recent experiment was performed in order to determine effects of dietary l-threonine supplementation levels in japanese quails’ diets on performance, reproductive and internal organs and feathers growth. one hundred and forty four, 1-d old japanese quails, have been selected and randomly distributed between six treatments and four replicates. basal experimental ration was based on wheat, withou...

Obesity endangers the lives of millions of people worldwide, through comorbidities such as heart disease, cancers, type 2 diabetes, stroke, arthritis, and major depression. New approaches to control body weight remain a high priority. Vaccines traditionally have been used to protect against infectious diseases and, more recently, for unconventional targets such as drug addiction. Methodologies ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether overweight women are more likely to have a hysterectomy and whether hysterectomy leads to increased weight gain. METHODS Survey data of middle-aged women participating in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's health in 1996 (ages 45-50 y; n = 13,125), 1998 (n = 10,612), 2001 (n = 10,293), and 2004 (n = 9309) included self-reported height, weight, and hy...

AIM Increased neonatal weight gain has been suggested as risk factor for later overweight. Offspring of diabetic mothers (ODM) have a long-term increased overweight risk. However, the role of early postnatal weight gain for later overweight has not been addressed so far in ODM. We investigated whether increased weight gain during the first 4 months is related to later overweight in ODM. METHO...

There remainsmuch controversy over the risks and benefits of statins for primary prevention. Besides the risks of muscle aches, diabetes, and cognitive dysfunction, I have observed over the years that for many patients, statins provide a false reassurance, as people seem to believe that statins can compensate for poor dietary choices and a sedentary life. In an elegantly performed analysis of N...

OBJECTIVE The prevalence of obesity is increasing in many European countries and in the United States. This report examines the mortality and morbidity associated with being overweight and obese in the Caerphilly Prospective Study and the relative effects of weight in middle age and self reported weight at 18 years. DESIGN All men aged 45 to 59 years from the town of Caerphilly, South Wales a...