BACKGROUND Prevalence of obesity is rapidly rising. To reverse the obesity epidemic, efforts should be made to incorporate intensive weight loss programs into medical practice. The primary aim of this study was to change the behavior for achieving a mean weight loss of 5-10% of initial body weight over 6 months in overweight and obese adults. METHODS In this quasi-experimental study, 266 out ...

PURPOSE To examine how weight information labels on variously sized media models affect (pre)adolescent girls' body perceptions and how they compare themselves with media models. METHODS We used a three (body shape: extremely thin vs. thin vs. normal weight) × three (information label: 6-kg underweight vs. 3-kg underweight vs. normal weight) experimental design in three age-groups (9-10 years...

the data were collected from 1992 to 2009 in burri, white boni and black boni sheep maintained at the regional research station in the central highlands of yemen. data were analyzed to study the effects of environmental and genetic factors on body weight and growth rate from birth to weaning. the least square means for body weights (bw) were 2.54, 2.18 and 2.26 kg for birth; 12.49, 10.58 and 11...

OBJECTIVES This study was carried out to assess the effect of topical androgen replacement therapy on body weight, body composition and fat distribution in postmenopausal women. METHODS 39 healthy postmenopausal women (51.4 +/- 2.24 years), with increasing body weight, were prospectively studied for 6 months. Body composition (fat mass, kg, %) was measured by means of dual-energy X-ray absorp...

BACKGROUND With the rapid increase in obesity rates, determining critical periods for weight gain and the effects of changes in fat mass is imperative. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in body weight and composition over the holiday season (Thanksgiving through New Year's) in male and female college students. METHODS Subjects completed three visits: the first occurred within 2...

This study investigated whether the addition of the high-intensity sweetener aspartame to a multidisciplinary weight-control program would improve weight loss and long-term control of body weight. One hundred sixty-three obese women were randomly assigned to consume or to abstain from aspartame-sweetened foods and beverages during 16 wk of a 19-wk weight-reduction program (active weight loss), ...

PURPOSE To examine whether adaptations in physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) and resting metabolic rate (RMR) during weight loss were associated with future weight regain in overweight/obese, older women. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Thirty-four overweight/obese (BMI = 25-40 kg x m(-2)), postmenopausal women underwent a 20-wk weight loss intervention of hypocaloric diet with (low-...

OBJECTIVE To compare the rate of decline of renal function in tenofovir- and abacavir-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low-body weight treatment-naïve patients with HIV infection. DESIGN We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of 503 Japanese patients who commenced on either tenofovir- or abacavir-based initial ART. METHODS The incidence of renal dysfunction, defined as...

The objective of this study was to determine the therapeutic ratio of fractionated radiolabeled immunoglobulin therapy (RIT) for patients with recurrent Hodgkin's disease. Ninety patients with recurrent Hodgkin's disease received 2 mg of yttrium-90-labeled polyclonal rabbit antihuman ferritin IgG i.v. Fifty-seven patients received a single (unfractionated) administration per treatment cycle; 11...