Our intervention diets were well matched as were our items in the test meals. A secondary aim was to examine food choice of either UPF or MPF items. More info on the foods is in our previous paper. doi.org/10.1016/j.cc...

We also tested eating in the absence of hunger, a metric that predicts later weight gain in young people. Again the adolescents ate more after the UPF diet than the nonUPF diet. They weren’t any hungrier before either meal and controlling for hunger or weight variation didn’t change our results.

We were of course inspired by @kevinh-phd.bsky.social but also asked what happens to energy intake if you hold weight stable and test younger people. We found that overall w/o weight gain UPF consumption did not increase energy intake. But if you examined our data by age younger people ate more.

@davybrenda.bsky.social and I’s UPF RCT is finally published! We tested the effects of a eucaloric UPF vs no UPF diet on energy intake in young people. Our age subgroup analysis found adolescents ate more in a buffet meal after the UPF diet. 🧵🧪 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

“..it should be junked at this point.” (clearly more than just a formatting problem, which is how the administration is describing the errors) “White House MAHA Report may have garbled science by using AI, experts say” @washingtonpost.com

Errors were “characteristic of the use of generative AI.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...

Oh good grief. “RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals” @washingtonpost.com

Our new water and weight control paper is out! From the 2024 @ssibsociety.bsky.social meeting - A brief research overview and description on our ongoing trial: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Interesting commentary article from Dr. David Kessler: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/o...

“..research has found microplastics everywhere…even in human brains…” Microplastics may confuse bees and other insects, hurting pollination @washingtonpost.com

Companies make packaged food without synthetic dyes in other countries. But despite pressure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, the change isn’t likely to happen in the U.S. quickly.

It really seems like the administration’s focus on UPF is limited to this…at least a step in the right direction?!? But UPF appear to be problematic in so many other ways. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/w...

If you have NIH funding or are submitting proposals - fyi: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

WATCH: Dr. Kevin Hall is departing NIH after 21 years at his “dream job.” He says his research findings were being censored under RFK Jr. "What is it going to be like if they want to start actually meddling in the research itself?"

Anyone else oscillating between fury & existential crisis this morning? …a 40% budget cut for what was our primary science funder…consolidating a bunch of institutes into an Institute of Body Systems?!? Maybe they can get Ms. Frizzle to run that one…..

On nutrition: “The best advice is boring” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/w...

yikes -would really like to know more about how packaged foods may be contributing to this…. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/w...

Help track what’s at stake

@virginiatech.bsky.social #Hokies WBB getting started in game 2 of the #WBIT vs. Texas Tech

Hokies up 39-18 vs NC A&T in first round WBIT - great response after going 0-11 in the start of the first qtr! @virginiatech.bsky.social

Alright we gotta game! Slimmer crowd than usual for a @virginiatech.bsky.social #Homies women’s hoops match but a passionate group here! First round #WBIT vs NC A&T 10 vs 15 2qtr

YESSS!! “At 68, she’s going viral for her buff arms. Meet ‘Granny Guns.’ “ @washingtonpost.com (Jeremy L - are you on here?)

Well, I am officially in hostile territory! Boo ‘hoos! Just kidding, UVa. Presenting some of our preliminary findings tomo from one of our UPF projects 😊

“We analyzed dozens of ultra-processed snacks. These are the healthiest options” @washingtonpost.com (If you’d like options other plain nuts, fresh fruit & veggies, air-popped popcorn…)

@difeliceantonio.bsky.social @kevinh-phd.bsky.social @danasmall.bsky.social A good read, by @alicecallahan.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/w...

People keep saying oh your research program is probably safe. No it’s not. There’s is no “safe” research program unless they are all decided by merit and not political whim (which is how it was done until Jan 20th). The goal is to dismantle American universities.

Drink tap water, use glass containers in the microwave (vs plastic), avoid processed foods! “How to eat and drink fewer microplastics” @washingtonpost.com

Putting a sweet story into our timelines…Faygo is a very good boy! (tune out the doom and despair stories for a few hours!) “Dying dog sits in yard waiting for attention. Neighbors are lining up.” @washingtonpost.com

@difeliceantonio.bsky.social @davykevinp.bsky.social

An interesting secondary analysis by 1st author Jason V. Thomas & EDIT Collaborator @davybrenda.bsky.social "Timing of resistance exercise and cardiometabolic outcomes in adults with prediabetes" 🫀🏋️‍♀️ Link below, read it here - journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Well that is interesting! Tea leaves/degradable tea bags capturing potentially harmful compounds in water: “A surprising health benefit of drinking tea” @washingtonpost.com

Interesting read: “Weight-loss drugs aren’t just slimming waists. They’re shifting the economy.” @washingtonpost.com (But please, two t’s and no c’s in dietitian!)

I’ve heard this new F&A plan/notice from the NIH came from the Project 2025 playbook. If anyone has read this - What else is planned for University cost-cutting measures?

As one of my colleagues put it this morning - the brain drain has already started. Lots of talk among PhD students & postdocs about industry. Academia is looking really scary right now. 😞

Maybe, maybe not…. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/o...

“Don’t wait for the horses to get out of the barn.” Healthy habits can slow the progression of cognitive impairment: sleep, exercise, MIND (or Med or DASH) diet! Nice article in the Washington Post: As a doctor, here’s what I have learned from my own Alzheimer’s disease

Sunny but *freezing cold* day here so a good day to stay inside, eat soup, & watch Virginia Tech Sports! Women’s Soccer is in the Elite 8 match vs Duke *in Durham) at 6p, then Hokies Football VT vs UVa at 8p - Go Hokies!

Hoping this NY Times article comes thru on this platform - a nice one! I don’t think Brad S in on BlueSky yet?) www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...

Fun story - the magic of olive oil! “You come across the finihs line smelling like a pizza” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/s...

Trying out the sharing feature on this platform - cheers! Fingers crossed…. Getting that Pinot Noir ready for Thanksgiving dinner?!? www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/w...

Glad to see so many folks I’ve connected with on Twitter are also migrating over here! Still working on that transition & hope to be posting some science/nutrition research soon.