BACKGROUND AND AIMS Intestinal failure defined by the minimal energy and wet weight absorption required to avoid home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is not well described. Thus the aim of this study was to identify the minimal level of gut function necessary to avoid parenteral support using objective measurements of intestinal function. METHODS Energy (bomb calorimetry) and wet weight absorption...

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of a standardised training programme focusing on maintenance of fat free mass during weight reduction by energy reduction in obese children. DESIGN Randomised trial of physical training programme and dietary advice (group A) versus dietary advice alone (group B). SUBJECTS Thirty obese children and adolescents (14 group A, 16 group B) participated in the 12 week...

A high 24-h respiratory quotient (RQ), i.e., low fat oxidation, predicts weight gain. To determine whether impaired fat mobilization (lipolysis) may contribute to weight gain, we studied the relation between lipolytic response to nonselective β-adrenergic stimulation and RQ measured in a respiratory chamber in 21 males (11 Caucasians, 10 Pima Indians; age 32 ± 5 yr, weight 93 ± 24 kg, body fat ...

Objective To assess the inspiratory demand in young infants with acute viral bronchiolitis to provide a physiological basis for initial flow setting patients supported high nasal cannula. Study design Prospective study 44 up 6 months old bronchiolitis, admitted pediatric intensive care unit from November 2017 March 2019. Airflow measurements were performed using spirometry. The primary endpoint...

A potential nitrification rate test (PNR) was used to identify metal toxicity in field-contaminated soils. The test was applied to metal salt-spiked soils, to 27 uncontaminated soils, and to 15 soils that are contaminated by former metal smelting activities. Four agricultural soils (pH 4.5-6.6) were spiked with various rates of CdCl2 (0-200 mg Cd/kg dry wt) or ZnCl2 (0-3,000 mg Cd/kg dry wt) an...

Experiment was carried out to assess the efficacy of ethanolic, hydroethanolic and aqueous extract Butea monosperma leaves on Ascaridia galli infection in indigeneous birds. A total sixty chicks were randomly selected that divided into three groups twelve with 6 birds each group. The then artificially infected @ 1000 eggs/bird. Ethanolic orally fed Group I, II, III at 100, 500 mg/kg body weight...

Objectives. Bariatric surgery has been shown to be an effective intervention for weight loss and diabetes management. Despite this, many patients qualified for bariatric surgery are not interested in undergoing the procedure. The objective of this study is to determine the factors influencing receptivity to bariatric surgery among those who qualify for the procedure. Methods. Patients attending...

BACKGROUND Obesity is related to underestimation of one's own weight. AIM To determine the agreement between nutritional status and self perception of weight status in apparently healthy adults from Talca. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Data were obtained from a survey applied at 1007 randomly selected subjects, aged 18-74 years old (66% women). The survey identified age, gender, educational level an...

BACKGROUND The objective was to investigate the effect of placing mats on concrete slatted floors on performance, behaviour, hoof condition, dirt scores, physiological and immunological variables of beef steers, and to compare responses with animals on out-wintering pads. Continental crossbred beef steers [n = 360; mean (±SD) initial live weight 539 kg (42.2)] were blocked by breed and live wei...

BACKGROUND There is a need for cost-effective weight management interventions that primary care can deliver to reduce the morbidity caused by obesity. Automated web-based interventions might provide a solution, but evidence suggests that they may be ineffective without additional human support. The main aim of this study was to carry out a feasibility trial of a web-based weight management inte...