Examination of weight status and dietary behaviors of middle school students in Kentucky.

Objective: There is growing interest in understanding the roles that fruit, vegetable, milk, breakfast, and soft drink consumption play in relation to adolescents' weight status. This study examines the relationship between weight status and dietary practices of middle school students.

Design: This study consists of secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey given to 4,049 middle school students in central Kentucky.

Effect of squalene and shark liver oil on serum cholesterol level in hamsters.

Squalene (SQ) and shark liver oil (SLO) are popularly sold as health supplements. The present study was designed to test the hypercholesterolemic activities of pure SQ and SLO in hamsters. SQ was supplemented in diets at the levels of 0.