Yoyo Dieting, Post-Obesity Weight Loss, and Their Relationship with Gut Health.

Excessive body weight is associated with many chronic metabolic diseases and weight loss, so far, remains the gold standard treatment. However, despite tremendous efforts exploring optimal treatments for obesity, many individuals find losing weight and maintaining a healthy body weight difficult. Weight loss is often not sustainable resulting in weight regain and subsequent efforts to lose weight.

Bioavailability of Anthocyanins: Whole Foods versus Extracts.

Anthocyanins have gained significant popularity in recent years for their diverse health benefits, yet their limited bioavailability poses a challenge. To address this concern, technologies have emerged to enhance anthocyanin concentration, often isolating these compounds from other food constituents. However, the extent to which isolated anthocyanins confer health benefits compared to their whole-food counterparts remains unclear.

Amyloid beta 42 alters cardiac metabolism and impairs cardiac function in male mice with obesity.

There are epidemiological associations between obesity and type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease. The role of amyloid beta 42 (Aβ) in these diverse chronic diseases is obscure. Here we show that adipose tissue releases Aβ, which is increased from adipose tissue of male mice with obesity and is associated with higher plasma Aβ.

Characterisation of the hydrogen sulfide system in early diabetic kidney disease.

A deficiency in hydrogen sulfide has been implicated in the development and progression of diabetic chronic kidney disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of diabetes on the H2S system in early-stage diabetic kidney disease. We characterised gene and protein expression profile of the enzymes that regulate H2S production and degradation, and H2S production capacity, in the kidney from 10-week-old C57BL6Jdb/db mice (n = 6), in age-matched heterozygous controls (n = 7), and in primary endothelial cells (HUVECs) exposed to high glucose.