previous studies in humans and animals have reported that nicotine administration decreases body weightand caloric intake. opiate and cigarette have been used concomitantly as drug abuse. the aim of the present study was, therefore, to analyze the effect of chronic co-administration of nicotine and morphine on food intake, body weight and on some feeding-associated peptides. all experiments wer...

aim: investigating factors affecting the adoption of preventive behaviors in women with osteoporosis is necessary. this study aims at determining the preventive treatment of osteoporosis in women in fasa using the health belief model (hbm) during 2014. method: in this cross-sectional study, 401 women (aged 30-50 years) covered by the health centers in fasa city were randomly chosen. construct o...

backgroundalthough exclusive breastfeeding (ebf) is highly emphasized by the experts, nulliparous women do not adhere to this behavior at a desirable level. since it seems that mothers’ beliefs and values play an important role in their adherence to these behaviors, the present study, aimed to perform a careful analysis of the behavior and evaluation of factors associated with the ebf in nullip...

This volume successfully opens a new and significant field. For many years the scientific importance of infant feeding has been recognized. The emphasis in such study has been upon the biochemistry of nutrition and the physiology of digestion. This volume, on the contrary, is exclusively concerned with a scientific analysis of the facts relevant to an understanding of infant feeding behavior. A...

Background & Aims: The purpose of the present study was to compare feeding problems, infant eating behavior, and feeding styles between infants with and without feeding problems according to their mothers’ narratives. Methods: In this casual-comparative study, 50 mother-infant dyads were selected using convenient sampling. The infants’ ages ranged between 6 to 12 months. After matching, the inf...

Feeding experiments with the Australian acridid, Valanga irregularis, demonstrated the following relationships: 1) grasshoppers require a period of feeding on a particular food before becoming completely adjusted to it; 2) the plant species eaten has a strong influence on the rate of ingestion, even when the species is a preferred food in nature; 3) grasshoppers eat more food when feeding on a ...

Background & Aims: The purpose of the present study was to compare feeding problems, infant eating behavior, and feeding styles between infants with and without feeding problems according to their mothers’ narratives. Methods: In this casual-comparative study, 50 mother-infant dyads were selected using convenient sampling. The infants’ ages ranged between 6 to...