BACKGROUND Anorexia is an important cause of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) in haemodialysis patients. We investigated whether self-reported appetite was associated with death and hospitalization in subjects enrolled in the Hemodialysis (HEMO) Study. METHODS The HEMO Study was a 7-year, multicentre, randomized trial (N = 1846), which examined the effects of dialysis dose and membrane flux ...

BACKGROUND Exposure to food odours increases the appetite for congruent foods and decreases the appetite for incongruent foods. However, the effect of exposure to a variety of food odours, as often occurs in daily life, is unknown. OBJECTIVE Investigate how switching between sweet and savoury odours affects the appetite for sweet and savoury products. DESIGN Thirty women (age: 18-45y; BMI: ...

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of infectious diseases and the duration of antibiotic therapies are generally based on empirical rules. Studies implicate that the use biological markers can be used as a reliable method to shorten antibiotic therapies. The return of appetite is a clinical aspect of recovery from an infection that may be used to guide antibiotic therapies. OBJECTIVE To compare changes...

Single bouts of exercise do not cause compensatory changes in appetite, food intake or appetite regulatory hormones on the day that exercise is performed. It remains possible that such changes occur over an extended period or in response to a higher level of energy expenditure. This study sought to test this possibility by examining appetite, food intake and appetite regulatory hormones (acylat...

BACKGROUND Reduced appetite is a common clinical sign in dogs. This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of capromorelin oral solution, (ENTYCE® , Aratana Therapeutics, Leawood, KS) a new drug that is a ghrelin receptor agonist, for stimulation of appetite in dogs with reduced appetite. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES Capromorelin will increase appetite, as measured by the owner's evaluation, o...

Calcium increases the appetite eutrophils are gluttonous little cells—they will engulf just about any small particle that comes their way. But eating up an entire bacterium takes significant effort. On page 181, Dewitt and Hallett report that neutrophils need integrins and a Ca 2 ϩ boost to build a mouth that is up to the task. Phagocytosis around a particle occurs in a series of steps that inc...

Obesity is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. There has been a significant worsening of the obesity epidemic mainly due to alterations in dietary intake and energy expenditure. Alternatively, cachexia, or pathologic weight loss, is a significant problem for individuals with chronic disease. Despite their obvious differences, both processes involve hormones that regulate a...