The efficacy of sodium-glucose transporter 2 inhibitors in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Hongsheng Li, Yanli Hou, Wenyong Xin, Lina Ding, Ying Yang, Yikun Zhang, Wenqi Wu, Zhibin Wang, Wenyu Ding

“…SGLT-2 inhibitors intervention was also associated with significant reductions in body weight (MD [95 % CI]; −2.72 kg [-3.49, −1.95], p < 0.00001) and BMI (MD [95 % CI]; −1.11 kg/m2 [-1.39, −0.82], p < 0.00001) and improvements in glycaemic indices, triglyceride (TG) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). …”
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Surfactin alleviated hyperglycaemia in mice with type 2 diabetes induced by a high-fat diet and streptozotocin by Xiaoyu Chen, Hongyuan Zhao, Fanqiang Meng, Libang Zhou, Zhaoxin Lu, Yingjian Lu

“…In the present study, 80 mg/kg body weight surfactin supplementation lowered fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels by 21.05 % and insulin resistance (IR) by 18.18 % compared with those in the T2DM group, reduced inflammation, and increased antioxidant activity in mice with T2DM induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) and streptozotocin (STZ). …”
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Digestion, faeces microbiome, and selected blood parameters in dogs fed extruded food containing Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meal by Kanber Kara, Oğuzhan Kahraman, Fatma İnal, Zekeriya Safa İnanç, Sena Yilmaz Öztaş, M. Selçuk Alataş, Ibrar Ahmed

“…As a result, HI larva meal can be used up to 100% instead of chicken meal in extruded dog food without any negative effects on body weight, digestibility, faecal score, consumption preference, kidney-liver enzyme activities and immunological parameters. …”
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The Impact of the Lactation Period Gut Microbiota of Two Different Beef Cattle Breeds on Spring-Born Calves by Changbo Chen, Yuzhu Sha, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Pingle Lu, Jianyuan Gao, Ting Jiao, Shengguo Zhao

“…._58_9_plus</i>, and <i>Bacteroidales_bacterium_55_9</i> were associated with both milk quality and the growth of offspring calves, including body weight, body length, chest girth, and cannon circumference. …”
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Long-term effects of maternal exposure to surgical stress at the earliest stage of pregnancy on blood pressure and behavior in offspring of OXYS rats by I. N. Rozhkova, T. N. Igonina, D. S. Ragaeva, O. M.  Petrova, E. Yu. Brusentsev, V. A. Naprimerov, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…OXYS females were mated in estrus with fertile males of the same strain. 96 hours after spermatozoa were found in vaginal smears the surgery (sham operation, imitating embryo transfer) was performed. Body weight (BW), systolic (SAP) and diastolic (DAP) arterial pressure as well as behavior in open field (OF) and elevated plus maze (EPM) tests were studied in the offspring of females exposed to surgical treatment during pregnancy (OXYS­PS) at the age of 3 mo. …”
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Growth and immune response of Litopenaeus vannamei fed on β-(1, 3) glucan and poly-β hydroxybutyrate by , Sarmin, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Dedi Jusadi, Julie Ekasari

“…Shrimp juvenile at an initial body weight of 2.06±0.03 g was randomly distributed into 12 units of aquaria at a density of 20 shrimps/tank and reared for 42 days. …”
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Echocardiographic evaluation of the size of the main pulmonary artery and right pulmonary artery in dogs with pulmonary hypertension by Giovanni Grosso, Rosalba Tognetti, Oriol Domenech, Andrea Della Pina, Federica Marchesotti, Valentina Patata, Tommaso Vezzosi

“…The MPA, maximum and minimum RPA diameter were normalized to body weight (MPA_N, RPAmax_N, and RPAmin_N). The MPA was also indexed to the ascending aorta (MPA/AO), while the RPA size was indexed to the aortic annulus (RPAmax/Aod and RPAmin/Aod). …”
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Serum Levels of Lipopolysaccharide and 1,3-β-D-Glucan Refer to the Severity in Patients with Crohn’s Disease by Yanmin Guo, Guangxi Zhou, Chong He, Wenjing Yang, Zhenkun He, Zhanju Liu

“…Moreover, sixteen patients with A-CD received anti-TNF monoclonal antibody therapy (infliximab, IFX) at a dose of 5 mg/kg body weight at weeks 0, 2, and 6, and the levels of LPS and BG were also tested at week 12 after the first intravenous infusion. …”
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Different whole body HIIT protocols do not promote different muscle thickness and functional adaptations among healthy physically active subjects by Alexandre L. Evangelista, Júlio B. B. de Camargo, Roberta L. Rica, Luiz Carlos Carnevali Júnior, Gregg S. Mallett, Valentina Bullo, Marco Bergamin, Stefano Gobbo, Danilo S. Bocalini

“…IntroductionDespite robust evidence on the benefits of high intensity interval training using body weight (WB-HIIT), the effects of different training configurations on morpho-functional adaptations are still unclear. …”
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The potential therapeutic effects of coenzyme Q10 on the sciatic nerve regeneration following short- and long-term injury by Ahmed Omer Mead, Berrin Zuhal Altunkaynak, Süleyman Kaplan

“…For 21 days, the rats in the CoQ10, STI + CoQ10, and LTI + CoQ10 groups were also administered CoQ10 orally at a dose of 10 mg/kg of body weight; the control (Cont) group received no treatment. …”
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Nutritional Counseling During Chemotherapy Treatment: A Systematic Review of Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy by Shalet James, Alexie Oppermann, Kaitlin M. Schotz, Mackenzie M. Minotti, Gautam G. Rao, Ian R. Kleckner, Brenton J. Baguley, Amber S. Kleckner

“…Many studies showed between-group differences favoring the intervention group for body weight (8/24, gain or loss, according to goals), nutritional status (8/9), quality of life (3/10 without and 6/9 with exercise), cancer-related fatigue (7/10), chemotherapy tolerance (6/11), and treatment responses (3/13). …”
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Bilateral Phacoemulsification in an African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) by Anthony J. Cerreta, Richard J. McMullen Jr, Heather E. Scott, Jennifer D. Ringenberg, Julie E. Hempstead, Ryan S. DeVoe, Michael R. Loomis, Larry J. Minter

“…Four years after surgery, menace response, palpebral reflex, dazzle reflex, and pupillary light reflexes were present in both eyes. Body weight was 5,515 kg, 88kg more than at the time of the second surgery. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status of Patients on Haemodialysis Maintenance Therapy in a Country of Sub-Saharan Africa by Nyangi A. Gityamwi, Kathryn H. Hart, Barbara Engel

“…Inadequacies in protein and energy intake and dialysis clearance (URR) increased with the increase in body weight/BMI and other specific components (MAMC and FMI). …”
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Calculated plasma volume status in hemodialysis patients by Qiankun Zhang, Hang Fang, Lie Jin

“…Background Plasma volume (PV) calculated from hematocrit and body weight has applications in cardiovascular disease. …”
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Enhanced precise therapy of ROS-sensitive dual-layer shell nanoparticles loading quercetin on DSS-induced ulcerative colitis mice by Yang Bai, Danling Jiang, Boda Wu, Jiao Peng, Ji Wang, Yuhui Chen, Xi Li

“…This was evidenced by a significant increase in body weight, a reduction in occult blood in the feces, and a recovery of the crypt structure. …”
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Comparative impact of synthetic and natural animal-derived carotenoids on growth, feed utilization, and pigment enhancement in Amphiprion ocellaris by Dung Van Tran, Trang Le Thi Tran, Nam Xuan Doan, Thanh Trung Dang, Nhan Thai Hua, Hung Quoc Pham

“…Juvenile specimens (3.14 ± 0.02 cm in total length and 0.54 ± 0.02 g in body weight) were subjected to five carotenoid-enriched diets, each supplemented with an identical dosage of 250 mg/kg of feed, in addition to a control group without supplementation. …”
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Review Analysis of the Association between the Prevalence of Activated Brown Adipose Tissue and Outdoor Temperature by Yung-Cheng Huang, Chien-Chin Hsu, Pei-Wen Wang, Yen-Hsiang Chang, Tai-Been Chen, Bi-Fang Lee, Nan-Tsing Chiu

“…Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is important for regulating body weight. Environmental temperature influences BAT activation. …”
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The collaborative cross mouse for studying the effect of host genetic background on memory impairments due to obesity and diabetes by Avia Paz, Kareem Midlej, Osayd Zohud, Iqbal M. Lone, Fuad A. Iraqi

“…CC037 line exhibited a substantial increase in body weight on HFD, whereas line CC005 exhibited differing responses based on sex. …”
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FEATURES OF PREGNANCY, OBSTETRIC AND PERINATAL OUTCOMES DURING THE MANIFESTATION OF COVID-19 OF VARYING SEVERITY IN THE 1ST TRIMESTER OF GESTATION by Людмила Станиславовна Ищенко, Екатерина Евгеньевна Воропаева, Элла Алексеевна Казачкова, Евгений Леонидович Казачков, Татьяна Николаевна Шамаева, Елена Романовна Вейсенборн, Юлия Сергеевна Ищенко

“…Newborns have a statistically significantly lower body weight at birth. Conclusion. The period of manifestation of COVID-19 in the first trimester of pregnancy, even with a mild infection, is associated with a high frequency of spontaneous miscarriage (statistically significantly more often in the form of a missed miscarriage). …”
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Professional Baseball Player Type and Geographic Region of Origin Impacts Shoulder External and Internal Rotation Strength by Lori A. Michener, Adam J. Barrack, Bernard Y. Liebeskind, Ryan J. Zerega, Jonathan C. Sum, Ryan L. Crotin, Hillary A. Plummer

“…Strength was normalized to body weight, and compared using t-tests between player type and geographic area of origin (p \< 0.05)…”
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