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Posted 4/6/12

Basic Science

* Food restriction and refeeding induces changes in lipid pathways and

fat deposition in the adipose and hepatic tissues in rats with diet-induced

obesity. Click

Here<http://ep.physoc.org/content/early/2012/03/30/expphysiol.2011.064121.abstra\

ct>

* Complex traits: Old meets new in obesity genetics. Click

Here<http://www.nature.com/nrg/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nrg3223.html>

* A novel ChREBP isoform in adipose tissue regulates systemic glucose

metabolism. Click Here<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22466288>

* Metabolic actions of hypothalamic SIRT1. Click

Here<http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858750516 & origin=Sing\

leRecordEmailAlert & txGid=YXWLsteOqEhTBJ16MhhQ81A%3a7>

* For Better Mouse Studies, Let Them Nest. Click

Here<http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=663221>

* Short-Term Treatment with Bisphenol-A Leads to Metabolic Abnormalities

in Adult Male Mice. Click

Here<http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033814>

* The novel endocrine disruptor tolylfluanid impairs insulin signaling

in primary rodent and human adipocytes through a reduction in insulin receptor

substrate-1 levels Click

Here<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925443912000439>

* Lab Studies Lie about the Clock. Click

Here<http://the-scientist.com/2012/04/04/lab-studies-lie-about-the-clock/>

Policy-Related

* The impact of food branding on children's eating behavior and obesity.

Click Here<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22450261.1>

* Does the Food Stamp Program cause obesity? A realist review and a call

for place-based research. Click

Here<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22464979.1>

* Health campaigners attack government plans to remove calories from

foods as " token gestures " . Click

Here<http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e2332?view=long & pmid=22451498>

* Food companies ignore calorie count guidelines as attempts to tackle

obesity crisis fail. Click

Here<http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e2131?view=long & pmid=22427276>

Translational, Clinical, and Behavioral

* Op-Ed: Are you sitting down? Click

Here<http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/04/02/040212-opinions-column-sitting-butt\

erworth-1-2/>

* Short Message Service Reduces Dropout in Childhood Obesity Treatment:

A Randomized Controlled Trial. Click

Here<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22468714.1>

* Is sugar toxic? Click

Here<http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57407294/is-sugar-toxic/?tag=contentM\

ain;contentBody>

* Socioeconomic position, resilience, and health behaviour among elderly

people. Click Here<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21912944>

* Short sleep duration and obesity: mechanisms and future perspectives.

Click Here<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22473743.1>

* Biases in Studying Gestational Weight Gain and Infant Mortality in US

Birth Certificates. Click

Here<http://www.springerlink.com/content/617441p271ltp50t/>

* The effect of music-based listening interventions on the volume, fat

content, and caloric content of breast milk-produced by mothers of premature and

critically ill infants. Click Here<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22469966>

* Markers of Inflammation and Fat Distribution Following Weight Loss in

African-American and White Women. Click

Here<http://www.nature.com/oby/journal/v20/n4/full/oby201185a.html>

* Dietary supplements for improving body composition and reducing body

weight: Where is the evidence? Click

Here<http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858603881 & origin=Sing\

leRecordEmailAlert & txGid=YXWLsteOqEhTBJ16MhhQ81A%3a2>

* Early markers of adult obesity: A review. Click

Here<http://http:/www.scopus.com/record/display.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858621180 & origi\

n=SingleRecordEmailAlert & txGid=YXWLsteOqEhTBJ16MhhQ81A%3a5>

General Science

* Can Most Cancer Research Be Trusted? Click

Here<http://reason.com/archives/2012/04/03/can-most-cancer-research-be-trusted>

* Build a better brain? Scientists keep trying, but many agree that it's

all but impossible. Click

Here<http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/03/31/build-a-better-brain-scientists-kee\

p-trying-but-many-agree-that-its-all-but-impossible/>

* World Repository of Human Genetics Now Hosted by Amazon Click

Here<http://www.livescience.com/19428-world-repository-human-genetics-hosted-ama\

zon.html>

* Weighing the costs of conferencing. Click

Here<http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/339633/title/Weighing_the_costs_\

of_conferencing>

* Study Says DNA's Power to Predict Illness Is Limited. Click

Here<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/health/research/dnas-power-to-predict-is-\

limited-study-finds.html?_r=1>

* Geneticist backs tracking bugs with stool samples. Click

Here<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/02/BUFT1NS2E6.DTL>

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B. , Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor

Quetelet Endowed Professor of Public Health

Associate Dean for Science

Director, Office of Energetics

Director, Nutrition & Obesity Research Center

Ryals Public Health Building, Rm 140J

University of Alabama at Birmingham

1665 University Boulevard

Birmingham, Alabama 35294

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