Background: Coccidiosis is recognized as the parasitic disease that has the greatest economic impact on poultry production. Modern poultry production is largely dependent upon anticoccidials. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine and compare the efficacy of two chemical anticoccidials (Clopidol and Diclazuril) on oocyst shedding and their probable effects on growth performan...

background: adolescent pregnancy and childbirth are associated with increased risk and challenges for both mothers and birth outcomes. objective: to investigate the associations of growth change over time with parenting factors and to compare the differences between children born to adolescent and adult mothers in taiwan. materials and methods: the dataset retrieved from taiwan birth cohort stu...

background adolescents’ perception of their weight is a strong factor in shaping dietary habits and weight control and management. among non-overweight and overweight adolescents, both overestimation and underestimation of weight status are associated with harmful effects. this study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived weight and attitude toward eating disorders among adolescent...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is accompanied by severe somatic and psychosocial complications. However, the underlying pathogenesis is poorly understood, treatment is challenging and often hampered by high relapse. Therefore, more basic research is needed to better understand the disease. Since hyperactivity often plays a role in AN, we characterized an animal model to mimic AN using restricted feeding...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a complex exercise program on the body composition and cardiorespiratory system of female college students. [Subjects and Methods] This study included 20 female college students who had not participated in any particular sports in the last 3 months. The complex exercise program consisted of two parts, aerobic exercise and weight trai...

There is a growing consensus as to the characteristics of conservative treatments for obesity. We will begin by describing these characteristics without attempting a precise definition. Conservative treatments can be characterized in a negative sense as treatments other than surgery or adjunctive instruments such as gastric balloons, very-low-calorie diets, or pharmacotherapy. They can be chara...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of megestrol acetate (MA), a progestational appetite stimulant commonly used in patients with AIDS and cancer, on body weight and composition, respiratory muscle strength, arterial blood gas levels, and subjective perceptions in COPD patients. DESIGN AND SETTING Prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted on an outpatient bas...

We studied the biological features of cacheixa using renal cell carcinoma heterotransplanted to nude mice (JRC 11) where cachexia was caused after the inoculation of tumour. The results of our study were as follows; 1) The JRC 11 tumour expressed mRNA of interleukin-6 by the analysis using the polymerase chain reaction method (PCR). 2) The human IL-6 was detected in the sera of nude mice accord...

Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is associated with hypertension and increased left ventricular mass (LVM). Maintenance of reduced weight has been a matter of recent concerns in the treatment of obese subjects. This study was conducted to confirm the effect of the addition of exercise to diet on maintenance of body weight in a weight reduction program. In addition, ...