An ergonomic evaluation cleaner-cum-grader with original cycle mechanism and ICAR-CIAE developed dynapod was conducted. The study conducted 15 male subjects aged between 20-40 years, mean stature of 1640 ±40 mm weight 54 ±5 kg. maximum aerobic capacities the were determined using sub-maximal exercise protocol. working heart rate in operation machine 157 beats min-1 as against 125 dynapod. work ...

OBJECTIVE To pilot-test a brief written prescription recommending lifestyle changes delivered by general practitioners (GPs) to their patients. DESIGN The Active Nutrition Script (ANS) included five nutrition messages and personalised exercise advice for a healthy lifestyle and/or the prevention of weight gain. GPs were asked to administer 10 scripts over 4 weeks to 10 adult patients with a b...

BACKGROUND Despite considerable professional consensus that modest weight losses of 5% to 10% are successful for reducing the comorbid conditions associated with obesity, obese patients often desire weight losses 2 to 3 times greater than this. Examining ways to reduce the disparities between treatment expectations and subsequent outcomes, this study evaluated the role of physical characteristi...

To assess the effect of exercise on the plasma concentration of cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) and its possible influence in mediating the exercise-associated redistribution of cholesterol among plasma lipoproteins, we measured plasma CETP in 57 healthy normolipidemic men and women before and after 9 to 12 months of exercise training. The training protocol resulted in significant cha...

AIMS To evaluate fetal growth in relation to gestational weight gain in women with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS A retrospective cohort study of 142 consecutive pregnancies in 28 women of normal weight, 39 overweight women and 75 obese women with Type 2 diabetes (pre-pregnancy BMI < 25, 25-29.9, ≥ 30 kg/m2, respectively). Gestational weight gain was categorized as excessive (exceeding the US Insti...

OBJECTIVE To examine the dose effect of maternal milk on neonatal morbidity of very low-birth-weight (<1.5 kg) infants. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING An urban tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit and follow-up clinic. POPULATION One hundred nineteen singleton very low-birth-weight infants admitted from January 1, 1997, to February 14, 1999 (mean birth weight, 1056 ...

OBJECTIVE Our goal was to examine the association between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and obesity in a community-based sample of self-identified lesbians. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES A diverse sample of women who self-identified as lesbian was recruited from the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Women (n=416) were interviewed about sexual abuse experiences that occurred before the age o...

Body composition measurements, including total body nitrogen (TBN) by in vivo neutron activation analysis, were made on 11 female volunteers before and after an 11-wk very-low-calorie diet (VLCD) [1695 kJ (405 kcal) 6.7 g N]. Mean body mass index (BMI) changed from 32.1 to 26.2 kg/m2, corresponding to a mean weight loss of 16.2 +/- 2.4 (SD) kg. The mean loss of TBN was 125 +/- 57 g, equivalent ...

OBJECTIVE This study assessed the efficacy and safety of LixiLan, a fixed-ratio, titratable, combination of 2 units insulin glargine (Gla-100) and 1 μg lixisenatide administered once daily via a single pen, versus Gla-100 in insulin-naïve type 2 diabetes on metformin. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were randomized to once-daily LixiLan (n = 161) or Gla-100 (n = 162) for 24 weeks, wh...