Obesity is a worldwide pandemic in adults as well as children and adds greatly to health
care costs through its association with type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular …

Abstract Position Statement: The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) bases the
following position stand on a critical analysis of the literature regarding the effects of diet …

BackgroundSevere mental illness (SMI) is thought to be associated with lower diet quality
and adverse eating behaviours contributing towards physical health disparities. A rigorous …

Energy intake (EI) and physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) are key modifiable
determinants of energy balance, traditionally assessed by self-report despite its repeated …

The impacts of different macronutrients on body weight regulation remain unresolved, with
different studies suggesting increased dietary fat, increased carbohydrates (particularly …

Diet-induced thermogenesis is an important homeostatic mechanism that limits weight gain
in response to caloric excess and contributes to the relative stability of body weight in most …

The hypothalamus is key in the control of energy balance. However, strategies targeting
hypothalamic neurons have failed to provide viable options to treat most metabolic diseases …

Added sugars are a controversial and hotly debated topic. Consumption of added sugars
has been implicated in increased risk of a variety of chronic diseases including obesity …

Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents
has increased worldwide and has reached alarming proportions. Currently, sugar …

Throughout the 20th century, the prevailing approach toward nitrogen management in
municipal wastewater treatment was to remove ammonium by transforming it into dinitrogen …