OBJECTIVE: To examine and identify associations between anthropometry at different time points, adiposity trajectories from birth through childhood and adolescence, and a subsequent diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) at 17 years of age. More “Childhood adiposity trajectories and risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescents”
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that obese people who have normal intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content will be resistant to developing adverse metabolic effects after gaining weight whereas those with increased IHTG will be prone to developing such effects, and to evaluate some of the putative molecular mechanisms in adipose tissue responsible for the adverse metabolic effects of weight gain. More “Metabolically normal obese people are protected from adverse effects following weight gain”
OBJECTIVE: To compare carbohydrate-restricted with low-fat diets in two populations at elevated risk of type-2 diabetes (T2D): overweight/obese/prediabetic adults, and women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). More “A lower-carbohydrate, higher-fat diet reduces abdominal and intermuscular fat and increases insulin sensitivity in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes”
OBJECTIVE: To explore whether the source of energy in the diet constitutes a specific risk for obesity, and the potential differences in risk of weight gain associated with different subtypes of carbohydrate or specific carbohydrate-rich foods.
More “Carbohydrates and obesity: from evidence to policy in the UK”
OBJECTIVE: To improve understanding of correlates of eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) in children, taking into account genetic, physiological, psychological, behavioural, familial and larger social influences, in order to help inform obesity prevention programs at the individual, familial and societal levels, and to identify research gaps.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between diet quality and self-reported emotional health.
OBJECTIVE: To update the evidence base for socioeconomic inequalities in food consumption by UK adults using three separate indicators of socioeconomic position (SEP) and comparing the consumption of food groups and nutrients of public health concern.