December 2013

Resting and activity-related energy expenditure:Do formerly overweight women differ from their ever-lean counterparts?

Weight loss relapse is common in reduced-overweight and reduced-obese persons. It is unclear whether adaptations in resting metabolism and activity-related thermogenesis may result in energy-sparing, thereby contributing to weight regain. We compared resting and daily activity-related energy expenditure in formerly overweight women (maintaining weight losses of ≥ 5%) to normal-weight, weight-stable...

Author(s): David John Hume, Jacolene Kroff and Estelle Victoria Lambert

December 2013

In vivo evaluation of antidiarrhoeal activity of the leaves of Azima tetracantha Linn

The aqueous crude extract of the leaves of Azima tetracantha was studied for its phytochemical constituents and antidiarrhoeal activity using castor oil-induced diarrhoea and castor oil-induced enteropooling in rats. The phytochemical studies of the aqueous extract revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and saponins. The extract showed significant (p < 0.001) protection against castor oil-induced...

Author(s): V. Hazeena Begum, M. Dhanalakshmi and P. Muthukumaran