BACKGROUND Controversy exists regarding the optimal rate of weight loss for long-term weight management success. PURPOSE This study examined whether gradual initial weight loss was associated with greater long-term weight reduction than rapid initial loss. METHODS Groups were drawn from participants in the TOURS trial, which included a sample of middle-aged (mean = 59.3 years) obese women (...

OBJECTIVE To test whether a commercial weight loss program promotes greater weight loss in overweight or obese women compared with control conditions and to describe the effect on plasma lipids, carotenoids, hormones, and fitness. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Overweight or obese women were randomized to commercial weight loss program or control conditions (n=35 each). RESULTS At randomiz...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the impact of excess pregnancy weight gain and failure to lose weight by 6 months postpartum on excess weight 8-10 years later. METHODS Seven hundred ninety-five women were observed through pregnancy and 6 months postpartum to examine factors that affect weight loss. Weight was recorded 10 years later through a medical record review to examine the impact of retained weig...

Polled Hereford sires (n = 47) were divergently selected on published yearling weight (YW) and maternal (MAT) expected progeny differences (EPD) and mated to grade Angus cows to produce 457 calves in five spring calf crops. Sires selected for high and low YW differed by an average of 6.3 kg in YW EPD and those selected for high and low MAT differed by an average of 4.0 kg in MAT EPD based on 19...

BACKGROUND Data on the effectiveness of employer-sponsored financial incentives for employee weight loss are limited. OBJECTIVE To test the effectiveness of 2 financial incentive designs for promoting weight loss among obese employees. DESIGN Randomized, controlled trial. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01208350) SETTING Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. PARTICIPANTS 105 employees with a bod...

background & aim: in order study the effect of thiobacillus, sulphur and organic materials on vegetative growth and essence production in lemon balm (melissa officinalis l.) was conducted in pots in field condition at shahrekord, iran on 2008. experimental: the factors were ten soil treatments inclusive 200 kg/ha sulphur, 400 kg/ha sulphur, 600 kg/ha sulphur, 200 kg/ha sulphur + thiobacill...

BACKGROUND Pre-pregnancy weight and gestational weight gain (GWG) are important factors in both maternal and infant outcomes. Little information is available in relation to different levels of pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and body weight gain on obstetric outcomes in Taiwan. This study investigated the associations between pregnancy complications with pre-pregnant BMI and GWG, in Taiwane...

BACKGROUND Weight change in first year university students, often referred to as 'Freshman 15', has been shown to be a common problem in North America. Studies have reported weight gain to be between 1 kg and 4 kg over the academic year and a recent meta-analysis found a mean gain of 1.34 kg and that 61 % of students gained weight. A limited number of studies have investigated weight change in ...