daytime Eating Prevents Internal Circadian Misalignment and Glucose Intolerance in Night Work.
• Using the Edmonton Obesity Staging System in the Real World: A Feasibility Study Based on Cross-Sectional Data.

Children and Adolescents

• Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk by Waist-To-Height Ratio in School-Age Children.
• Strategies and Interventions for Healthy Adolescent Growth, Nutrition, and Development.
• Two-Year Effects of the Community-Based Overweight and Obesity Intervention Program Gezond Onderweg! (GO!) in Children and Adolescents Living in a Low Socioeconomic Status and Multi-Ethnic District on BMI-Standard Deviation Score and Quality of Life.
• Meta-Analysis: Lifestyle Modification Interventions Addressing Overweight and Obesity in Preschool-Age Children.
• BMI Status Relative to International and National Growth References Among Pakistani School-Age Girls.
• Longitudinal Associations between E-Cigarette Use, Cigarette Smoking, Physical Activity and Recreational Screen Time in Canadian Adolescents.
• Adiposity Rebound in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants.
• Systematic Review: The Built Environment as Determinant of Childhood Obesity.
• Infant BMI or Weight-For-Length and Risk of Undernutrition in Childhood Among Children with Cystic Fibrosis.

Surgery

• The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on the Muscle Mass in Patients with Obesity: 2-Year Follow-Up.
• Endoscopic Treatment of Obesity and Nutritional Aspects of Bariatric Endoscopy.
• Association of Bariatric Surgery with Cancer Incidence in Patients with Obesity and Diabetes.
• RCT: Gastric Bypass Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy in Type 2 Diabetes: Effects on Hepatic Steatosis and Fibrosis.
• Role of the Gut in the Temporal Changes of β-Cell Function After Gastric Bypass in Individuals with and Without Diabetes Remission.

Drugs

• Antidiabetic Effects of the Senolytic Agent Dasatinib.
• Association of Sodium-Glucose Transport Protein 2 Inhibitor Use for Type 2 Diabetes and Incidence of Gout in Taiwan.

Food & Diet

• Systematic Review: What Role Do Plant-Based Diets Play in Supporting the Optimal Health and Well-Being of Canadians?
• Review: Metabolomics Signatures Associated with Animal and Plant Protein Intake and Their Potential Relation with Cardiometabolic Risk.
• Therapeutic Role of Mango Peels in Management of Dyslipidemia and Oxidative Stress in Females with Obesity.
• RCT: A Hypocaloric Diet Rich in High Fiber Rye Foods Causes Greater Reduction in Body Weight and Body Fat Than a Diet Rich in Refined Wheat.
• Meta-Analysis: Effects of Ephedrine-Containing Products on Weight Loss and Lipid Profiles.
• Opinion: The Importance of Protein Sources to Support Muscle Anabolism in Cancer.
• Associations of the Dietary Inflammatory Index with Total Adiposity and Ectopic Fat Through the Gut Microbiota, Lipopolysaccharides, and C-Reactive Protein in the Multiethnic Cohort-Adiposity Phenotype Study.
• Energy-Dense Dietary Patterns High in Free Sugars and Saturated Fat and Associations with Obesity in Young Adults.

Caloric and Dietary Restriction

• RCT: The 5:2 Diet.
• Intermittent Fasting and Caloric Restriction Interact with Genetics to Shape Physiological Health in Mice.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• Are People Who Use Active Modes of Transportation More Physically Active? An Overview of Reviews Across the Life Course.
• Exploring the Association of a Total Physical Activity Energy Expenditure and Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Canadian Health Measures Survey.
• Current Assessment of Weight, Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors Among Middle and High School Students in Shanghai, China—A 2019 Cross-Sectional Study.

Economics & Sociology

• Neighborhood Built Environment Typologies and Adiposity in Children and Adolescents.
• Children’s Health Capital Investment: Associations of U.S. Infant Breastfeeding with Teenage Obesity.
• SurgiCal Obesity Treatment Study (SCOTS): A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study on Health and Socioeconomic Burden in Treatment-Seeking Individuals with Severe Obesity in Scotland, UK.
• RCT: The Effects of Experimentally Manipulated Social Status and Subjective Social Status on Physical Activity Among Hispanic Adolescents.

Epidemiology

• Gender Difference in the Relationship between Pulse Pressure and Visceral Adiposity Index in Korean Adults.
• The Association of Serum 25(OH) Vitamin D Level with Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Patients with Syndrome Z (the Interaction of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Metabolic Syndrome).
• High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Men Born in Spring.
• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Obesity – a National Study of 1.1 Million Israeli Adolescents.
• The Fatter, the Better in Old Age: The Current Understanding of a Difficult Relationship.
• Lifestyle Changes and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women with and Without a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• The Role of Psychological Well-Being in Weight Loss.
• Meta-Analysis: Brain Responses to High-Calorie Visual Food Cues in Individuals with Normal-Weight or Obesity: An Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-Analysis.
• The Influence of Social Eating Norms on Motivational Responses When Processing Fast Food Advertisements.
• Sensitization of the Reinforcing Value of High Energy Density Foods Is Associated with Increased zBMI Gain in Adolescents.
• Dietary Weight Loss in People with Severe Obesity Stabilizes Neuropathy and Improves Symptomatology.
• RCT: Mechanisms of an eHealth Program Targeting Depression in Men with Overweight or Obesity.
• Hypothalamic-Pituitary Hormones Will Be Affected by the Interaction between 5q13-14-Rs2239670 (CARTPT) Gene Variants and Diet in Different Obesity Phenotypes.
• Early Life Factors and White Matter Microstructure in Children with Overweight and Obesity.

Equity and Disparities

• Los Esfuerzos Preventivos De Las Comunidades Autónomas Y La Desigualdad Socioeconómica En La Obesidad O El Sobrepeso Infantil.
• Inequalities in BMI, Diet and Physical Activity in the UK: Longitudinal Evidence Across Childhood and Adolescence.
• Racial and Ethnic Representation Among a Sample of Nutrition- and Obesity-Focused Professional Organizations in the United States.
• Association between Food Security and 10-Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk Differs by Gender and Weight Status.
• Gendered Experiences of Obesity.

Stigma

• Sexual Orientation–Based Disparities in Food Security Among Adults in the United States.
• A Qualitative Exploration of Obesity Bias and Stigma in Irish Healthcare; The Patients’ Voice.
• Interrelation between Weight and Weight Stigma in Youth: Is There Evidence for an Obesogenic Vicious Cycle?

Policy Related

• Commentary: Obesity Policy to Promote Stigma.
• Systematic Review: Obesity Prevention Within the Early Childhood Education and Care Setting: Dietary Behavior and Physical Activity Policies and Guidelines in High Income Countries.

Intergenerational Effects

• Fetal Programming of Human Energy Homeostasis Brain Networks: Issues and Considerations.
• Secondary Analysis of Gut Hormone Data from Children with and without in Utero Exposure to Gestational Diabetes: Differences in the Associations Among Ghrelin, GLP-1, and Insulin Secretion.
• Associations of Maternal Weight Status with the Risk of Offspring Atopic Dermatitis and Wheezing by 1 Year of Age.
• Imbalanced Folate and Vitamin B12 in the 3rd Trimester of Pregnancy and Its Association with Birthweight and Child Growth Up to 2 Years.
• Developmental Origins of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Everything Starts in Utero.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Review: Extrahypothalamic Control of Energy Balance and Its Connection with Reproduction: Roles of the Amygdala.
• Nutritional Symbionts Confer Structural Defense Against Predation and Fungal Infection in a Grain Pest Beetle.

Methods

• Using Path Analysis to Model the Process of Change in HbA1C Among African Americans and Latinos in a Community Health Worker Diabetes Intervention.
• Review: Methodological Aspects of Diet Quality Indicators in Childhood.
• Meta-Analysis: Validation Studies Performed on Dietary Record Apps.
• Development and Interrater Reliability of a Street Food Stand Assessment Tool.
• Review: Recent Advances in Therapies Utilizing Superabsorbent Hydrogel Technology for Weight Management.

Commentary

• Feeding Pet Dogs Just Once a Day Might Keep Them Healthier as They Age.
• Experimental Drugs That Eliminate Senescent Cells in Human Fat Alleviate Signs of Diabetes.
• Here’s How Much of Your Daily Diet Should Come from Processed Foods.
• Strategies and Interventions for Healthy Adolescent Growth, Nutrition, and Development.
• Ageing and Obesity Shared Patterns: From Molecular Pathogenesis to Epigenetics.
• Obesity and Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents: The Bidirectional Link.
• Worshiping a False God of Healthy Choices.
• No Longer Normal: The Absurdity of “Normal” Weight.

General

• A Bird's Eye View of Farm Size and Biodiversity: The Ecological Legacy of the Iron Curtain.
• Dynamic Movements Facilitate Extreme Gap Crossing in Flying Snakes.
• Why We Really Have Sex.
• Smoking Trajectories from Adolescence to Early Adulthood as a Longitudinal Predictor of Mental Health in Adulthood: Evidence from 21 Years of Nationally Representative Cohort.
• Comparing Rates of Sexual Assault between Panel Quota and Social Media Samples: Findings Across Sexual Orientation Categories.
• Science Forum: Consensus-Based Guidance for Conducting and Reporting Multi-Analyst Studies.
• What Distinguishes Regenerative, Organic, and Acroecology?
• ‘It's Misinformation at Worst.’ Weak Health Studies Can Do More Harm Than Good, Scientists Say.

Announcements

• The Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington Invites Applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Strong Data Analytic and Collaborative Skills to Join a Team of Researchers Focused on Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency and/or Statistical and Data Analytic Research in the Obesity, Nutrition, or Aging Research Domains.
• IU Bloomington School of Public Health Is Recruiting Tenure-Track Faculty in Every Department! A Sampling of Opportunities Is Here, but Even Departments Not Yet Listed are Recruiting.
• Nutrition Science Non-Tenure-Track Search: Clinical Full-Associate-Assistant Professor; Senior Lecturer or Lecturer.
• Nutrition Science Tenure/Tenure-Track Search: Full Professor/Associate-Assistant Professor.
• IU Health Opens $557M Hospital.
• Conference: ASMBS RE-UNITED, Jan 20-22, 2022 @Las Vegas.