Sentences with phrase «initial body weight»

All subjects reported decreased appetite and the overall average weight loss was 3.6 percent of initial body weight and an average decline of nearly 14 percent of the excess BMI.

The identical amount of weight was lost by both groups, about 13 % of initial body weight.

Greater rise in fat oxidation with medium - chain triglyceride consumption relative to long - chain triglyceride is associated with lower initial body weight: Substituting dietary long chain triglycerides (e.g., soybean oil, safflower oil, canola oil) for medium chain triglycerides can help prevent weight gain and in some cases help reduce excess weight.

For weight loss, the following scores were assigned: 0 for no weight loss, 1 if 5 % loss, 2 for 5 % — 10 % loss, 3 for 10 % — 15 % loss, 4 for 15 % — 20 % loss, and 5 for > 20 % loss in initial body weight.

Percentage of initial body weight is plotted, and the number of surviving mice is shown in the lower right of each plot.

In the study, approximately one third of the untreated partners lost 3 percent or more of their initial body weight after six months despite not participating in any active intervention.

Of the 1,979 overweight and obese participants, 278 (14 %) lost at least 5 % of their initial body weight with a mean weight loss of 6.8 kg per person.

In a study of 1,979 overweight and obese adults in the UK, people who lost 5 % or more of their initial body weight over four years showed significant changes in markers of physical health, but were more likely to report depressed mood than those who stayed within 5 % of their original weight.

Percentage of initial body weight (left) and survival curves (right) are plotted.

Body weight changes were registered daily for a period of 14 d. All mice that lost > 25 % of their initial body weight were sacrificed according to the institutional animal care and use committee guidelines.

The changes occurred regardless of the women's initial body weight or whether they developed gestational diabetes.

(B) Mean percentage initial body weight of recipients transplanted as in (A) over the first 50 d. (C) Recipient mice were assessed weekly for clinical severity of GVHD; clinical scores are shown.

In an editorial accompanying the study, three New England Journal of Medicine editors suggest that the heart risk associated with Meridia is not justified by the weight loss seen in the study — about 9.5 pounds (or 4.5 % of initial body weight) after one year, on average.»

According to the Newcastle research team, it seems entirely plausible that losing that 1 gram of triacylglycerol stored in the pancreas of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus, regardless of the initial body weight or the method how the weight loss was achieved, is crucial in reversing the type 2 diabetes.

In laymen's terms, this means they all lost about the same amount of fat 8 weeks after the surgery — about 13 percent from their initial body weight.

After 15 years, the people who underwent surgery had lost 16 % of their initial body weight, on average, while those who didn't have surgery maintained roughly the same weight.

Participants in our program lose an average of five percent of their initial body weight — often more.

Male cats gained more weight (54 vs. 39 % body weight) and were significantly heavier after weight gain than female cats (7.26 vs. 5.69 kg), although their initial body weights were not significantly different (4.78 vs. 4.12 kg)(27).

Kale Chips was placed on a weight loss program and lost 41 pounds, nearly half his initial body weight.