Interaction effect between overweight/obesity and alcohol consumption on hypertension risk in China: a longitudinal study by Xiaoqin Wang, Zhaozhao Hui, Jiaru Sun, Paul D Terry, Xiaohan Ren, Shuangyan Lei, Caihua Wang, Mingxu Wang

“…Additive interactions were observed between high BMI and drinking in men (relative excess risk due to interaction=1.75, 95% CI 0.85 to 2.65, attributable proportion due to interaction=0.56, 95% CI 0.36 to 0.76, synergy index=6.43, 95% CI 1.02 to 28.84).Conclusions Measures of body weight and size, particularly BMI and WC, appear to interact synergistically with alcohol consumption to increase the risk of hypertension in the Chinese population. …”
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Allium cepa L. as a natural antioxidant: Its efficacy in combating heat stress-induced physiological alterations by Ayobami O. Sobanke, Afusat Aiyeola, Frances I. Okwuonu, Wuraola S. Nnaemeka, Jeremiah C. Ndubuisi, Franklin I. Udeoji, Jane N. Adiele

“…Rats were exposed to 38–39 °C for 2 h each day for three weeks to induce HS while 1.0 ml/100 g body weight of ethanolic extract of AC was administered orally for three weeks. …”
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Perbedaan Profil Lipid pada Akseptor Depo Medroksi Progesteron Asetat dengan Implant Levonorgestrel di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Air Tawar Padang Tahun 2014 by Rafika Oktova, Desmiwarti ., Arni Amir

“…<br />Kata kunci: profil lipid, depo medroksiprogesteron asetat, implant levonorgestrel</p><p>Abstract<br />Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Levonorgestrel Implants are synthetic progestine hormonal contraceptives that have side effect in body weight and lipid metabolism. The objective of this study was to determine the differences of lipid profile between acceptors Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Levonorgestrel Implants. …”
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Akkermansia muciniphila-directed polyphenol chlorogenic acid intervention for obesity in mice by Xiaoxiang Gao, Chenbo Yue, Ruocen Tian, Leilei Yu, Fengwei Tian, Jianxin Zhao, Wei Chen, Qixiao Zhai

“…The results showed CGA promoted A. muciniphila growth, and we expectedly found that CGA suppressed the augment in body weight of mice, significantly attenuated adipose tissue abnormality, provided liver protection and improved gut barrier integrity. …”
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The Effects of Body Acupuncture on Obesity: Anthropometric Parameters, Lipid Profile, and Inflammatory and Immunologic Markers by Hamid Abdi, Baixiao Zhao, Mahsa Darbandi, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Shima Tavallaie, Amir Ali Rahsepar, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Parizadeh, Mohammad Safariyan, Mohsen Nemati, Maryam Mohammadi, Parisa Abbasi-Parizad, Sara Darbandi, Saeed Akhlaghi, Gordon A. A. Ferns

“…A randomized controlled clinical trial in 196 obese subjects was performed to examine the effectiveness of body acupuncture on body weight loss, lipid profile and immunogenic and inflammatory markers. …”
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Pilates exercise in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuxuan Li, Heran Lu, Liuwei Zhang, Yijia Ren, Xiaotong Dai, Lin Lin

“…Among these, 3 studies exhibited a low risk of bias, while 8 studies presented an unclear risk of bias. (2) The meta-analysis results indicated that Pilates exercise resulted in non-significant changes in the Body Mass Index (BMI) of pregnant women (SMD 0.02; 95% CI, -0.27 to 0.31; P = 0.887), the body weight of pregnant women (SMD 0.25; 95% CI, -0.52 to 1.02; P = 0.519), the mode of delivery (RR 1.41; 95% CI, 0.95 to 2.09; P = 0.093), and the Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels of pregnant women (SMD − 1.182; 95% CI, -2.443 to 0.079; P = 0.066). …”
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Leverage of lysozyme dietary supplementation on gut health, hematological, antioxidant, and immune parameters in different plumage-colors Japanese quails by Ibrahim A. Elkhaiat, Seham El-Kassas, Safaa E Abdo, Karima El-Naggar, Haitham K. Shalaby, Reyad Y. Nofal, Mayada R. Farag, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Antonia Lestingi

“…Different LZ treatments differentially modulated the quail's growth performance with significant increases in the final body weight of white-feathered quails fed the NLZ1 compared to other treatments. …”
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Naringin prevents heart mitochondria dysfunction during diabetic cardiomyopathy in rats by Ilya Zavodnik, Tatsiana A. Kavalenia, Siarhei N. Kirko, Elena B. Belonovskaya, Irina A. Kuzmitskaya, Yulia V. Eroshenko, Elena A. Lapshina, Vyacheslav U. Buko

“…The naringin treatment (40 mg/kg of the body weight, 4 weeks) partially recovered impaired cardiac mitochondria respiration, decreased spontaneous and increased Ca2+-induced MPT pore opening, improved pancreatic islets morphology and dystrophic changes, lowered glycated hemoglobin and blood plasma urea, and decreased the oxidative stress level with glucose or insulin concentrations remaining unchanged in diabetic animals. …”
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Assessment of the hypoglycemic effect of Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H. Rob. and its dual impact on uterine contraction in gestational diabetic rats by Sasitorn Kerdsuknirund, Arreeya Kosinan, Panida Khunkaewla, Pakanit Kupittayanant, Pattama Tongdee, Porntip Nimkuntod, Susan Wray, Sajeera Kupittayanant

“…Maternal evaluations included body weight, gravid uterine weight, and biochemical assays for serum glucose, insulin, lipids, and liver enzymes. …”
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Effects of chronic exposure of specific water quality parameters in poultry drinking water on dietary amino acid digestibility and early broiler performance by Rabin Raut, Biswajit Kumar Biswas, Thyneice Taylor-Bowden, Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Bharat Pokharel, Tom Tabler, Samuel N. Nahashon, Pramir Maharjan

“…Water consumption, body weight gain (BWG), feed consumption, feed conversion ratio (FCR), water: feed, and amino acid digestibility were measured. …”
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<i>In Vitro</i> and <i>In Vivo</i> Interventions Reveal the Health Benefits of Levan-Type Exopolysaccharide Produced by a Fish Gut Isolate <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> FW2 by Waqar Ahmad, Anam Nasir, Satya Prakash, Azam Hayat, Mujaddad ur Rehman, Shazia Khaliq, Kalsoom Akhtar, Munir Ahmad Anwar, Nayla Munawar

“…In the in vivo experiments, mice fed with levan-supplemented feed exhibited low body weight gain, blood glucose, and serum cholesterol levels compared to the control group. …”
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Feeding with Artificial Feed on Sand Goby, Oxyeleotris marmorata (Blkr.), Fry by Agus Oman Sudrajat, Irzal Effendi

“…The fish were fed of 7% (dry weight based) of body weight in three time of feeding (10:00, 14:00, 18:00 WIB), 30, 30, 40% total feed/day respectively. …”
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Olivetol’s Effects on Metabolic State and Gut Microbiota Functionality in Mouse Models of Alimentary Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and 2, and Hypercholesterolemia by Anastasia A. Zabolotneva, Katerina E. Popruga, Valentin V. Makarov, Sergei M. Yudin, Andrei M. Gaponov, Sergei A. Roumiantsev, Aleksandr V. Shestopalov

“…Results: According to the results of the study, olivetol caused a lowering of body weight in C57Bl6 mice fed a high-fat diet and in <i>ldlr</i>(−/−) mice, decreased serum glucose levels in <i>db</i>/<i>db</i> mice, improved lipid metabolism in <i>ldlr</i>(−/−) mice, and prevented inflammatory infiltration of the pancreas and loss of insulin secretion in NOD mice. …”
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Multiple low-dose radiation ameliorates type-2 diabetes mellitus via gut microbiota modulation to activate TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway by Lijing Qin, Rongrong Liu, Zhen Jia, Weiqiang Xu, Li Wang, Hongyuan Tian, Xinru Lian, Wen Li, Yali Qi, Huan He, Zhicheng Wang

“…The changes of blood glucose levels, body weight, and the damage of pancreas were measured. …”
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Garlic Powder Evaluation as Feed Additive on Nile Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i> L.) Growth Performance, Feed Utilization, Gill Parasitic Treatment, and Monogenean Diversity by Socorro Marisa Salgado-Moreno, Ranferi Gutiérrez-Leyva, Carlos Alfredo Carmona-Gasca, Sergio Martínez-González, José Carmen Ramírez-Ramírez, Carlos Omar De La Cruz-Moreno, Juan José Fernando Borrayo-González

“…Four balanced diets in protein (32.5%) and lipids (6.4%) with GP inclusion levels of 0%, 1%, 2%, and 3% were formulated, manufactured, and supplied daily at approximately 6.5% body weight/tank. The GP diets, compared to the Control (without GP), indicated that the three inclusion levels did not affect the water quality, survival, growth performance, and feed utilization parameters (<i>p</i> > 0.05). …”
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Daily Feeding of Fructooligosaccharide or Glucomannan Delays Onset of Senescence in SAMP8 Mice by Sadako Nakamura, Naoyuki Kondo, Yoshitake Yamaguchi, Michiru Hashiguchi, Kenichi Tanabe, Chihiro Ushiroda, Miho Kawahashi-Tokuhisa, Katsuyuki Yui, Mana Miyakoda, Tsuneyuki Oku

“…Grading of senescence was conducted using the method developed by Hosokawa, and body weight, dietary intake, and drinking water intake were measured on alternate days. …”
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Concentrations of Blood Serum and Urinal Ellagitannin Metabolites Depend Largely on the Post-Intake Time and Duration of Strawberry Phenolics Ingestion in Rats by Ewa Żary-Sikorska, Monika Kosmala, Joanna Milala, Bartosz Fotschki, Katarzyna Ognik, Jerzy Juśkiewicz

“…The daily dosage of the fraction gavaged to one rat was 20 mg/kg of body weight. The fraction contained monomers and dimers of ellagitannins as well as proanthocyanidins. …”
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Safety and Tolerance of Donor-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Pediatric Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: The MYSTEP1 Study by Steffen Hartleif, Michael Schumm, Michaela Döring, Markus Mezger, Peter Lang, Marc H. Dahlke, Joachim Riethmüller, Alfred Königsrainer, Rupert Handgretinger, Silvio Nadalin, Ekkehard Sturm

“…A dose of 1 × 106 MSCs/kg body weight will be given at two time points: first by intraportal infusion intraoperatively and second by intravenous infusion on postoperative day 2. …”
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Metformin Ameliorates Ulcerative Colitis Through Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Cao R, Jing J, Ma Y, Qi W, Huang X, Zhang C, Lu Z, He J, Wang G, Ma Y, Zhang H

“…Furthermore, in vitro, bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) selected to clarify the role of Met on NLRP3 inflammasome activation and the underlying mechanisms.Results: In vivo, Met could significantly inhibit the development of UC, characterized by decreased DAI, increased body weight and colorectal length, and the repair of damaged tissue. …”
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Resveratrol enhances post-injury muscle regeneration by regulating antioxidant and mitochondrial biogenesis by Xiaoli Qin, Wenjing Niu, Kai Zhao, Yawen Luo, Wenfang Wang, Yang He, Fuyu Yang, Binghai Cao, Min Du, Huawei Su

“…RES treatment significantly increased the ratio of tibialis anterior muscle mass to body weight, alongside reduced fasting glucose levels. …”
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