2022
Dietary adaptation for weight loss maintenance at Yale (DAWLY): Protocol and predictions for a randomized controlled trial
Fang X, Davis X, Flack KD, Duncan C, Li F, White M, Grilo C, Small DM. Dietary adaptation for weight loss maintenance at Yale (DAWLY): Protocol and predictions for a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers In Nutrition 2022, 9: 940064. PMID: 35967820, PMCID: PMC9369668, DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.940064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight loss maintenanceHigh-fat dietWeight loss treatmentLoss maintenanceWeight lossLoss treatmentStandard behavioral weight loss treatmentShort-term weight lossBehavioral weight loss interventionBehavioral weight loss treatmentGut-brain pathwaysPlacebo-controlled trialGut-brain axisVagal afferent pathwaysGut-brain signalingDietary fat intakeOverweight/obesityWeight loss interventionPrecision medicine approachEnergy-dense foodsLoss interventionFat intakeAfferent pathwaysHabitual intakeMetabolic health
2016
Perceptual and Brain Response to Odors Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Postprandial Total Ghrelin Reactivity to a Meal
Sun X, Veldhuizen MG, Babbs AE, Sinha R, Small DM. Perceptual and Brain Response to Odors Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Postprandial Total Ghrelin Reactivity to a Meal. Chemical Senses 2016, 41: 233-248. PMID: 26826114, PMCID: PMC4850930, DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjv081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexMass indexHealthy weight subjectsBrain responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingGhrelin suppressionWeight subjectsMetabolic healthFree fatty acidsMetabolic measuresAnimal studiesBody weightResonance imagingOlfactory-guided behaviorDifferential brain responsesEndocrine influencesChemosensory stimuliMetabolic peptidesMetabolic responseOlfactory sensitivityHuman researchInconsistent resultsMealFatty acids