Featured

• Glucagon-receptor Signaling Regulates Energy Metabolism Via Hepatic Farnesoid X Receptor and Fibroblast Growth Factor 21.
• RCT: Ten-year Outcomes of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Versus Laparoscopic Gastric Banding.
• Is Birth Weight the Major Confounding Factor in the Study of Gestational Weight Gain?: An Observational Cohort Study.

Headline vs Study

• Headline: Poor Gut Health May Trigger Risk of Depression in Obesity: Study.
• Study: Behaviors and Insulin Action in Brains of Mice with High Fat Diet Induced Obesity with and Without Antibiotic Treatment. No Gut Health. No Depression.

Contrary or Null Findings

• No Apparent Effectiveness of the Fresh Rx Program in Food Bank on Obesity.
• RCT: Altering Glucose Variability with Low-or High-Glycemic–Index Diets in Adults with Prediabetes Does Not Affect Beta-Cell Function or Markers of Oxidative Stress.
• RCT: "CHO had no effect on raising the intraoperative core temperature, and no negative impact on the perioperative outcome."
• "Surprisingly, there was no difference in tumour size between NC [normal chow] and HF [high fructose] groups in WT mice."
• High BMI Has No Impact on the Survival of Chinese Patients with Lower Thoracic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Treated with Curative Esophagectomy: A Propensity Score-matched Study.
• Maternal Overweight is Not an Independent Risk Factor for Increased Birth Weight, Leptin and Insulin in Newborns of Gestational Diabetic Women.
• Low-Dose FGF-21 Administration Decreases Obesity-Induced Hepatic Steatosis, but Has No Effect on Inflammation in Mice.
• Dietary Protein Intake is Not Associated with Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients Without Macroalbuminuria.
• "Saccharin Does Not Affect [is not associated with] Insulin Resistance in 14 Overweight Adults without Diabetes."

Scientific Rigor & Scholarly Dialogue

• PubMed Commons Comment: Concerns about "Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of increased vegetable and fruit consumption on body weight and energy intake."
• Erratum 2 years later: Erratum To: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effect of Increased Vegetable and Fruit Consumption on Body Weight and Energy Intake.
• "There is no such thing as a miracle diet, but if there's a miracle meeting, this is it."
• Point: The Carbohydrate-Insulin Model of Obesity: Beyond “Calories In, Calories Out”.
• Counterpoint: The Carbohydrate-Insulin Model of Obesity is Difficult to Reconcile with Current Evidence.
• Original Viewpoint: Disclosures in Nutrition Research Why It is Different.
• Letter: Conflict of Interest in Nutrition Research.
• Letter: Conflicts of Interest in Nutrition Research.
• Author's Reply: Conflicts of Interest in Nutrition Research.

Basic

• Modulation of HSF1 Activity Through Silencing of Ser303/Ser307 Phosphorylation Exacerbates the Development of Age-Related Obesity and Its Comorbidities in Mice.
• Virus-Induced Interferon-γ Causes Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Muscle and Derails Glycemic Control in Obesity.
• The Flavonoid Compound Quercetin Alleviates Hepatic Steatosis in C57BL/J Mice By Enhancing Frataxin-Mediated PINK1/Parkin-Dependent Mitophagy.
• The Adiponectin Promoter Activator NP-1 Induces High Levels of Circulating TNFα and Weight Loss in Obese (fa/fa) Zucker Rats.

Clinical

• Eating in the Absence of Hunger: Stability Over Time and Associations with Eating Behaviours and Body Composition in Children.
• Real-World Safety and Efficacy of Fluid-Filled Dual Intragastric Balloon for Weight Loss.
• RCT: Physical Activity, Fruit, Vegetable, and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Patterns of College Students in Kansas.
• RCT: The Effects of If‐Then Plans on Weight Loss: Results of the McGill CHIP Healthy Weight Program.

Children and Adolescents

• Neurocognitive and Health Correlates of Overweight and Obesity Among Ten-Year-Old Children Born Extremely Preterm.
• An Examination of the Associations Between Pediatric Loss of Control Eating, Anxiety, and Body Composition in Children and Adolescents.
• Patterns of Dietary Supplement Use in Children with Down Syndrome.
• Pre-, Perinatal, and Parental Predictors of BMI Trajectory Milestones.

Surgery

• Thin Bones: Vitamin D and Calcium Handling After Bariatric Surgery.
• Gastric Plication and Sleeve Gastrectomy in an Experimental Model of Obesity: New Insights Into Weight Loss, Intake and Metabolic Results.

Drugs

• Targeting the Incretin/Glucagon System with Triagonists to Treat Diabetes.
• Acute Effect of Empagliflozin on Fractional Excretion of Sodium and EGFR in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes.
• Understanding the Impact of Commonly Utilized, Non-insulin, Glucose-lowering Drugs on Body Weight in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Food & Diet

• "Among highly educated persons, aged >45 years, a high consumption of red, total, and red + processed meat was related to increased all-cause mortality, compared with those with low consumption, whereas no significant associations were found for SFA intake. Dietary guidelines should specifically limit meat consumption and not relying only in limiting SFA intake."
• RCT: Effect of Intermittent Versus Continuous Energy Restriction on Weight Loss, Maintenance and Cardiometabolic Risk.
• High Fructose Intake During Pregnancy in Rats Influences the Maternal Microbiome and Gut Development in the Offspring.
• Fermented Soybean Suppresses Visceral Fat Accumulation in Mice.
• Intake of Baked Cod Fillet Resulted in Lower Serum Cholesterol and Higher Long Chain N-3 PUFA Concentrations in Serum and Tissues in Hypercholesterolemic Obese Zucker Fa/fa Rats.
• RCT: Effect of a High-Protein, High-Fiber Beverage Preload on Subjective Appetite Ratings and Subsequent Ad Libitum Energy Intake in Overweight Men and Women.
• RCT: Quinoa Seed Lowers Serum Triglycerides in Overweight and Obese Subjects.

Caloric Restriction

• Food Restriction Promotes Damage Reduction in Rat Models of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
• Effects of Weight Loss on Adipose Visceral and Subcutaneous Tissue in Overweight Adults.
• Age, Calorie Restriction, and Age of Calorie Restriction Onset Reduce Maturation of Natural Killer Cells in C57Bl/6 Mice.

Exercise & Physical Activity

• A Home‐based Mentored Vegetable Gardening Intervention Demonstrates Feasibility and Improvements in Physical Activity and Performance Among Breast Cancer Survivors.
• RCT: Applying Natural Language Processing to Understand Motivational Profiles for Maintaining Physical Activity After a Mobile App and Accelerometer-Based Intervention.
• The TreadWheel: Interval Training Protocol for Gently Induced Exercise in Drosophila Melanogaster.
• Inequality in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, Sleep Duration and Risk of Obesity in Children.

Economics & Sociology

• Cultural Features Influencing Eating, Overweight, and Obesity in the Roma People of South Bohemia.
• Examining Longitudinal Associations Between the Recreational Physical Activity Environment, Change in BMI, and Obesity By Age.

Epidemiology

• Effect of Maternal Obesity on Labor Induction in Postdate Pregnancy.
• A 25-year Retrospective Analysis of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification: Did We “up-code” Young Obese Patients When Obesity Was Not Yet Considered a Disease?
• Associations of Multiple Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors with Overweight/obesity and Abdominal Obesity Among Brazilian Adolescents.
• Impact of Obesity and Ozone on the Association Between Particulate Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Mortality Among US Adults.
• Food Insecurity in Older Adults: Results From the Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases Cohort Study 3.
• Men Who Were Thin During Early Adulthood Exhibited Greater Weight Gain‐associated Visceral Fat Accumulation in a Study of Middle‐aged Japanese Men.
• The Influence of Obesity and Weight Gain on Quality of Life According to the SF-36 for Individuals of the Dynamic Follow-up Cohort of the University of Navarra.

Psychology & Neuroscience

• Decision Making Deficits in Relation to Food Cues Influence Obesity: A Triadic Neural Model of Problematic Eating.
• Less is More: Negative Income Shock Increases Immediate Preference in Cross Commodity Discounting and Food Demand.
• Is Obesity Associated with Depression in Children? Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Equity and Disparities

• Evaluating the Contribution of Differences in Lean Mass Compartments for Resting Energy Expenditure in African American and Caucasian American Children.
• Sex Differences in Fitness Outcomes Among Minority Youth After Participation in a Park-based After-school Program.
• Similar Weight Loss and Maintenance in African American and White Women in the Improving Weight Loss (ImWeL) Trial.
• Society and Social Institutions: The Racial, Spatial, and Intergenerational Contours of Food Inequality in America—Origins, Implications, and Conditions of Possibility (book Chapter).

Stigma

• BMI as a Moderator of the Association Between Weight Status Misperception and Disordered Eating Behaviors.
• Weight Perception, Weight Stigma Concerns, and Overeating.
• Weight Stigma in Anti‐Obesity Campaigns: The Role of Images.
• Weight and Shape Concern Impacts Weight Gain Prevention in the SNAP Trial: Implications for Tailoring Intervention Delivery.

Policy Related

• A Comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From U.S. Household Food Choices. (pdf)
• California Bans Local Taxes on Groceries for 12 Years.
• Potential Policy Approaches to Address Diet-Related Diseases.

Intergenerational Effects

• Transgelin Induces Dysfunction of Fetal Endothelial Colony Forming Cells From Gestational Diabetic Pregnancies.
• Maternal Exercise in Rats Upregulates the Placental IGF‐system with Diet and Sex‐specific Responses: Minimal Effects in Mothers Born Growth Restricted.
• The Influence of Maternal Obesity and Breastfeeding on Infant Appetite- and Growth-Related Hormone Concentrations: The SKOT Cohort Studies.

Ecology, Evolution, & Energetics

• Editorial: Comparative Studies of Energy Homeostasis in Vertebrates.
• The Pace-of-life Syndrome Revisited: The Role of Ecological Conditions and Natural History on the Slow-fast Continuum.

Methods

• Differences in Energy Expenditure Between Respiratory Chamber and Metabolic Ward in Inpatient Men and Women.
• Accuracy of Total Energy Expenditure Predictive Equations After a Massive Weight Loss Induced By Bariatric Surgery.
• Near-Infrared Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy as an Indirect Technique to Assess Brown Adipose Tissue in Young Women.
• Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in the Assessment of Sarcopenia.
• Photographic Methods for Measuring Packaged Food and Beverage Products in Supermarkets.

Commentary

• Is Air Pollution Adding Giving Us More Diabetes?
• Factors that Can Affect Ingestive Behaviour: Psychological or Hedonic Factors.
• Big Data and Empirical Approaches to Understanding Diseases Provide a Limited Picture of Pathogenesis.
• Do Slimmer, Younger Women Have More Breast Cancer?
• Meet the Scientific Sleuths: A Dozen Who’ve Had an Impact on the Scientific Literature.
• Point of Order: Nutritional Prescriptions and Food Sequence.
• A Hot Debate About Insulin and Sugar and Obesity.
• Are More People Exercising Even as Obesity Rates Climb?

General

• Ensuring Food Integrity By Metrology and FAIR Data Principles.
• Optogenetic Dissection of Descending Behavioral Control in Drosophila.
• The Class II Histone Deacetylase Hypothesis of Addiction.
• Separated Triplets Offer a Glimpse Into 'The Wild West of Psychology'.
• Dissecting the Basis of Novel Trait Evolution in a Radiation with Widespread Phylogenetic Discordance.
• Multigenerational Attainments, Race, and Mortality Risk Among Silent Generation Women.
• Analysis of Shared Heritability in Common Disorders of the Brain.
• Mapping Hot Spots of Breast Cancer Mortality in the United States: Place Matters for Blacks and Hispanics.
• Lack of Group-to-individual Generalizability is a Threat to Human Subjects Research.
• Odds Ratios—Current Best Practice and Use.

Video & Audio

• Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler: Obesity Problem 'is Worse than We Think'.
• Videos from two-day meeting "Food for thought: The science and politics of nutrition."

Announcements

• UAB’s NORC Seeks Post-doctoral Fellows in Obesity Research.
• UAB Seeks Post-doctoral Fellows for Its AHA Strategically Focused Research Center – Obesity Network: Intergenerational Transmission of Obesity.