Problematic mukbang watching and its relationship to disordered eating and internet addiction: a pilot study among emerging adult mukbang watchers

Internet technology has facilitated the use of a wide variety of different activities and applications in online contexts. One such activity is watching mukbang (i.e., watching videos of “eating broadcasts” where someone eats a large amount of food while interacting with viewers). In the present study, the relationship of problematic mukbang watching with disordered eating and internet addiction was examined. Participants were 140 emerging adults who watched mukbang at least once in the past 30 days (66% female; Mage = 21.66, SD = 1.88, range = 19–29 years). Structural equation modeling indicated that problematic mukbang watching was positively associated with both disordered eating and internet addiction. The present study is the first to explore the predictive role of problematic mukbang watching on adverse consequences, and suggests that mukbang watching may be problematic for a minority of emerging adults and that problematic mukbang watching warrants further examination of its impact on mental health and wellbeing

The use of oregano essential oil and enzyme mixture in corn-soybean meal based diets of broiler chicks

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of the dietary oregano essential oil (OEO) with or without enzyme (ENZY) supplementation on the growth performance, digestive enzymes' activity, nutrient digestibility, lipid metabolism and immune response of broilers until to 21 d. The diets were supplemented with: no OEO or ENZY, 1 g/kg of the ENZY, 250 mg/kg of the OEO, 250 mg/kg of the OEO plus 1 g/kg of the ENZY, 500 mg/kg of the OEO, 500 mg/kg of the OEO plus 1 g/kg of the ENZY

The use of oregano essential oil and enzyme mixture in corn-soybean meal based diets of broiler chicks

WOS: 000343726100001This study was conducted to investigate the effects of the dietary oregano essential oil (OEO) with or without enzyme (ENZY) supplementation on the growth performance, digestive enzymes' activity, nutrient digestibility, lipid metabolism and immune response of broilers until to 21 d. The diets were supplemented with: no OEO or ENZY, 1 g/kg of the ENZY, 250 mg/kg of the OEO, 250 mg/kg of the OEO plus 1 g/kg of the ENZY, 500 mg/kg of the OEO, 500 mg/kg of the OEO plus 1 g/kg of the ENZY. The OEO supplementation at the level of 250 mg/kg significantly increased body weight gain during d 7 to 14 and d 0 to 21 and improved feed conversion ratio during only d 7 and 14. Supplementation of OEO at the both levels also increased feed intake, on the other hand, worsened feed conversion ratio, during d 14 to 21. The dietary ENZY supplementation alone significantly improved the BWG and FCR only at the period of 0 and 7 d. The OEO supplementation at the both levels significantly increased amylase activity at d 7 and chymotrypsin activity at d 14, the relative weights of pancreas and B. fabricius of broilers at d 21. On the other hand, OEO only at the 250 mg/kg level or ENZY supplementation significantly improved the faecal crude protein digestibility compared to the unsupplemented diet. Serum IgG and IgM levels and the antibody titres to NDV were significantly increased by OEO supplementation at the both levels. No interaction between OEO and ENZY were observed for all parameters. As a result, it can be said that the OEO supplementation alone at 250 mg/kg to corn-soybean meal based diet was neccessary to significantly improve the BWG and FCR and antibody titres to NDV for the first weeks of broilers. The positive effect of OEO was pronounced during the starter phase.Scientific Research Projects Committee at Ege UniversityEge University [2005-ZRF-060]; Scientific and Technological Research Council of TurkeyTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [TOVAG-106O249]This study was funded by the Scientific Research Projects Committee at Ege University (project number 2005-ZRF-060) and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (project number TOVAG-106O249). We wish to thank Turer Agriculture Ltd. Company for supplying oregano essential oil, Orba Biochemistry Inc. Company for supplying enzyme mixture, and Keskinoglu group for providing animal and feed materials in this study

Are eating behaviors related with by body mass index, gender and age?

The present study was carried out with parents of 520 healthy children between the ages of 2-12 and their parents who were referred to the diet polyclinic of a hospital in Ankara. The data were collected through personal interviews. The interviews included identifying the characteristics of the child and his/her parents, anthropometric measurements, questions investigating eating status, and the Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire. According to the body mass index-Z scores, there were differences between subgroups of food responsiveness, emotional overeating, enjoyment of food, food fussiness, and slowness in eating. The gender-based desire to drink score was, on average, higher in boys. No gender-based differences were found in other subgroups, whereas the scores in the food fussiness and slowness in eating and emotional undereating were higher in the preschool group when analyzed by age. In conclusion, eating behaviors of overweight and obese children differ from those of normal and underweight children. © 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis

The use of oregano essential oil and enzyme mixture in corn-soybean meal based diets of broiler chicks [Verwendung von essentiellen Ölen aus oregano und einer enzymmischung in Mais-Soja-Rationen für Masthühner]

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of the dietary oregano essential oil (OEO) with or without enzyme (ENZY) supplementation on the growth performance, digestive enzymes’ activity, nutrient digestibility, lipid metabolism and immune response of broilers until to 21 d. The diets were supplemented with: no OEO or ENZY, 1 g/kg of the ENZY, 250 mg/kg of the OEO, 250 mg/kg of the OEO plus 1 g/kg of the ENZY, 500 mg/kg of the OEO, 500 mg/kg of the OEO plus 1 g/kg of the ENZY.The OEO supplementation at the level of 250 mg/kg significantly increased body weight gain during d 7 to 14 and d 0 to 21 and improved feed conversion ratio during only d 7 and 14. Supplementation of OEO at the both levels also increased feed intake, on the other hand, worsened feed conversion ratio, during d 14 to 21. The dietary ENZY supplementation alone significantly improved the BWG and FCR only at the period of 0 and 7 d. The OEO supplementation at the both levels significantly increased amylase activity at d 7 and chymotrypsin activity at d 14, the relative weights of pancreas and B. fabricius of broilers at d 21. On the other hand, OEO only at the 250 mg/kg level or ENZY supplementation significantly improved the faecal crude protein digestibility compared to the unsupplemented diet. Serum IgG and IgM levels and the antibody titres to NDV were significantly increased by OEO supplementation at the both levels. No interaction between OEO and ENZY were observed for all parameters. As a result, it can be said that the OEO supplementation alone at 250 mg/kg to corn-soybean meal based diet was neccessary to significantly improve the BWG and FCR and antibody titres to NDV for the first weeks of broilers. The positive effect of OEO was pronounced during the starter phase. © Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart

The association of anthropometric measurements and lipid profiles in Turkish hypertensive adults

Background: Few studies have associated anthropometric measurements and lipid profile with hypertension in adult populations and to the best of our knowledge none has been done in Turkey Objectives: To relate anthropometric derivatives of overweight/obesity with hyperlipidemia status in a group of Turkish hypertensive adults. Methods: Six hundred forty nine (307 male, 342 female) hypertensive adults aged between 20 and 64 yearswere included in the study. Results: The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) of participants were measured as 147.6±17.2 and 91.4±10.4 mmHg for males and 149.9±16.3 and 91.1±9.4 mmHg for females, respectively. With respect to BMI classification systolic BP was significantly higher in obese males and females, and diastolic BP was only higher in obese females (p<0.05). According to BMIs for lipid profile, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), total cholesterol (TC) levels were found to be lower in normal females than other BMI groups. Age and waist circumference (WC) in particular was the most related factor for systolic and diastolic BP in both genders (p<0.05). Conclusions: This study indicates most hypertensive adults surveyed were overweight and obese. Furthermore, age and WC were the important factors that affects the systolic and diastolic BP in both genders

Apoptotic effects of methotrexate-loaded nanoparticles in prostate cancer LNCaP cell line

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