OBJECTIVE Test the efficacy of SmartLoss, a smartphone-based weight loss intervention, in a pilot study. DESIGN AND METHODS A 12-week randomized controlled trial. Adults (25 ≤ BMI ≤ 35 kg/m2) were randomized to SmartLoss (n = 20) or an attention-matched Health Education control group (n = 20). SmartLoss participants were prescribed a 1,200 to 1,400 kcal/d diet and were provided with a smartph...

This study compared weight control strategies during the winter holidays among successful weight losers (SWL) in the National Weight Control Registry and normal weight individuals (NW) with no history of obesity. SWL (n = 178) had lost a mean of 34.9 kg and had kept > or = 13.6 kg off for a mean of 5.9 years. NW (n = 101) had a body mass index of 18.5-24.9 kg/m(2). More SWL than NW reported pla...

Our early experience in approaching ASD by right thoracotomy as opposed to midline sternotomy is presented. Between July 2000 and December 2001, 15 patients (group A) were operated by right thoracotomy. Mean age of patients was 8.6 years and mean weight was 31.6 kg. In the same period, midline sternotomy was used in 16 patients (group B). Mean age was 4.7 years and weight was 16.5 kg. The durat...

Eighteen morbid and super-obese patients were subjected to laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding (LASGB) of the new prototype which is currently used in Europe. This prospective study was done during a short period of time between October 26, 1995 and January 29, 1996 by one team and in the same hospital. Eleven patients were males, while seven were females. The mean age was 32 years...

IMPORTANCE Early-life antibiotic exposure has been associated with increased adiposity in animal models, mediated through the gut microbiome. Infant antibiotic exposure is common and often inappropriate. Studies of the association between infant antibiotics and childhood weight gain have reported inconsistent results. OBJECTIVE To assess the association between early-life antibiotic exposure ...

Rusa deer are the only viable commercial tropical deer species for farming in the tropics because of their hardiness, adaptability and prolific characteristics. Twelve entire rusa stags were slaughtered according to halal procedure and used for carcass evaluation and cutability studies. Three carcass categories; large (46 to 55 kg), medium (36 to 45 kg) and small (25 to 35 kg) were developed fo...

OBJECTIVE Epidemiological studies have shown that adults tend to underestimate their weight and overestimate their height. This may lead to a misclassification of their BMI in studies based on self-reported data. The aim of the present study was to assess the validity of self-reported weight and height in Austrian adults. DESIGN Data on weight, height, health behaviour and sociodemographic ch...

IMPORTANCE A simple, reliable anthropometric tool for rapid estimation of weight in children would be useful in limited-resource settings where current weight estimation tools are not uniformly reliable, nearly all global under-five mortality occurs, severe acute malnutrition is a significant contributor in approximately one-third of under-five mortality, and a weight scale may not be immediate...

BACKGROUND Overt hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism may be associated with weight gain and loss. We assessed whether variations in thyroid function within the reference (physiologic) range are associated with body weight. METHODS Framingham Offspring Study participants (n=2407) who attended 2 consecutive routine examinations, were not receiving thyroid hormone therapy, and had baseline serum ...