the study was conducted to determine optimum dietary inclusion level of glyricidia leaf protein concentrate (glpc), for growing rabbits. thirty five weaned rabbits of mixed sexes were weighed and randomly allocated to five dietary treatments which contained 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% glpc for diets 1 to 5, respectively in a completely randomized design. diet 1 served as the control diet.each treatmen...

this study was carried out to investigate the interaction of simultaneous use of fluoxetine (flx), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, and diclofenac (dcf), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, on food intake in goldfish, carassius auratus . treatments with different dosage of flx including control, 0, 1, and 10  µg/g body weight (bw) were injected in the fish with mean weight of 30.16 ±...

aim: this study focuses on the impact of contraceptive methods on weight gain among female athletes. clinical studies confirm that weight gain is often considered a side effect of hormonal contraceptives and many women think that an association exists; this is while, sports medicine and injuries’ studies report that this effect is still unclear. this comparative study was designed to dwell on t...

Purpose: Low birth weight (LBW) is one of the most serious health problems in infants. Many studies indicate that LBW infants, who survive, may suffer from long- and short-term physical,mental, and social problems. This study aimed to determine the effect of massage therapy on weight gain of LBW neonates. Methods: This study was a randomized clinical trial. A total of 45 LBW neonates were rand...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate weight gain during pregnancy and birth weight in rural regions of Tabriz, a province in the northwest of Iran. Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using routinely collected data of pregnant mothers from rural health centers. Eight health centers were randomly selected in rural areas of Tabriz. Totally, 874 women aged...

The birth weight of a newborn is a significant determinant of neonatal and postnatal infant mortality. Maternal weight gain during pregnancy is one of the significant factors that influences on birth weight. Our purpose of this study is that to determine the effect of maternal eight gain on neonatal birth weight. This descriptive study is done on women who delivered in Mahdieh Hospital since M...