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Few diabetes prevention program (DPP) studies investigate why these interventions work.

Practitioners should be aware that the mechanisms behind DPP effectiveness are not well understood.

There is no compelling evidence to support any specific mechanism, mediator, or moderator (MMM) in DPPs.

Practitioners should consider that current evidence does not support specific mechanisms in DPPs.

58% of the adult population across OECD countries are overweight or obese.

Health professionals should be aware of the high prevalence of overweight and obesity in OECD countries.

Every dollar spent on preventing obesity generates an economic return of up to six dollars.

Investing in obesity prevention can yield significant economic benefits, which should be considered by policymakers.

About 14.9% of tweets contained untrue information, particularly in the nutrigenomics concepts category.

Practitioners should be aware of the prevalence of misinformation in social media discussions about precision nutrition.

26.2% of tweet authors presented themselves as science or medicine experts.

Practitioners should consider the credibility of sources when evaluating precision nutrition information on social media.

Nutrigenetics concepts were most frequently discussed by authors with science and medicine expertise.

Practitioners can identify credible discussions on nutrigenetics by focusing on expert authors.

Weekly telemonitoring for counseling and weigh-in does not lead to a statistically significant improvement in BMI over an 8-week period.

Practitioners may need to consider alternative interventions or longer durations for weight management programs.

Hart- en vaatziekten zijn wereldwijd verantwoordelijk voor één op de drie overlijdens.

Dit benadrukt het belang van het aanpakken van hart- en vaatziekten in gezondheidsbeleid.

Patients had lower energy and protein intake from oral food intake following the implementation of the tailored nutrition protocol.

Practitioners should be aware that increased enteral feeding may lead to reduced oral intake.

The EQUAL trial yielded null results in addressing weight management issues among acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors.

Practitioners should be cautious in applying the EQUAL intervention for weight management in ALL survivors.

Hart- en vaatziekten zijn wereldwijd verantwoordelijk voor één op de drie overlijdens.

Dit benadrukt de noodzaak voor preventieve maatregelen tegen hart- en vaatziekten.

There is an urgent need for the policy discourse and public health practice to catch up with nutrition paradigms.

Public health practitioners should prioritize updating policies to reflect current nutrition science.

The political economy of nutrition policy is essential for addressing food environments and the global food system.

Policymakers should consider the political and economic factors that influence nutrition and food systems.

The Look-AHEAD study found no impact on diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia in patients with T2DM.

Practitioners should be aware that intensive lifestyle interventions may not improve cognitive outcomes in T2DM patients.

Only 14% of published model-based health economic assessments in obesity performed external event validation.

Practitioners should be aware that a majority of economic models in obesity lack external validation.

Published obesity models lack information on the predictive quality and validity of the applied event simulation approaches.

There is a need for improved validation processes in obesity economic modeling.

Concerns over ultra-processed foods were part of the holistic and environmental health movements of the 1970-80s.

Understanding the historical advocacy can inform current discussions on nutrition and health.

The discussion of ultra-processed foods in lay media and academic articles often overlooks historical advocacy and clinical work.

Practitioners should be aware of the historical context to better address misconceptions in current discussions.

The Kinovea software and Open Barbell System (OBS) do not agree for measurement of average concentric velocity (ACV), peak concentric velocity (PCV), and range of motion (ROM) during the squat and bench press.

Practitioners should be cautious in using Kinovea for measuring ACV, PCV, and ROM as it does not align with the validated OBS measurements.

Large limits of agreement were observed in all Bland-Altman plots, indicating a lack of agreement between devices.

Practitioners should be aware of the variability in measurements when using these devices.

No significant associations with cognitive function were found for physical activity or adiposity.

Physical activity and adiposity may not be effective targets for improving cognitive function in this population.

Short-Term Fasting (STF) is defined as fasting regimens with a duration of 2–3 days, while Prolonged Fasting (PF) refers to regimens lasting 4 or more consecutive days.

If you fast for 2-3 days, it is Short-Term Fasting (STF). If you fast for 4 or more consecutive days, it is Prolonged Fasting (PF). Choose based on your experience and goals.

Standardized validation protocols, including regular combustion or gas infusion tests, are required to ensure the accuracy and precision of whole-room indirect calorimetry systems for measuring human energy expenditure.

If you are using a whole-room calorimeter, you must validate its performance regularly using traceable standards (like combustion or gas infusion) and report these validation results (accuracy, precision, zero tests) in your publications. This ensures your energy expenditure data is comparable across studies and laboratories.