MATERNITY is commonly believed to be an important contributory cause of increased weight in women. Sheldon (1949) provided circumstantial evidence from the histories of obese parous women, and further support was given by the conclusion of Thomson and Hytten (1961) that about 30% of the average weight gained during pregnancy is due to an increase of body fat. Yet Thomson and Billewicz (1965) sh...

OBJECTIVE This review provides an update of recent studies of dietary fiber and weight and includes a discussion of potential mechanisms of how dietary fiber can aid weight loss and weight maintenance. METHODS Human studies published on dietary fiber and body weight were reviewed and summarized. Dietary fiber content of popular low-carbohydrate diets were calculated and are presented. RESUL...

Data on body weight and body measurements (body length, height at withers, chest girth and paunch girth) of adult Kilakarsal sheep have been collected from 124 adult animals managed at the farmers filed in Tirunelveli districts of Tami Nadu, India to estimate the body weight from body measurements. The data were subjected to standard statistical analysis using SPSS software and linear regressio...