Review
Food Science & Technology
Mousa Khalafi, Michael E. Symonds, Amir Akbari
Summary: The study compared the effects of exercise training (EX), caloric restriction (CR), and a combination of both on inflammatory markers in overweight and obese individuals. The results indicate that a combination of exercise and caloric restriction may be more effective at reducing inflammatory markers compared to caloric restriction alone in this population.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Thunyaporn Phungviwatnikul, Anne H. Lee, Sara E. Belchik, Jan S. Suchodolski, Kelly S. Swanson
Summary: The study found that restricted feeding of a high-protein, high-fiber diet and weight loss can help overweight dogs reduce fat mass, decrease levels of inflammatory markers and triglycerides, and modulate fecal bacterial populations and activity.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sabrina Folie, Bernhard Radlinger, Georg Goebel, Karin Salzmann, Gabriele Staudacher, Claudia Ress, Herbert Tilg, Susanne Kaser
Summary: The study suggests that switching from a metabolically harmful Western diet to a balanced standard diet can improve adipose tissue inflammation, while long-term consumption of a Western diet negatively impacts the thermogenic capacity of brown adipose tissue and inhibits beiging of white adipose tissue.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Arkadiusz D. Liskiewicz, Lukasz Marczak, Katarzyna Bogus, Daniela Liskiewicz, Marta Przybyla, Joanna Lewin-Kowalik
Summary: Obesity cardiomyopathy increases the risk of heart failure and death, but obesity can be cured. Through global proteomic techniques, the proteomic landscape of obesity cardiomyopathy is characterized to assess whether the cardiac phenotype is still affected after weight loss.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Magdalena Dettlaff-Dunowska, Michal Brzezinski, Agnieszka Zagierska, Anna Borkowska, Maciej Zagierski, Agnieszka Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz
Summary: The problem of overweight and obesity is increasing in the population and is associated with metabolic disorders and increased risk of death. This study assessed the changes in body composition and physical fitness in children participating in a weight-loss program and found a possible relationship between changes in body composition and improvements in fitness. Both BIA and DXA methods were equally useful for measuring body composition.
Article
Neurosciences
Patcharapong Pantiya, Chanisa Thonusin, Titikorn Chunchai, Benjamin Ongnok, Wichwara Nawara, Busarin Arunsak, Nipon Chattipakorn, Siriporn C. Chattipakorn
Summary: This study investigated the neuroprotective effects of weight maintenance following short-term caloric restriction or exercise on obesity induced by a high-fat diet. The results demonstrated that long-term caloric restriction had the greatest metabolic benefit and attenuated cognitive impairment. Long-term caloric restriction and exercise improved synaptic function, mitochondrial health, neurogenesis, and reduced oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, apoptosis, and Alzheimer's-related pathology. Weight maintenance following short-term caloric restriction or exercise showed no benefit or improvement in neurogenesis or metabolic parameters. Higher untrained fitness level showed positive correlations with more favorable brain profiles in obese rats, independent of caloric restriction or exercise. Therefore, targeting enhancement of untrained fitness may lead to more effective treatment of neurodegeneration in obesity.
EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Julia M. W. Wong, Shui Yu, Clement Ma, Tapan Mehta, Stephanie L. Dickinson, David B. Allison, Steven B. Heymsfield, Cara B. Ebbeling, David S. Ludwig
Summary: The study found that baseline insulin dynamics are associated with body composition changes following weight loss. Higher insulin secretion is related to a smaller decrease in fat mass and a larger decrease in lean mass, while greater insulin resistance is associated with adverse body composition changes.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Przemyslaw Domaszewski, Mariusz Konieczny, Pawel Pakosz, Katarzyna Lukaniszyn-Domaszewska, Wioletta Mikulakova, Ewa Sadowska-Krepa, Steve Anton
Summary: The study showed that applying time-restricted eating (TRE) can significantly reduce weight, visceral fat, and waist circumference in early elderly overweight men, while skeletal muscle mass showed no significant change. All participants successfully adhered to the diet plan, indicating the feasibility of TRE for this age group of overweight elderly men.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jananee Muralidharan, Isabel Moreno-Indias, Monica Bullo, Jesus Vioque Lopez, Dolores Corella, Olga Castaner, Josep Vidal, Alessandro Atzeni, Jose Carlos Fernandez-Garcia, Laura Torres-Collado, Rebeca Fernandez-Carrion, Monsterrat Fito, Romina Olbeyra, Ana Maria Gomez-Perez, Serena Galie, Maria Rosa Bernal-Lopez, Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Jordi Salas-Salvado, Francisco Jose Tinahones
Summary: The study investigated the impact of an intensive lifestyle weight loss intervention on gut microbiota, with results showing that an energy-restricted Mediterranean diet and physical activity can lead to weight loss, improvements in metabolic syndrome-related markers, and modulation of gut microbiota.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Giovanna Flore, Antonio Preti, Mauro Giovanni Carta, Andrea Deledda, Michele Fosci, Antonio Egidio Nardi, Andrea Loviselli, Fernanda Velluzzi
Summary: Only 25% of patients succeed in maintaining the result of weight loss for a long time after a low-calorie diet. This systematic review and meta-analysis find that intensive intervention during the maintenance phase may contribute to greater preservation of weight loss achieved during the previous slimming phase, although the difference from the control group is not statistically significant.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Mari Naatanen, Anna Karlund, Santtu Mikkonen, Anton Klavus, Otto Savolainen, Marko Lehtonen, Leila Karhunen, Kati Hanhineva, Marjukka Kolehmainen
Summary: This study investigated the effect of two isocaloric 24-week weight maintenance diets on metabolism and identified metabolite features associated with successful weight loss maintenance. It was found that the dietary fiber, protein, and fat content of the diet influenced amino acid and lipid metabolism, and increased abundance of certain phospholipids and free fatty acids was associated with better weight loss maintenance.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Kristine M. Erlandson, Ruda Mohaweche, Mary Morrow, Samantha Mawhinney, Vincent Khuu, Mallory Boyd, Ashok Balasubramanyam, Edward L. Melanson, Jordan E. Lake
Summary: This study found that switching to doravirine treatment may be associated with reductions in 24-hour energy expenditure, weight, trunk fat, and fat-free mass among HIV patients with over 10% weight gain.
JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Katarzyna Ilowiecka, Pawel Glibowski, Michal Skrzypek, Wojciech Styk
Summary: The study suggests that post-therapeutic support after weight loss can increase the chances of long-term weight maintenance in obesity treatment, and may be influenced by certain genotypes.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Sarah J. Wherry, Ryan M. Miller, Sarah H. Jeong, Kristen M. Beavers
Summary: Caloric restriction-induced weight loss can lead to bone density loss in older adults, and while exercise has positive effects on maintaining bone density, its effectiveness in mitigating CR-induced bone loss remains uncertain.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Joana M. Correia, Ines Santos, Pedro Pezarat-Correia, Analiza M. Silva, Goncalo V. Mendonca
Summary: The study found that non-Ramadan intermittent fasting can effectively reduce body weight, body mass index, and absolute fat mass, while Ramadan intermittent fasting, despite being accompanied by dehydration, can also effectively reduce body weight and relative fat mass. Overall, non-Ramadan intermittent fasting appears to be more effective in improving overall body composition.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
K. Coyne, L. D. Whigham, K. O'Leary, J. K. Yaklic, R. A. Maxwell, S. R. Lindheim
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2016)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Cynthie K. Anderson, Tanis J. Walch, Sara M. Lindberg, Aubrey M. Smith, Steven R. Lindheim, Leah D. Whigham
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR
(2015)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lisa Jahns, Angela J. Scheett, LuAnn K. Johnson, Susan M. Krebs-Smith, Collin R. Payne, Leah D. Whigham, Bonita S. Hoverson, Sibylle Kranz
JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
(2016)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Igor V. Ermakov, Maia Ermakova, Mohsen Sharifzadeh, Aruna Gorusupudi, Kelliann Farnsworth, Paul S. Bernstein, Jodi Stookey, Jane Evans, Tito Arana, Lisa Tao-Lew, Carly Isman, Anna Clayton, Akira Obana, Leah Whigham, Alisha H. Redelfs, Lisa Jahns, Werner Gellermann
ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
(2018)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jay J. Cao, Leah D. Whigham, Lisa Jahns
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2018)
Editorial Material
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Steven R. Lindheim, Tanya L. Glenn, Leah D. Whigham
FERTILITY AND STERILITY
(2018)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lisa Jahns, Zach Conrad, LuAnn K. Johnson, Leah D. Whigham, Dayong Wu, Kate J. Claycombe-Larson
NUTRITION RESEARCH
(2018)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Juan Aguilera, Leah D. Whigham
ISOTOPES IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH STUDIES
(2018)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Stephanie Welsh, Cindy Salazar-Collier, Benjamin Blakeslee, Lisa Kellar, A. Rose Maxwell, D. Leah Whigham, Miryoung Lee, R. Steven Lindheim
Summary: In a survey study comparing OB-GYN and family physicians, it was found that OB-GYNs had more negative perceptions and greater weight bias towards obese patients compared to FPs. This highlights the need for improved education in obesity management and bias reduction in OB-GYN training programs.
OBESITY RESEARCH & CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Juan Aguilera, Soyoung Jeon, Mayra Chavez, Gabriel Ibarra-Mejia, Joao Ferreira-Pinto, Leah D. Whigham, Wen-Whai Li
Summary: The study found that an increase in street length within a 500-meter radius was associated with increases in BMI, waist circumference, triglycerides, and glucose levels. Glucose levels showed a positive relationship with the inverse distance to the nearest international ports of entry. Additionally, as the total length of the streets increased, the likelihood of high waist circumference, high triglycerides, and low HDL-cholesterol also increased.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Adan Rangel, Amit U. Raysoni, Mayra C. Chavez, Soyoung Jeon, Juan Aguilera, Leah D. Whigham, Wen-Whai Li
Summary: This study characterized the air pollutant concentrations using onsite air quality monitors at two near-road schools and a residential house in El Paso, Texas. The results showed spatial and temporal variability between the examined sites and the available Texas Commission on Environmental Quality sites.
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Leah D. Whigham, Sarah E. Messiah, Bijal A. Balasubramanian, Nikhil V. Dhurandhar
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Dennis Ogeto Nyachoti, Alisha H. H. Redelfs, Louis D. D. Brown, Eufemia B. B. Garcia, Erica Garcia, Carlos A. A. Loweree, Karen Del Rio, Daniel Del Toro, Denise Vasquez, Gabriela A. A. Gallegos, Michael P. P. Kelly, Leah D. D. Whigham
Summary: Grocery stores can create a favorable environment for interventions targeting healthy eating and access to health services, especially in low-income communities. Collaboration between local health organizations and grocery stores can improve consumers' access to and selection of healthy foods and services. This study evaluates the In-Store Programming and Outreach Coalition (IPOC) by analyzing first-person accounts from coalition members, and provides perspectives on the strengths, challenges, and recommendations for strengthening in-store interventions. Themes identified include partnership, increased client reach, conflicting work schedules, leadership, and expanding services to other grocery stores. The study concludes that grocery stores can effectively contribute to programming and community outreach through coalitions.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Katie S. Martin, Alisha Redelfs, Rong Wu, Olivia Bogner, Leah Whigham
JOURNAL OF HUNGER & ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alisha H. Redelfs, Joy D. Leos, Holly Mata, Sarah L. Ruiz, Leah D. Whigham
Summary: Restaurants have the potential to improve nutrition and shape social norms positively. However, barriers to increasing healthy menu options in restaurants include scheduling, complexity of restaurant culture, fear of food inspections, restaurant turnover, and lack of dedicated funding.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH PROMOTION
(2021)