Loss in body mass (∆BM) is a common feature in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the etiology of this phenomenon is unclear. The aim of this cohort study was to observe possible ∆BM in AD patients following a standard institutionalized diet. Secondary objective was to identify possible predictors of ∆BM. To this end, 85 AD patients (age: 76±4 yrs; stature: 165±3 cm; BM: 61.6±7.4 ...

BACKGROUND With the rapid increase in obesity rates, determining critical periods for weight gain and the effects of changes in fat mass is imperative. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in body weight and composition over the holiday season (Thanksgiving through New Year's) in male and female college students. METHODS Subjects completed three visits: the first occurred within 2...

A number of fascinating reports discussed treatment with metformin. Jones and colleagues studied 82 children with type 2 diabetes aged 10 to 16 years who had an average HbA1c of 8.6%, fasting glucose of 182 mg/dL, and weighing 92 kg. Results of this study showed that metformin at a dose of 500-1000 mg twice daily lowered fasting glucose levels by 43 mg/dL in 40 patients. Patients in the control...

OBJECTIVE To determine the anthropometric profile of urban adult black Malawians. DESIGN A cross sectional study of adult subjects. SETTING The subjects were recruited from two townships of Kachere and Bangwe, Blantyre. SUBJECTS Eight hundred and ninety eight urban adults, 583 males and 315 females aged sixteen to sixty years. were randomly selected. Only those who could identify both par...

Agarwood leaf extract was found to possess antipyretic, laxative and antimicrobial activities. A trial of one diabetic patient taking long term agarwood leaf tea was found to have blood glucose returned to normal. In this work, the effects of methanol, water and hexane crude extracts of agarwood leaf on hyperglycemia in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were investigated. Only methanol and w...

OBJECTIVE To report circuit characteristics and survival analysis in children weighing ≤10 kg enrolled in the Prospective Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (ppCRRT) Registry. STUDY DESIGN We conducted prospective cohort analysis of the ppCRRT Registry to: (1) evaluate survival differences in children ≤10 kg compared with other children; (2) determine demographic and clinical diff...

The β-2 and β-3 adrenergic receptors (ADRB2 and ADRB3) are thought to play a role in energy expenditure and lipolysis. However, the effects of the ADRB2 glutamine (Gln) 27 glutamic acid (glutamate) (Glu) and ADRB3 tryptophan (Trp) 64 arginine (Arg) polymorphisms on weight loss remain controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of these polymorphisms on changes in weight a...

The aim of this study was to investigate the existence of the sticking region in two legged free weight squats. Fifteen resistance-training males (age 24 ± 4 years, body mass 82 ± 11 kg, body height 179 ± 6 cm) with 6 ± 3 years of resistance-training experience performed 6-RM in free weight squats. The last repetition was analyzed for the existence of a sticking region. Only in 10 out of 15 par...

OBJECTIVE To assess the validity of using self-reported anthropometric data for diagnosis of nutritional status of adults in a rural population of northeast Brazil. METHODS A population-based survey was conducted on a sample of 797 individuals aged 18 years or more. The proportion of individuals who knew their anthropometric measures was calculated. For agreement analysis between those who re...

BACKGROUND. Liraglutide leading to improve not only glycaemic control but also liver inflammation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. AIMS. The aim of this study is to elucidate the effectiveness of liraglutide in NAFLD patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) compared to sitagliptin and pioglitazone. METHODS. We retrospectively enrolled 82 Japanese NAFLD patients with T...