The effects of calorie restriction without malnutrition seem to possess many beneficial effects in numerous disease states. Recently, studies related to calorie restriction mimetics that biochemically mimic the effects of calorie restriction are also becoming increasingly popular. Both calorie restriction and calorie restriction mimetics trigger an adaptive response reminiscent of mild-stress o...

INTRODUCTION Low-calorie sweetener use for weight control has come under increasing scrutiny as obesity, especially abdominal obesity, remain entrenched despite substantial low-calorie sweetener use. We evaluated whether chronic low-calorie sweetener use is a risk factor for abdominal obesity. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS We used 8268 anthropometric measurements and 3096 food diary records with d...

Mega cisterna magna is a part of "Dandy-Walker Complex" and it is characterized by the enlargement of the cisterna magna, morphologically intact vermis and cerebellar hemispheres. We report a case of manic attack in a 23-year-old man with mega cisterna magna. The patient was treated with quetiapine 1,000 mg/day and sodium valproate 1,500 mg/day and the symptoms were ameliorated within 2.5 month...

We present the latest version of the Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (Mega) software, which contains many sophisticated methods and tools for phylogenomics and phylomedicine. In this major upgrade, Mega has been optimized for use on 64-bit computing systems for analyzing larger datasets. Researchers can now explore and analyze tens of thousands of sequences in Mega The new version also...

The purpose of this investigation is to compare the development boiling phenomenon in an analytical and numerical way, by means heat transfer coefficient for two phases steam quality with R600a refrigerant, inside a square steel tube up 3 cm side, simulation carried out using software computational fluid dynamics (fluid ANSYS). Finding increase high calorie flow low thickness. Finally, it finds...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to examine reading and use of calorie information at fast-food/chain restaurants. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on a sample of 4363 US adults using the 2009 HealthStyles survey. The outcome variable was reading calorie information when available while ordering at fast-food/chain restaurants. Among those who go to fast-food/chain restaura...

Introduction. One commonly used method for in-vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) detection of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the MEGA-PRESS technique [1], which enables direct observation of the GABA resonance at 3.02 ppm. Unfortunately, direct quantification of GABA using MEGA-PRESS is complicated by co-editing of macromolecule (MM) signals, which also resonate at 3.02 ppm [2]. Two meth...

BACKGROUND In our increasingly obesogenic environment, in which high-calorie convenience foods are readily available, food choices can drastically affect weight and overall health. Learned food preferences, which are developed through repeated pairings with positively and negatively valenced stimuli, can contribute to obesity susceptibility if positive attitudes toward high-calorie foods are de...