1. Twenty-seven energy and protein balances were done using nine cross-bred (Brown Swiss times Sahiwal) mature bullocks in a series of three balance trials. The bullocks were fed 75, 100 and 125 percent of the metabolizable energy (ME) and digestible crude protein standard values recommended by the (US) National Research Council (1966). Heat production was estimated by indirect calorimetry, by ...

________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The objective of this experiment was to determine whether faba bean could successfully be used in feeds for weaner pigs in the period 10 to 25 kg liveweight. An experiment was conducted using 48 weaner pigs (average weight 10 ± 0.42 kg) to determine the nutritive value of dehulled faba bean meal (Vicia fab...

OBJECTIVE To determine if length of first stay impacts on weight loss and cardiovascular fitness, at 1 and 2 years in severely obese patients enrolled in intermittent residential programs. METHODS In a retrospective follow-up study, we assessed weight loss and changes in cardiovascular fitness (VO₂ peak) at 1 and 2 years in 179 severely obese adults who participated in two intermittent reside...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of changes in factors associated with self-efficacy theory for predicting weight change in obese women of two ethnic groups. DESIGN Obese (body mass index [BMI] > or = 30 kg/m2) White (n = 34) and African American (n = 30) women (mean age 44 years) were assessed on measures of body satisfaction, self-efficacy, and weight change over 20 weeks. SETTING...

BACKGROUND A detailed description is given of a case we encountered in which unexpectedly marked weight gain occurred following a treatment switch from a GLP-1 receptor agonist to an SGLT-2 inhibitor CASE REPORT The patient, a 44-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus, had gained about 10 kg in weight in the previous year. Therefore, metformin was replaced with liraglutide to obtain reduc...

BACKGROUND The effects of gastric bypass (GBP) on resting energy expenditure (REE) are not well known. AIM To evaluate the changes in REE and its relationship with body composition in severe and morbid obese women before and six and twelve months after GBP. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty three women aged 37+/-10 years, with a body mass index of 44+/-4 kg/m(2), were evaluated before, six and tw...

The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects of restricted hay intake on the metabolic responses of horses to high-intensity exercise. Four conditioned Thoroughbred horses were studied in a 2 x 2 crossover design. Initially, the length of time required for adaptation to ad libitum (AL) intake of grass hay was determined. Thereafter, the metabolic responses to sprint exercise (S...

The aim was to review the development of in vivo models of asthma due to low molecular weight chemicals, in particular, those aspects that may be important to the understanding of occupational asthma in humans. (Occup Environ Med 1995;52:539-543)