We formulate quenched chiral perturbation theory for heavy-light mesons coupled to pions, and calculate the one-loop chiral logarithmic corrections to fB, fBs , BB and BBs . We also calculate these corrections for “partially quenched” theories. In both theories, the chiral logarithms diverge in the chiral limit, indicating that (partially) quenched theories should not be used to study this limi...

We would like to report the results of a pilot study that we undertook to evaluate the risk of hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes on antidiabetic medications because of the repeated calls from our laboratory reporting critical glucose results, typically after patients who had come earlier for blood tests had already left the laboratory. We have become increasingly concerned about these occu...

Introduction: The aim was to assess the effects on lifestyle and lipid profile while fasting during holy month of Ramadan. Material and Methods: An interventional cohort study designed with 160 subjects who were fasting during Ramadan recruited from different mosques in Kermanshah. Data were collected in three stages at the beginning and at the end of Ramadan as well as one month following Rama...

Most organisms undergo changes in their environment, both predictably and unpredictably, which require them to alter priorities in nutrient allocation with regards to food availability. Species that more predictably encounter extended periods of limited food resources or intake while mitigating the negative effects of starvation are considered to be fasting adapted. Northern elephant seals (NES...

INTRODUCTION Fasting in the night before elective surgery has been established to prevent pulmonary complications, vomiting, regurgitation and aspiration of gastric contents. The year of 2005 was developed the project ACERTO. It consists in a multidisciplinary team that aims to recover the surgical patient by administering two our six hours before surgery, a carbohydrate-rich beverage (12.5% de...

Fasting is only necessary prior to the oral sugar (Karo® syrup) test and other dynamic oral glucose challenge tests. This entails leaving 1 flake of hay in the stall or dirt pen after 10:00 p.m. the night prior to testing. Fasting is not necessary prior to measurement of resting insulin and glucose concentrations. If measured in the fed state, a resting insulin concentration > 360 pmol/L (50 μU...

Background: Religiously motivated Bahá'í fasting (BF) is a form of intermittent dry celebrated by abstaining from food and drinks during daylight hours every year in March for 19 consecutive days. Aim: To test the safety effects BF on hydration, metabolism, circadian clock. Methods: Thirty-four healthy volunteers (15 women) participated this prospective, exploratory cohort study. Laboratory exa...