Weight loss of Microtus pennsylvanicus as a result of trap confinement

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 426-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian F. Bietz ◽  
Paul H. Whitney ◽  
Paul K. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Microtus Pennsylvanicus ◽  
Initial Body Weight

Subadult and adult Microtus pennsylvanicus were confined in the field in Longworth live traps which were covered with a cedar shingle for insulation and supplied with rolled oats for food and cotton for nesting. Both groups consistently lost about 10% of their initial body weight during confinement. Adults lost significantly more weight in early May than in mid-June, and adults captured in early May did not regain lost weight as rapidly as adults captured in June or July.

scholarly journals Breakfast consumption and weight-loss maintenance: results from the MedWeight study

2016 ◽  
Vol 115 (12) ◽  
pp. 2246-2251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dora Brikou ◽  
Dimitra Zannidi ◽  
Eleni Karfopoulou ◽  
Costas A. Anastasiou ◽  
Mary Yannakoulia
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Weight Loss Maintenance ◽  
Precise Definition ◽  
Confounding Factors ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Breakfast Consumption ◽  
At Home

AbstractDaily breakfast consumption is a common eating behaviour among people who have maintained their weight loss after weight-loss management. However, there is not a precise definition for breakfast in the literature. The purpose of this study was to investigate potential associations between breakfast consumption (based on several definitions) and weight-loss maintenance, as well as to explore differences in breakfast quality between individuals who managed to maintain part of the weight loss and in those who regained weight loss. The study sample consisted of 354 participants of the MedWeight study (age: 32 (sd 10) years, 61 % women) who had lost ≥10 % of their initial body weight and either maintained the loss for ≥1 year (maintainers, n 257) or regained weight loss (regainers, n 97). Participants completed online questionnaires and reported their dietary intake through two telephone 24-h recalls. Breakfast consumption was evaluated using twelve different definitions. The analysis indicated that breakfast consumption was associated with weight-loss maintenance only in men, when using self-reported breakfast consumption or the following breakfast definitions: (1) the first eating episode consumed at home and (2) the first eating episode consumed at home excluding caffeinated drinks. This association remained statistically significant even after adjustment for potential confounding factors. Thus, breakfast, the first eating episode of the day, when consumed at home, may be protective against weight regaining.

Feeding of heifers for survival on whole and cracked sorghum grain under simulated drought conditions

1968 ◽  
Vol 8 (35) ◽  
pp. 668 ◽  
Author(s):  
JG Morris
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Fresh Weight Basis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Simulated Drought ◽  
Sorghum Grain ◽  
Body Energy

Groups of Hereford heifers of a mean (� SE.) body weight 187 � 3 kg were fed in yards a sole ration of sorghum grain + one per cent limestone for 26 weeks. Four groups were fed the equivalent of 1.36 kg of sorghum grain per head per day as either whole or cracked grain at either daily or twice weekly intervals. A fifth group was fed 1.64 kg of whole sorghum grain per head per day which provided a digestible dry matter intake comparable to that of 1.36 kg of cracked grain. When heifers were fed the same quantity of dry matter as whole and cracked grain, the rate of body weight loss of those fed whole grain was significantly greater than that of those fed cracked grain; and the rate of body weight loss of those fed daily was significantly greater than that of those fed twice weekly. With similar intakes of digestible dry matter from whole and cracked grain, there was no significant difference in the rate of body weight loss. Heifers from sub-groups of high initial body weight lost significantly more body weight than heifers from sub-groups of low initial body weight. The whole bodies of three heifers that died from undernutrition contained less than 0.3 per cent ether extract on a fresh weight basis, indicating complete exhaustion of body energy reserves.

Ineffectiveness of commercial weight-loss programs for achieving modest but meaningful weight loss: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 1614-1627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha M McEvedy ◽  
Gillian Sullivan-Mort ◽  
Siân A McLean ◽  
Michaela C Pascoe ◽  
Susan J Paxton
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Intention To Treat ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Weight Loss Programs ◽  
Weight One ◽  
Calorie Counting

This study collates existing evidence regarding weight loss among overweight but otherwise healthy adults who use commercial weight-loss programs. Systematic search of 3 databases identified 11 randomized controlled trials and 14 observational studies of commercial meal-replacement, calorie-counting, or pre-packaged meal programs which met inclusion criteria. In meta-analysis using intention-to-treat data, 57 percent of individuals who commenced a commercial weight program lost less than 5 percent of their initial body weight. One in two (49%) studies reported attrition ≥30 percent. A second meta-analysis found that 37 percent of program completers lost less than 5 percent of initial body weight. We conclude that commercial weight-loss programs frequently fail to produce modest but clinically meaningful weight loss with high rates of attrition suggesting that many consumers find dietary changes required by these programs unsustainable.

scholarly journals Can Weight Watchers (WW) Help Address Maternal Obesity? An Audit of Weight Change in Women of Childbearing Age and Mothers-To-Be, Referred into a Commercial Slimming Programme

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Tocque ◽  
Lynne Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Intention To Treat ◽  
Weight Watchers ◽  
Median Weight Loss ◽  
Management Services

Abstract Objectives The scale of overweight and obesity amongst women of childbearing age or mothers to be, living in Wales, places a considerable burden on the NHS and public health. High BMI (over 30) during pregnancy increases the health risks for mother and baby. Policy advice recommends weight management services are available to help women lose weight before and whilst planning pregnancy. In parts of Wales, NHS partnerships with commercial companies provide weight management services for women considering or planning pregnancy. This study evaluates whether an established referral Weight Watchers (WW) programme, known to be effective in adults in England, can help mothers-to-be living in North Wales lose weight. Methods Analysis used routine data from 82 referrals to WW between June 2013 and January 2015. Participants received a referral letter inviting them to attend face-to-face group workshops combined with a digital experience. The programme encompassed healthy eating, physical activity and positive mind-set. Trained WW staff measured bodyweight before, during and at 12 weeks. On entry to the course, participants had a median age of 31.4 years (interquartile range (IQR) 28–34) with a median BMI of 36.8 kg/m2 (IQR 33.3–43.7). Results Women completing the course (n = 34) had a median weight loss of 5.65 kg (IQR 0.45–10.85), equating to 5.7% (SD 3.46) of initial body weight. Intention-to-treat analysis (last observation carried forward), which included lapsed courses n = 66, showed a median weight loss of 3.6 kg (IQR − 2.53 to 9.73), equating to 3.7% (SD 3.62) of initial body weight. Overall, there was significant weight loss during the WW programme (Wilcoxon signed rank test Z = − 6.16; p < 0.001). Weight loss was significantly correlated with the number of workshops attended (Spearman correlation coefficient 0.61 p < 0.001). The proportion of all 82 participants (intention to treat, baseline observation carried forward) that achieved a weight loss of ≥ 5% initial weight was 30.5%. Conclusions for Practice Referral of obese mothers-to-be into WW can successfully achieve short-term weight loss, at or above 5%, in approximately one third of participants. The dose–response effect supports a causal inference. Successful weight loss at this critical life stage may provide women with the necessary motivation to initiate weight loss for healthy pregnancy, however further research is required.

scholarly journals Primary Care–Based Health Coaching Intervention for Weight Loss in Overweight/Obese Adults: A 2-Year Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan P. Sherman ◽  
Rebecca Petersen ◽  
Anthony J. Guarino ◽  
J. Benjamin Crocker
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Health Coaching ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Initial Weight ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Obese Adults ◽  
Coaching Intervention ◽  
Integrated Health

Background: Obesity is a major contributor to medical comorbidity and places a large economic burden on health care. This study examined the effectiveness of primary care–integrated health coaching for weight loss in overweight/obese patients. Participants/Methods: This observational clinical study with a retrospective comparison analysis was performed at an urban academic primary care practice. A total of 271 individuals with a BMI >25 kg/m2 were recruited and followed for 2 years. A standardized health coaching intervention was used to promote weight loss. The main outcome measures were weight loss as a percentage of initial body weight and proportion of patients with weight loss ≥5% initial body weight, controlling for relevant covariates. An activity-based cost assessment of health coaching for weight loss was also performed. Results: Health coaching was associated with a mean loss of 7.24% initial weight after 12 months (95% CI = 8.68 to 5.90) and 6.77% after 24 months (95% CI = 8.78 to 4.76). Coached patients were more likely to achieve ≥5% of initial weight loss at both 12 and 24 months (P < .001). Health coaching costs were $288.54 per participant over 1 year. Conclusions: Primary care–integrated health coaching was associated with statistically significant weight loss in overweight and obese adults.

Growth patterns in sheep: the effects of weight losses on compensatory growth and feed intake in Corriedale sheep

1982 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 641-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. V. Butler-Hogg ◽  
N. M. Tulloh
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Body Weights ◽  
Group A ◽  
Ad Libitum ◽  
Group B

SUMMARYThe growth and feed intakes of Corriedale wether sheep when grown from 30 to 50 kg body weight by five different growth paths are described.Group A (control) grew continuously (fed ad libitum). After reaching ca; 40 kg body weight, group B and C animals lost 21% of their initial body weight over 9 and 18 weeks and at 122 and 63 g/day, respectively, and began realimentation at 30 kg body weight. Group D and E animals were ca. 50 kg body weight when weight loss was imposed and they lost body weight at similar rates (125 and 157 g/day) respectively. Animals in group D lost 34% of their initial body weight over 18 weeks and began realimentation at 30 kg body weight (the same as groups B and C). Group E animals lost 23% of their initial body weight over 9 weeks to begin realimentation at 35 kg body weight. Except during periods of weight loss, animals were fed ad libitum. Compensatory growth was observed in all groups which had lost weight, with early recovery growth rates 1·6–1·8 times higher than control sheep of the same weight.Rate of body-weight loss did not induce any significant differences in response to realimentation but results (groups B and C) suggest that the more rapid the loss, the more rapid will recovery be during realimentation. When sheep at different body weights lost the same proportion of their initial body weights, the heavier sheep (group E) attained final slaughter weight quicker than the lighter sheep (group B). When the proportion of body weight lost to reach a particular lower body weight was varied (groups B and D), the greater weight loss was associated with higher and more persistent growth rates during realimentation.After weight loss, ad libitum dry-matter intake was significantly lower during the first 10 kg of gain during realimentation in all treatment groups (B, C, D, E) than in control group A. There were no differences between treatment groups in recovery of dry-matter intake.Gross efficiency in all treatment groups was higher than in the control group A during the first 10 kg of recovery of body weight, but it then declined rapidly. This increase in gross efficiency was considered to be due to a combination of increased growth rates, reduced feed intakes and lower maintenance requirements. When the complete growth paths from 30 to 50 kg were considered, there were no significant differences in total feed consumed by the sheep following the five different growth paths.

Factors Influencing Survival of Rats in Fasting

1957 ◽  
Vol 188 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Rixon ◽  
J. A. F. Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Environmental Temperature ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Adult Rats ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Intact Rats

The individual duration of survival of adult rats in complete fasting varied considerably; the range at an environmental temperature of 22°C was 6–16 days, at 2–5°C, 1–7 days, and in thyroidectomized animals at 22°C, 15–25 days. This variation in survival was not closely related to the initial body weight but was related to the individual proportionate body weight loss per day and the total proportionate weight loss sustained before death. The individual proportionate rate of weight loss has been correlated with the metabolic rate indicating that the former reflected the metabolic rate of the animal. The duration of survival in fasting has been correlated with the individual metabolic rate, whether measured before or during fasting. Since fasting did not obliterate or reduce the individual differences in metabolic rate, it was possible to predict the individual duration of survival from knowledge of the prefasting metabolic rate. The total proportionate weight loss, which also influenced the survival time in fasting, was altered by changes in the environmental temperature and probably by other factors. The previous diet whether high in protein, fat or carbohydrate had little effect on the duration of survival. Fasting caused a decrease in the metabolic rate of intact rats at 22°C but no change in that of thyroidectomized rats or of rats living in the cold.

Incubation weight loss in the mallard

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 565-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald C. Gatti
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Anas Platyrhynchos ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Population Changes ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
The Relationship

Incubating mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) hens were trapped on their nests in southern Manitoba during 1975–1977 to document weight trends. In 1975, hens lost an average of 7.4 g per day incubating, 18% of the calculated initial body weight. Weight lost during incubation was greatest (27%) for early nesting hens and lowest in late nesting hens (11%). Weight loss patterns were less clear but changes were lower in magnitude in 1976. Possible explanations relating to weather and local population changes are discussed. Recapture weights of individual hens support the relationship between incubation weight loss and nesting chronology.

scholarly journals The effect of the distance from the pyloric sphincter and size of the calibration tube on ­postoperative outcomes of the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

2020 ◽  
Vol 101 (5) ◽  
pp. 669-676
Author(s):  
T I Omarov ◽  
N Yu Bayramov ◽  
M R Huseynova ◽  
N A Zeynalov
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Sleeve Gastrectomy ◽  
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Tube Diameter ◽  
Pyloric Sphincter ◽  
Women Patients ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Comparison Criteria

Aim. To study of the effect of the diameter of the calibration tube and the distance from the pyloric sphincter on the outcomes of the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Methods. The study included 945 (915 women) patients with a body mass index 51.59 kg/m2. The average age of the patients was 53.58.5 years. The patients were divided into 2 groups by the type of laparoscopic surgery: in the first group (n=463), a 36 Fr calibration tube was used, the distance from the pyloric sphincter was 46 cm; in the second group (n=482), a 32 Fr calibration tube was used, the distance from the pyloric sphincter was 23 cm. The main comparison criteria was the percentage of body weight loss in the first 6 and 12 months, and an additional comparison criteria was the of concomitant diseases progress in postoperative and the existence of complications. Results. A comparative analysis showed that the first group in the first 6 months lost 593% of its initial body weight, while in 12 months 714%; in the second group, 733 and 873% of the initial weight, respectively. Concomitant diseases in the first group decreased by 7080% by the 6th month after surgery and by 8596% by the 12th month. In the 2nd group, similar remission with improvement was between 84 and 94% at the 6th month, and remained the same at the 12th month. Conclusion. The results of the study show that in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with a calibration tube diameter 32 Fr and a distance of 23 cm from the pyloric sphincter, compared to a calibration tube diameter 36 Fr or more and a distance of 46 cm from the pyloric sphincter, a body weight loss faster and more effective with earlier remission of concomitant diseases, while the number of complications is comparable.

Prolactinoma and body weight: A retrospective study

1991 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. B. Creemers ◽  
P. M. J. Zelissen ◽  
J. W. van 't Verlaat ◽  
H. P. F. Koppeschaar
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Weight Change ◽  
Gonadal Function ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Male Population ◽  
Weight History ◽  
Male Patients

Abstract. Body weight and weight history in association with hormone levels were studied retrospectively in 47 patients with prolactinoma; macroprolactinoma was diagnosed in 36, microprolactinoma in 11 patients. At the time of diagnosis a weight history could be traced in 14 patients, 9 patients having gained weight (11.8± 2 kg), 1 with a weight loss of 5 kg, and 4 reporting unaltered body weight. Body weight and Body Mass Index before treatment were 83±2.4 kg and 27.3±0.6 kg/m2, respectively. In the male patients the prevalence of BMI≥25 was greater than in the average Dutch male population (p<0.001). After 6 months of treatment, mainly with bromocriptine, patients with macroprolactinoma had lost 5.5± 1.6% (p<0.002) of initial body weight. No significant weight change occurred in patients with microprolactinoma. Weight loss did not correlate with degree of hyperprolactinemia, nor with decrease of prolactin levels during treatment, in either group of patients. Thyroid or gonadal function were not associated with weight loss either. It appears that prolactinoma is associated with a higher frequency of overweight, as far as patients with macroprolactinoma are concerned.

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