The Use of Green Coffee Extract as a Weight Loss Supplement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials by Igho Onakpoya, Rohini Terry, Edzard Ernst

“…The meta-analytic result reveals a significant difference in body weight in GCE compared with placebo (mean difference: −2.47kg; 95%CI: −4.23, −0.72). …”
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Acute effects of different types of stretching exercises on explosive power: A pilot study by Sinan Seyhan, Emirkan Çelik

“…A total of 12 elite taekwondo athletes (7 boys and 5 girls) with an average age of 20.75±1.48 years, an average height of 171±10.06 cm, an average body weight of 61.8±11 kg, and an average Body Mass Index (BMI) of 21.1±2.5 kg/m2 participated in this study. …”
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Toxicity of mercury (Hg) on survival and growth rate, hemato- and histopathological parameters ofOreochromis niloticus by Kukuh Nirmala, Yuni Puji Hastuti, Vika Yuniar

“…Stock density was 8 fish/aquarium with mean initial body weight was 15.70±1.13 g. Growth and survival rates of test fish were decreased with increasing the Hg concentration. …”
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Anterior Mediastinal Mass: A Rare Presentation of Tuberculosis by Gopi C. Khilnani, Neetu Jain, Vijay Hadda, Sudheer K. Arava

“…Along with this, the patient also reported a reduction in his appetite and body weight. He had a mild dry cough but no respiratory symptoms otherwise. …”
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Low-Dose Gallic Acid Administration Does Not Improve Diet-Induced Metabolic Disorders and Atherosclerosis in Apoe Knockout Mice by Jie Bai, Qiu-Yue Lin, Xiangbo An, Shuang Liu, Yao Wang, Yunpeng Xie, Jiawei Liao

“…Our data showed that GA administration by oral gavage at a daily dosage of 20 mg/kg body weight did not significantly ameliorate WTD-induced hyperlipidemia, hepatosteatosis, adipogenesis, or insulin resistance; furthermore, GA administration did not significantly ameliorate WTD-induced atherosclerosis. …”
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The Effect of Dietary Vitamin E (-Tocopherol) Level on the Lipid, Essensial Fatty Acid Level and the Hatching Rate of Catfish, Clarias batrachus Linn. by I. Mokoginta, , Syahrizal, M. Zairin Jr.

“…Dietary vitamin E levels are 18, 114, 210, 308 and 416 mg/kg diet respectively.  Fish with body weight of 18,55 a 5,11 g per fish, fed on the experimental diets at satiation, for six months.  …”
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Zeaxanthin: Review of Toxicological Data and Acceptable Daily Intake by James A. Edwards

“…Subchronic OECD guideline studies with mice and rats receiving beadlet formulations of high purity synthetic zeaxanthin in the diet at dosages up to 1000 mg/kg body weight (bw)/day, and in dogs at over 400 mg/kg bw/day, produced no adverse effects or histopathological changes. …”
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Intensive Care in a Patient with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis by J. Wallenborn, M. Fischer

“…Prednisolone therapy with 3 mg/kg body weight (BW) was not able to prevent further progress to finally 80% of the body surface, and infliximab 5 mg/kg BW was given as a single dose. …”
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The comparative characteristic of pheno- and genotypical signs in neonates with atresia of duodenum and other parts of the small intestine by O. K. Botvin'yev, A. V. Eremeeva

“…Main anthropometric parameters were investigated at birth (body weight, body height, circumference of head and chest), concomitant malformations, genic frequencies and phenotypical combinations of ABО and rhesus blood groups systems.Results. …”
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What is “Hyper” in the ALS Hypermetabolism? by Alberto Ferri, Roberto Coccurello

“…Likewise, there is also a cluster of alterations in ALS patients in which muscle wasting, body weight loss, eating dysfunction, and abnormal energy dissipation coexist. …”
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GIFT Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus fed on diet containing probiotic by Petrus Hari Tjahja Soedibya

“…Fish with an initial body weight of 3.62±1.33 g were fed on diet supplemented with either 0%, 10%, 15%, 20% of probiotic. …”
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Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Its Associated Factors among Older Men with Type 2 Diabetes by Hai-ling Chen, Li-li Deng, Ju-fen Li

“…We enrolled 93 old men (≥60 years of age) with T2DM and 125 healthy old men (controls) and collected data of their lifestyle, medical history, bone densitometry, body weight, height, and blood pressure. Blood samples were collected for biochemical analyses. …”
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Shot mechanical analysis according to shooting performance in youth basketball players by Fatih Kılınç, Ömer Pamuk

“…Fifteen male participants (average age: 14.1±0.7 years, height: 180.7±7.9 cm, body weight: 65.4±10.0 kg, sports experience: 4.7±0.4 years) voluntarily participated in the study. …”
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Assessment of Cyanide Content of Manihot Esculenta Cassava Species Known as Rutuga in the Fresh Fermented and Dried Forms: A case Study of Ibanda District. by Ahuura, Scovia

“…As noted by Food Safety Focus (2008), the acute lethal dose of hydrogen cyanide for humans is estimated at 0.5 to 3.5 mg per kilogram of body weight, with children being particularly vulnerable due to their smaller body size. …”
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Lipid - Lowering Effect of a Mixture of Allium cepa bulb and Camellia sinensis Leaf Extracts in Rats fed on High fat Diet by R, Kimanje K, K, Ssekatawa, M, . Tirwomwe, Hellen, W. Kinyi

“…Allium cepa and Camellia sinensis mixture in a ratio of 3:7 had the highest antioxidant activity. It reduced body weight, total cholesterol, triacylglycerides, LDL-cholesterol and increased HDL, and in addition it had no toxicity to the liver of the animal models used. …”
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Inorganic Pollutants in Edible Grasshoppers (Ruspolia nitidula) of Uganda and their Major Public Health Implications. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Namazi, Catherine, Basemera, Elizabeth, Atuheire, Collins, Odwee, Ambrose, Majalija, Samuel, Kateregga, John N.

“…Grasshoppers were found not to be safe especially in children due to their small body weight in comparison to adults. Conclusion: Pb poisoning in the Ugandan children would be propagated through contaminated grasshoppers. …”
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Effect of spirulina supplementation on growth, immunity, antioxidant status and pathomorphological perspectives in broilers exposed to dietary aflatoxin B1 by Ayman S. Salah, Antonia Lestingi, Mahmoud S. El-Tarabany, Marwa Mostafa, Rania Samir Zaki, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Mahmoud Alagawany, Ahmed Fotouh

“…AFB1 toxicity significantly (P < 0.05) reduced final live body weight and weight gain whereas spirulina supplementation increased final body weight and weight gain. …”
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Genomic selection strategies to overcome genotype by environment interactions in biosecurity-based aquaculture breeding programs by Ziyi Kang, Jie Kong, Qi Li, Juan Sui, Ping Dai, Kun Luo, Xianhong Meng, Baolong Chen, Jiawang Cao, Jian Tan, Qiang Fu, Qun Xing, Sheng Luan

“…Stochastic simulation was employed to evaluate genetic gain and G × E trends in BS for improving the body weight of L. vannamei, considering selective genotyping strategies for test group (TG) at a commercial farm environment (CE), the number individuals of the selection group (SG) genotyped at nucleus breeding center (NE), and varying levels of G × E. …”
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Hepatoprotection and Phytochemistry of the Vietnamese Herbs Cleome chelidonii and Cleome viscosa Stems by Nhat Minh Phan, Thi Hong Tuoi Do, Le Thanh Tuyen Nguyen, Trong Tuan Nguyen, Quoc Luan Ngo, Trong Duc Tran, Quan Hien Nguyen, Bui Linh Chi Huynh, Diep Xuan Ky Nguyen, Trong Dat Bui, Dinh Tri Mai, Tan Phat Nguyen

“…Therefore, the animals were daily treated with these extracts at the doses of 15, 30, and 45 mg/kg body weight for 5 days, and CCl4 was injected (2 ml/kg body weight, i.p.) on the 2nd and 3rd days. …”
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Vitamin D3 requirements and relative bioavailability for starter male White Pekin ducks fed either cholecalciferol or 25-hydroxycholecalciferol by Jing Tang, Lei Zhuang, Yating Li, Dawei Luo, Zhanbao Guo, Shuaiqin Wang, Jindang Cao, Mingkai Wang, Zhengkui Zhou, Ming Xie, Shuisheng Hou

“…Furthermore, at 100 or 200 IU/kg, ducks fed 25-OH-D3 had greater body weight, ADG, ADFI, plasma Ca, plasma 25-OH-D3, tibia weight, tibia diameter, tibia ash than those fed VD3 (P < 0.05), indicating 25-OH-D3 was more effective in stimulating growth, Ca absorption, and tibia mineralization. …”
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