Benton, D. and Young, H.A. (2016) International Journal of Obesity, 40, S12–S21; doi:10.1038/ijo.2016.9
OBJECTIVE: To examine the role of dopamine D2 receptors (DD2R) in obesity, through associations between BMI and the Taq1A polymorphism. The A1 allele is associated with a 30–40% lower number of DD2R, and is a risk factor for drug addiction. More “A meta-analysis of the relationship between brain dopamine receptors and obesity: a matter of changes in behavior rather than food addiction?”
Fuchs C. J., Gonzalez J. T., Beelen M., Cermak N. M., Smith F. E., Thelwall P. E., Taylor R., Trenell M. I., Stevenson E. J., and van Loon L. J. C. (2016). Journal of Applied Physiology doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.01023.2015
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of drinks containing sucrose versus glucose on post-exercise liver and muscle glycogen repletion.
Angelopoulos, T.J.; Lowndes, J.; Sinnett, S.; Rippe, J.M. Nutrients 2016, 8, 179.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of average consumption of fructose and fructose containing sugars on risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and components of the metabolic syndrome (MetS).
PJ Rogers, PS Hogenkamp, C de Graaf, S Higgs, A Lluch, AR Ness, C Penfold, R Perry, P Putz, MR Yeomans and DJ Mela (2016) Int J Obes (Lond) doi: 10.1038/ijo.2016.25
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the evidence investigating the effects of low-energy sweetener (LES) consumption, or when consumed as substitution for caloric sweeteners in foods and beverages, in relation to energy intake (EI) and body weight (BW).
Gina L Ambrosini, David J Johns, Kate Northstone, Pauline M Emmett, and Susan A Jebb (2016) J. Nutr. 146: 778-784; first published online March 9, 2016. doi:10.3945/jn.115.224659
OBJECTIVE: To identify dietary patterns and their associations with adiposity during childhood and adolescence.
Buttriss, J. L. (2016) Nutrition Bulletin, 41: 78–86. doi: 10.1111/nbu.12192
OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of various documents published by Public Health England in regards to risk factors related to disease burden and life expectancy with a focus on diet, and commenting on the new recommendations for free sugars and fibre.
Stepien M., Duarte-Salles T., Fedirko V., Trichopoulou A., Lagiou P., Bamia C., Overvad K., Tjønneland A., Hansen L., Boutron-Ruault MC., Fagherazzi G., Severi G., Kühn T., Kaaks R., Aleksandrova K., Boeing H., Klinaki E., Palli D., Grioni S., Panico S., Tumino R., Naccarati A., Bueno-de-Mesquita HB., Peeters PH., Skeie G., Weiderpass E., Parr CL., Quirós JR., Buckland G., Molina-Montes E., Amiano P., Chirlaque MD., Ardanaz E., Sonestedt E., Ericson U., Wennberg M., Nilsson LM., Khaw KT., Wareham N., Bradbury KE., Ward HA., Romieu I., Jenab M. (2016) European Journal of Nutrition, Vol 55:1, pp 7-20
OBJECTIVE: Assess the association of soft drinks and juices with risk of hepatocellular, intrahepatic bile duct and biliary tract cancers in the EPIC cohort.
Linggang Lei, Anna Rangan, Victoria M. Flood and Jimmy Chun Yu Louie. British Journal of Nutrition. Accepted 12/2015. DOI: 10.1017/S0007114515005255
OBJECTIVE: To examine the intake and food sources of added sugar of the Australian population and provide values for free sugars, as defined by WHO.
More “Dietary intake and food sources of added sugar in the Australian population”
Jiantao Ma, Nicola M. McKeown, Shih-Jen Hwang, Udo Hoffmann, Paul F. Jacques, Caroline S. Fox. Circulation. 2016 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.018704
OBJECTIVE: To study the prospective association of habitual sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) and diet soda intake and change in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). More “Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Is Associated With Change of Visceral Adipose Tissue Over 6 Years of Follow-Up”
Gibson SA, Horgan GW, Francis LE, Gibson AA, Stephen AM. Nutrients. 2016 Jan 2;8(1). pii: E9. doi: 10.3390/nu8010009
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of low calorie beverage consumption on nutrient intakes and diet quality based on UK National Diet & Nutrition Survey (NDNS) intake data