Religion and body weight [PDF]
Relationships between religion and body weight were examined in a US national sample.Data from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS), collected through telephone and postal questionnaires, were analyzed for 3032 adults aged 25-74.Religious denomination was significantly related to higher body weight in men after ...
K H, Kim, J, Sobal, E, Wethington
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Perception of body weight has been recognized as an important barrier in the adoption of healthy lifestyles. Several factors affect perception of body weight, but the outcomes have been varied.
Wan Nurhafizah Wan Abdul Hamed +1 more
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Nutrient Digestion and Body Weight Gain of Balinese Cows Getting Basic Ration of Spear Grass and Rosewood Leaves Supplemented with Falcata Tree Leaves [PDF]
A study had been conducted to find out nutrient digestion and body weight gain of Balinese cows getting a basic ration of spear grass and Rosewood leaves supplemented with Falcata tree leaves.
Sikone, H. Y. (Hilarius) +2 more
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Weight, height, weight change, and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in middle‐aged men and women
Background Anthropometric factors are reported to be risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF), but it is unclear whether weight change in mid‐life is associated with AF.
Cecilia Johansson +3 more
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Body fatness or anthropometry for assessment of unhealthy weight status? Comparison between methods in South African children and adolescents [PDF]
A variety of methods are available for defining undernutrition (thinness/underweight/under-fat) and overnutrition (overweight/obesity/over-fat). The extent to which these definitions agree is unclear.
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Background: The use of meal replacement products (MRPs) to obtain a caloric deficit while maintaining micro- and macronutrient requirements, has a long tradition in obesity medicine.
Catherine Bacus +3 more
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Why lose weight? Reasons for seeking weight loss by overweight but otherwise healthy men [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To identify the reasons for seeking weight loss in overweight or obese but otherwise healthy men. DESIGN: Interviews, prior to intervention, with subjects who had volunteered to participate in a work-site-based weight loss study.
A Matthews +10 more
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Growth and slaughtering performance, carcase fleshiness and meat quality according to the plumage colour in Padovana male chickens slaughtered at 18 weeks of age [PDF]
The aim of this trial was to investigate on the growth and meat quality of Padovana male chickens with different plumage varieties, chamois (PC - light brown feathers with white edge), silver (PS - white feathers with black edge), and their cross.
Rizzi, Chiara
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Metformin and body weight [PDF]
Most patients with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese, overweight or obesity increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and obesity per se is strongly associated with multiple cardiometabolic risk factors. However, many antidiabetic treatments increase body weight.
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Testicular growth and comb and wattles development in three Italian chicken genotypes reared under free range conditions [PDF]
Male chickens belonging to three Italian purebreds \u2013 Ermellinata di Rovigo (ER), Robusta lionata (RL) and Robusta maculata (RM) \u2013 were studied. All the birds were reared under the same rearing conditions (from May until autumn).
DE FASSI NEGRELLI RIZZI, Chiara +1 more
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