Production feeding of lambs with diets based on grain. 1. Whole wheat plus sodium buffers or sodium chloride

1973 ◽  
Vol 13 (60) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
DG Saville ◽  
CH Davis ◽  
HG Willats ◽  
P McInnes
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Sodium Bicarbonate ◽  
Urinary Calculi ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Hydrogen Phosphate ◽  
Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate ◽  
Whole Wheat ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Mineral Levels

Lambs fattened on wheat diets were given supplements of sodium buffers and sodium chloride, and feed intake, body weight changes, and plasma mineral levels were measured. During the 84-day feeding period, daily feed intakes were 42 per cent higher and body weigh: increased by 36 per cent when wheat was supplemented with sodium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate and disodium hydrogen phosphate, or sodium chloride. When the diet was supplemented with disodium hydrogen phosphate body weight gains and feed intakes were lower than with the other supplements. This supplement also produced a high incidence of urinary calculi and this was not overcome by increasing the calcium level in the diet. The importance of these results in relation to grain feeding and buffer supplementation is discussed.

VIBRIO CHOLERAE IN FLUID MEDIA

1950 ◽  
Vol 28e (6) ◽  
pp. 257-261
Author(s):  
L. E. Ranta ◽  
Mary McLeod
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Amino Acids ◽  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Sodium Bicarbonate ◽  
Inorganic Salts ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Hydrogen Phosphate ◽  
Fluid Medium ◽  
Dipotassium Hydrogen Phosphate ◽  
Fluid Media

Studies have been made of the growth of V. cholerae in fluid media of chemically defined compositions. The addition of three amino acids, tyrosine, asparagine, and glycine, to a fluid medium containing inorganic salts produced a growth of V. cholerae equivalent to a 450 p.p.m. silica standard. Under conditions of aeration with an air and carbon dioxide mixture, yields comparable to the turbidity of a 1600 p.p.m. silica standard were obtained with a medium composed of 0.67 gm. of tyrosine, 0.42 gm. of asparagine, 0.51 gm. of glycine, 5.0 gm. of sodium chloride, 5.0 gm. of ammonium sulphate, 0.75 gm. of dipotassium hydrogen phosphate, 0.1 gm. of magnesium sulphate, 10.0 gm. of glucose, and 15.0 gm. of sodium bicarbonate dissolved in one liter of distilled water.

scholarly journals Managing Obesity in Lockdown: Survey of Health Behaviors and Telemedicine

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1359
Author(s):  
Noga C Minsky ◽  
Dafna Pachter ◽  
Galia Zacay ◽  
Naama Chishlevitz ◽  
Miriam Ben-Hamo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Exercise Habits ◽  
Prevent Weight Gain ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, billions of people have gone into lockdown, facing pandemic related challenges that engender weight gain, especially in the obese. We report the results of an online survey, conducted during Israel’s first quarantine, of 279 adults treated in hospital-based obesity clinics with counseling, medications, surgery, endoscopic procedures, or any combination of these for weight loss. In this study, we assessed the association between changes in dietary and lifestyle habits and body weight, and the benefits of receiving weight management care remotely through telemedicine during lockdown. Compared to patients not receiving obesity care via telemedicine, patients receiving this care were more likely to lose weight (OR, 2.79; p = 0.042) and also to increase participation in exercise (OR, 2.4; p = 0.022). While 40% of respondents reported consuming more sweet or salty processed snacks and 33% reported less vegetables and fruits, 65% reported more homemade foods. At the same time, 40% of respondents reported a reduction in exercise and 52% reported a decline in mood. Alterations in these eating patterns, as well as in exercise habits and mood, were significantly associated with weight changes. This study highlights that lockdown affects health behaviors associated with weight change, and advocates for the use of telemedicine to provide ongoing obesity care during future quarantines in order to promote weight loss and prevent weight gain.

scholarly journals Effect of sodium bicarbonate supplementation on the renin-angiotensin system in patients with chronic kidney disease and acidosis: a randomized clinical trial

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique M. Bovée ◽  
Lodi C. W. Roksnoer ◽  
Cornelis van Kooten ◽  
Joris I. Rotmans ◽  
Liffert Vogt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Sodium Bicarbonate ◽  
Renin Angiotensin System ◽  
Ammonium Excretion ◽  
Angiotensin System ◽  
Renin Angiotensin ◽  
Endothelin 1 ◽  
Plasma Bicarbonate

Abstract Background Acidosis-induced kidney injury is mediated by the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system, for which urinary renin is a potential marker. Therefore, we hypothesized that sodium bicarbonate supplementation reduces urinary renin excretion in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and metabolic acidosis. Methods Patients with CKD stage G4 and plasma bicarbonate 15–24 mmol/l were randomized to receive sodium bicarbonate (3 × 1000 mg/day, ~ 0.5 mEq/kg), sodium chloride (2 × 1,00 mg/day), or no treatment for 4 weeks (n = 15/arm). The effects on urinary renin excretion (primary outcome), other plasma and urine parameters of the renin-angiotensin system, endothelin-1, and proteinuria were analyzed. Results Forty-five patients were included (62 ± 15 years, eGFR 21 ± 5 ml/min/1.73m2, plasma bicarbonate 21.7 ± 3.3 mmol/l). Sodium bicarbonate supplementation increased plasma bicarbonate (20.8 to 23.8 mmol/l) and reduced urinary ammonium excretion (15 to 8 mmol/day, both P < 0.05). Furthermore, a trend towards lower plasma aldosterone (291 to 204 ng/L, P = 0.07) and potassium (5.1 to 4.8 mmol/l, P = 0.06) was observed in patients receiving sodium bicarbonate. Sodium bicarbonate did not significantly change the urinary excretion of renin, angiotensinogen, aldosterone, endothelin-1, albumin, or α1-microglobulin. Sodium chloride supplementation reduced plasma renin (166 to 122 ng/L), and increased the urinary excretions of angiotensinogen, albumin, and α1-microglobulin (all P < 0.05). Conclusions Despite correction of acidosis and reduction in urinary ammonium excretion, sodium bicarbonate supplementation did not improve urinary markers of the renin-angiotensin system, endothelin-1, or proteinuria. Possible explanations include bicarbonate dose, short treatment time, or the inability of urinary renin to reflect intrarenal renin-angiotensin system activity. Graphic abstract

scholarly journals Cognitive insight is associated with perceived body weight in overweight and obese adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharain Suliman ◽  
Leigh L. van den Heuvel ◽  
Sanja Kilian ◽  
Erine Bröcker ◽  
Laila Asmal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Weight Perception ◽  
High Body Mass Index ◽  
Healthy Weight ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Obese Adults ◽  
Cognitive Insight ◽  
Accurate Perception

Abstract Background Accurate perception of body weight is necessary for individuals with a high body mass index (BMI) to initiate strategies to improve their health status. Furthermore, identifying factors that influence accurate body weight perception can assist in designing appropriate educational and weight management programs. We therefore aimed to investigate whether levels of cognitive functioning and insight influence the ability to correctly judge body weight. Methods One hundred and eighty four overweight and obese adults who participated in a cross- sectional case-control study and were controls in the aforementioned study were included. The study was conducted in Cape Town, South Africa. Demographic, weight-related, neuropsychiatric, neurocognitive and cognitive insight measures were administered. Regression analysis was conducted to determine the factors associated with correct weight perception. Results The final regression model explained 52.3% of variation in accurate perception of body weight and was significant (p ≤ 0. 001). The model correctly classified 79.3% of individuals who were able to correctly and incorrectly judge their weight. Adults with higher BMI, and lower self-certainty, those who reported that they had gained weight in the previous year and those who were told by a healthcare professional to lose or maintain a healthy weight were more likely to correctly judge their weight. Conclusion Some aspects of cognitive insight (self-certainty) but not cognitive functioning were associated with perception of body weight in this sample. Awareness of recent weight changes, higher BMI and advice from of health care professionals were also significantly associated with perception of body weight, while demographic variables were not. Understanding the factors that contribute to the correct perception of weight is important in identifying appropriate health interventions that may address the burden of associated non-communicable diseases in overweight and obese individuals.

Effect of sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride on aggregation and conformation of pork myofibrillar protein

2021 ◽  
Vol 350 ◽  
pp. 129233
Author(s):  
Yan-ping Li ◽  
Xue-hua Zhang ◽  
Fei Lu ◽  
Zhuang-Li Kang
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Sodium Bicarbonate ◽  
Myofibrillar Protein
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