12/23/16
Featured
- Segmentation and Characterization of Chewing Bouts By Monitoring Temporalis Muscle Using Smart Glasses with Piezoelectric Sensor.
- The Role of Perceived Discrimination in Obesity Among African Americans.
Headline vs Study
- Headline: The Real Paleo Diet: Acorns, Clover and Grass Seed.
- Study: "The remains of many food plants and animals testify to an extremely broad spectrum diet that characterized the site’s many archaeological layers."
Contrary or Null Findings
- "Self-reported improvement of dietary habits is not a good reflection of actual changes in dietary behavior among candidates for bariatric surgery..."
- "In conclusion, there are insufficient data either to support or refute the use of nutraceuticals for subjects with NAFLD."
- RCT: No Differential Long-term Effects of a Weight Loss Intervention with or Without Exercise Component in Postmenopausal Women.
- RCT: "The current study does not provide evidence for the role of prebiotics in the treatment of type 2 diabetes."
- RCT: Acute Increases in Serum Colonic Short-chain Fatty Acids Elicited By Inulin do Not Increase GLP-1 or PYY Responses but May Reduce Ghrelin in Lean and Overweight Humans.
- RCT: No Significant Effects of a Program for Enhancing Parent-Child Communication and Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Through Mobile Technology.
- RCT: A 15-week Vitamin D Supplementation and Indoor Cycling Intervention Reduces Exercising Heart Rate, with No Effect on Glycaemic Control in Healthy Adults: A Pilot Investigation.
- RCT: No Effect of Individualized Nutrition on Quality of Life, Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease or Oral Mucositis After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation.
- "Contrary to recent literature, this work finds little evidence of a relationship between increased sedentary commuting and higher BMI."
- "Contrary to the recommendations of traditional behavior change research, these results indicate that audience segmentation and message tailoring may not be effective for promoting weight loss."
Basic
- Homeostatic Effects of Exercise and Sleep on Metabolic Processes in Mice with an Overexpressed Skeletal Muscle Clock.
- Effects of Electro-acupuncture on Insulin Resistance and Hypothalamic Agouti Gene-related Protein and Neuropeptide Y in Obesity Rats.
- Growth Differentiation Factor 15 is a Myomitokine Governing Systemic Energy Homeostasis.
- Differential Effects of Mas Receptor Deficiency on Cardiac Function and Blood Pressure in Obese Male and Female Mice.
- CAMP Responsive Element-Binding Protein 3-like 3 (CREB3L3) Controls Fatty Oxidation and Ketogenesis in Synergy with PPAR-alpha.
- The Tumor Suppressor FLCN Mediates an Alternate MTOR Pathway to Regulate Browning of Adipose Tissue.
- Deficiency in Prohormone Convertase PC1 Impairs Prohormone Processing in Prader-Willi Syndrome.
- Epigenetics, Obesity and Early-life Cadmium or Lead Exposure.
- Therapeutic Silencing of Fat Specific Protein 27 Improves Glycemic Control in Mouse Models of Obesity and Insulin Resistance.
Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue
- Poisoned Arguments and Evidence for Sugar Guidance.
- The Universities of Stellenbosch/Cape Town Low-carbohydrate Diet Review: Mistake or Mischief?
- Letter to the Editor Concerning the Publication: Efficacy of First-Time Intragastric Balloon in Weight Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of RCTs.
- Blood Microbiota as a Potential Non-invasive Diagnostic Biomarker for Liver Fibrosis in Severely Obese Patients: Choose Carefully.
- Comment On: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Occupational Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery.
Clinical
- Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease as a New Diagnostic Term: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology Position Statement.
- Pioglitazone on Improves Whole-body Aerobic Capacity and Skeletal Muscle Energy Metabolism in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome.
Surgery
- Critical Role for GLP-1 in Symptomatic Post-bariatric Hypoglycaemia.
- Predictors of Inadequate Weight Loss After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity.
Food & Diet
- Trends in Consumption of Solid Fats, Added Sugars, Sodium, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, and Fruit From Fast Food Restaurants and By Fast Food Restaurant Type Among US Children, 2003-2010.
- Role of Timing and Dose of Energy Received in Patients with Acute Lung Injury on Mortality in the Intensive Nutrition in Acute Lung Injury Trial: A Post Hoc Analysis.
Caloric Restriction
- Evaluation of Candidate Reference Genes for RT-qPCR Studies in Three Metabolism Related Tissues of Mice After Caloric Restriction.
- Effects of Dietary Restriction on Adipose Mass and Biomarkers of Healthy Aging in Human.
- Fasting-Mimicking Diet Reduces HO-1 to Promote T Cell-Mediated Tumor Cytotoxicity.
- MTORC1 and SIRT1 Cooperate to Foster Expansion of Gut Adult Stem Cells During Calorie Restriction.
Exercise & Physical Activity
- Quantification of Free-living Activity Patterns Using Accelerometry in Adults with Mental Illness.
- Physical Activity in Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis: Validating a Questionnaire for Clinical Practice and Research.
- Connecting Saving and Food Security: Evidence From an Asset-Building Program for Families in Poverty.
- United States Adolescents' Television, Computer, Videogame, Smartphone, and Tablet Use: Associations with Sugary Drinks, Sleep, Physical Activity, and Obesity.
- Concurrent Aerobic Plus Resistance Exercise Versus Aerobic Exercise Alone to Improve Health Outcomes in Paediatric Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
- Modifiable Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors: 10-Year Health Outcomes From a Health Promotion Program.
Economics & Sociology
Epidemiology
- The Association Between Body Image and Behavioral Misperception (BIBM) and Alcohol Use Among High School Girls: Results From the 2013 Youth Risk Behavioral Survey.
- Trends in Weight-for-Length Among Infants in WIC From 2000 to 2014.
- Diabetes and Insulin Therapy are Associated with Increased Risk of Hospitalization for Infection but Not Mortality: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.
Psychology
- Outcome Differences Between Individual and Group Formats When Identical and Nonidentical Treatments, Patients, and Doses are Compared: A 25-year Meta-analytic Perspective.
- An Experimental Analysis of the Affect Regulation Model of Binge Eating.
- Exploring Food Reward and Calorie Intake in Self-perceived Food Addicts.
- Green and Lean: Is Neighborhood Park and Playground Availability Associated with Youth Obesity? Variations By Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Race/ethnicity.
- Peer Influence on the Engagement of Fitness Tracker Usage: A Diabetic and Obesity Study.
- Weight Loss Associated with Employee Income in an Incentivized Employee Wellness Program.
- Behavioral Evidence of Emotion Dysregulation in Binge Eaters.
- Calorie Anticipation Alters Food Intake After Low-Caloric but Not High-Caloric Preloads.
Equity and Disparities
- A Comparison of Black and White Racial Differences in Health Lifestyles and Cardiovascular Disease.
- Where’s Wanda: Women Advancing Nutrition, Dietetics and Agriculture.
- Advancing the Science of Health Disparities Through Research on the Social Determinants of Health.
- Reducing Disparities and Achieving Equity in African American Women’s Health.
Stigma
- Book Chapter: The Development of Body Image and Weight Bias in Childhood.
- Unintended Consequences of Health Promotion in the Workplace.
- Concerns with Variations in Weight Stigma.
- Body Shame and Mindfulness and Their Impact on Quality of Life for Children and Adolescents Who are Overweight and Obese.
- Moderately to Severely Obese Patients - Quality of Life Factors Other than Comorbidities.
- Environmental Scan of Weight Bias Exposure in Primary Health Care Training Programs.
- Book Chapter: Weight-Based Stigma and Body Image in Severe Obesity.
Policy Related
- Point-of-Purchase E Orts to Increase Healthy Food Choice.
- Testing an Integrated Model of Program Implementation: The Food, Health & Choices School-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention Process Evaluation.
- The Unbuilt Environment: Culture Moderates the Built Environment for Physical Activity.
- FDA Issues Interim Final Rule Allowing More Raw Fruits and Vegetables to Bear Health Claims About Relationship Between Dietary Saturated Fat and Cholesterol and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease.
- Soda Down in Mexico, Obesity Not So Much.
- Examining Characteristics of Hospitalizations in Heart Failure Patients: Results From the 2009 All-payer Data.
- Integrating ICTs in Communication Campaigns for Noncommunicable Diseases in the Pacific.
Intergenerational Effects
- Diet Composition Around the Time of Pregnancy May Influence Whether Offspring Become Obese, According to a New Study Using Animal Models.
- Effects of Paternal Obesity on Growth and Adiposity of Male Rat Offspring.
- Maternal Food Restriction During Pregnancy and Lactation Adversely Affect Hepatic Growth and Lipid Metabolism in Three-Week-Old Rat Offspring.
- Genetic Risk for Obesity Predicts Nucleus Accumbens Size and Responsivity to Real-world Food Cues.
Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics
- Bumble Bees Regulate Their Intake of Essential Protein and Lipid Pollen Macronutrients.
- Life in the Fat Lane: Seasonal Regulation of Insulin Sensitivity, Food Intake, and Adipose Biology in Brown Bears.
- Digesting or Swimming? Integration of the Postprandial Metabolism, Behavior and Locomotion in a Frequently Foraging Fish.
Methods
- Zebrafish Models for Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis Research.
- "Overweight/obese and/or older individuals were more likely to under-estimate sedentary time than normal weight and/or younger individuals. Measurement errors of 24PAR varied by the level of sedentary time and demographic indicators."
- Inconsistency Between Self-Reported Energy Intake and BMI Among Urban, African-American Children.
- Weight-loss Results Similar for Social Network-based, Group Conference Call Interventions.
Mathematical and Quantitative
- The Role of Food Chain Balance and Common Nutritional Environment in Interspecific Allometric Scaling of Unicellular Organisms.
- Characterizing the Dynamic Interaction Among Gastric Emptying, Glucose Absorption and Glycemic Control in Non-diabetic Obese Adults.
Commentary
General
- Google’s Long, Strange Life Span Trip.
- Exploring Gender Disparities in Senior-Level Position Attainment in the Academic Workforce: Does Evidence Suggest a Glass Ceiling?
- The Association Between Protein Intake By Source and Osteoporotic Fracture in Older Men: A Prospective Cohort Study.
- Disease Drivers of Aging.
- Darwinian Selection Induces Lamarckian Adaptation in a Holobiont Model.
- Preview of Sean B. Carroll's the Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters.
- Carcinogenicity of Drinking Coffee, Mate, and Very Hot Beverages.
- Eight Grant-making Foundations on Thursday Announced the Formation of the Open Research Funders Group, an Effort to Promote Sharing of Articles and Data Between Researchers and Organizations.
- Video: Joseph Mazur discusses "Fluke: The Math and Myth of Coincidence".
- Communicating Science Effectively: a Research Agenda (2016).
- The Interaction Between Dietary Fiber and Fat and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Women's Health Initiative.
- Human–environment Interactions in Population and Ecosystem Health.
Announcements
- UAB Named NIH Clinical Center for Exercise Research.
- Margaret Hamburg Selected to Serve as AAAS President-Elect.
- National Academy of Sciences Sackler Colloquium “Reproducibility of Research: Issues and Proposed Remedies”, March 8 - 10, 2017.
- UAB Professor Named to 100 Global Thinkers List By Foreign Policy Magazine.
- UAB’s NORC seeks post-doctoral fellows in obesity research.