The fast-food (FF) industry and obesity rates have rapidly increased in China. This study examined the FF industry growth in China, key factors contributing to the growth, and the association between FF consumption (FFC) and obesity. We collected related data from multiple sources and conducted analysis including linear regression analysis on the increase in FF revenue. It was found that FF ind...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this trial was to study the effects of fenofibrate (FF) and gemfibrozil (GF), the most commonly used fibrates, on high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and apolipoprotein (apo) A-I. METHODS AND RESULTS In a head-to-head double-blind clinical trial, both FF and GF decreased triglycerides and increased HDL cholesterol levels to a similar extent, whereas plasma apoA-I only in...

Four crossbred wether Iambs (38 kg) with permanent ruminal and abomasal cannulae were used in a 4 • 4 Latin square arrangement of treatments to determine the effect of feeding frequency (FF) on forage fiber and N utilization. Lambs were offered 900 g of good quality (vegetative) Kentucky-31 tall fescue hay in equal portions either 2, 4, 8 or 16 times daily. Water consumption increased (P<.OS; l...

BACKGROUND Fluticasone furoate (FF; GW685698) is a novel inhaled corticosteroid that is active at 24 h and under development for once-daily administration in combination with the long-acting β(2)-adrenoceptor agonist vilanterol (GW642444) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. In vitro studies examining the respiratory tissue-binding properties of corticosteroids showed FF to hav...

background: to evaluate vdr gene variation and its interaction with immune regulatory molecules in osteoporosis. methods: totally 205 pre and postmenopausal women were recruited in the study. after an overnight fast, peripheral blood was taken and centrifuged to sprat serum for measurement of serum parathyroid hormone, 25 hydroxyvitamin d, osteocal­cin and cross laps. the fok i polymorphism in ...

background: some evidences showed that the secretion of uterine tube vagina and follicular fluid (ff) affects x and y-chromosome populations. sperm selection with x or y chromosome can added to oocyte for gender desired. the isolation of x y sperm have done and all efforts in this field are done to make culture media similar to in vivo condition. the objective of this study was to find if the f...

background many people are concerned with the problems and side effects caused by increased levels of fast food (ff) consumption, especially among adolescents. several studies have assessed the problems of ff consumption particularly weight gain and obesity. however, few address the methods, strategies, and policies needed to reduce this issue. objectives this study aims to explore parent and s...

We interpret the complexes defining rack cohomology in terms of a certain differential graded bialgebra. This yields elementary algebraic proofs old and new structural results for this theory. For instance, we exhibit two explicit homotopies controlling structure defects on cochain level: one commutativity defect cup product, other "Zinbielity" dendriform structure. also show that, quandle, pro...

OBJECTIVE To elucidate transport of intrafollicular proteins Inhibin A and pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) across the follicular fluid (FF)/blood barrier. DESIGN A retrospective study. SETTING IVF lab at a university hospital, academic, and industrial research labs. PATIENT(S) Fifty-five women undertook the IVF program. INTERVENTION(S) Follicular fluid aspirations and ana...