A total of 100, day-old broiler chickens were randomly divided into 5 groups and kept under elevated temperature (34-36EC) to see the effect of ascorbic acid and acetylsalicylic acid (Sb-Asper-C, a commercial product) on the feed conversion ratio (FCR), immune status and ratio of weight of bursa, thymus and spleen to body weight. Heat stress increased the FCR but decreased the immune response a...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether and to what extent the relationship between television viewing and children's weight status differs according to parental weight status. DESIGN Population-level survey including in-home and telephone interview components. SETTING United States. PARTICIPANTS Representative sample of children aged 6 to 19 years in 2002 (n = 1483). MAIN EXPOSURE Hours of televi...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether high-school football players showed risks of fluid deficits during two-a-day training (Part 1), and whether implementing a drinking strategy could acutely improve the markers of hydration (Part 2). In Part 1, pre-training urine specific gravity (USG) and pre- and post-training body weight were measured at the morning session for 5 consecutive d...

BACKGROUND This was a cross-sectional study on the gender differences in weight-control behavior. The strategies used, weight status, weight satisfaction, and proportion of individuals attempting to lose weight among 233 government employees (104 men and 129 women) working in the Federal Government Building in Penang, Malaysia, were assessed. METHODS Anthropometric indicators such as body mas...