What's the difference between overfed and overfeed?

Overfed


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Overfeed

Example Sentences:

  • (1) After 3 and 6 months exposure to metallic nickel the macrophages were 'overfed' and inactive.
  • (2) After base line records were made, each sheep was overfed with 70 g of grain per kilogram of body weight.
  • (3) The many parallels in acetaminophen disposition shared with the obese human show the overfed rat to be a promising model for metabolic and physiologic changes associated with human obesity.
  • (4) Hepatic palmitate oxidation was depressed and esterification increased in all overfed rats.
  • (5) Neonatal rats were underfed or overfed and then, at weaning, placed on a normal diet and allowed to mature.
  • (6) A comparison between the overfed mice and those fasted for 48 hours revealed that the fasted normal controls showed significantly lower core temperatures and significantly decreased NE turnover in the IBAT and heart as compared with the overfed normal controls, while no significant differences were observed between overfed and fasting obese mice in core temperature or NE turnover.
  • (7) As early as 10 days of age, plasma triglyceride levels were increased in overfed pups as compared to the controls and, in these animals, the adipose tissue was overdeveloped, mainly due to fat cell hypertrophy.
  • (8) But maximum VO2 in response to cold, when brown fat is turned on maximally, was significantly reduced in the lipectomized overfed pups compared with sham-operated overfed littermates.
  • (9) Thirteen adult females and two males were overfed a total of 79-159 MJ (19,000-38,000 kcal) during a 3-week period at the Clinical Research Center, Rochester.
  • (10) Body condition scoring and beta-hydroxybutyrate estimation confirmed that ewes in these flocks were overfed.
  • (11) As early as 10 d of age, overfed rats became fatter than controls, and showed an increase in both plasma insulin and triacylglycerol levels.
  • (12) Newborn baboons were fed Similac formulas with caloric densities of 40.5 kcal (underfed), 67.5 kcal (fed normally), and 94.5 kcal (overfed) per 100 g formula.
  • (13) Undernutrition and overnutrition during the suckling period -- achieved by adjusting the number of infant rats per litter to 4, 8 and 14 -- resulted in a decrease in the plasma corticosterone level and in corticosterone production by the adrenals in vitro in overfed animals at the age of 30, 180 and 300--360 days.
  • (14) Heavy-breed (HB) chicks differed from light-breed (LB) ones in their propensity to be overfed.
  • (15) It was found that 11 of 12 characteristics that control or influence drug clearance and volume of drug distribution in obese humans were qualitatively reproduced in the obese overfed rat.
  • (16) Males who were artificially overfed during neonatal life also showed significantly decreased school achievements and significantly decreased learning capacity in adolescence as compared to males with normal weight development in neonatal life.
  • (17) Perhaps of greatest significance were changes in hepatic cytochrome P-450, which increased in proportion to total body mass in the obese overfed rat but remain unchanged in the Zucker rat.
  • (18) A review of studies done on human subjects who were overfed under controlled conditions for periods ranging from 2 to 12 wk shows that the energy cost of induced weight gain is a function of initial body weight and of lean body mass, body fat, and percent body fat.
  • (19) The cell number in the stroma vascular fraction increased in the overfed group as early as 10 days of age and thus preceded the onset of mature fat cell hyperplasia.
  • (20) beta-Subunit autophosphorylation was significantly decreased in both obese models relative to that in controls (72% in the obese ZFR and 49% in the overfed Sprague-Dawley model).

Overfeed


Definition:

  • (v. t. & i.) To feed to excess; to surfeit.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Care should be taken not to overfeed infants when feeding home-prepared baby foods.
  • (2) Increased peptide YY activity may contribute to a drive to overfeed in normal-weight bulimic patients.
  • (3) By the jetty, friendly Café Janoca (meals from €15) will overfeed you with pleasure.
  • (4) It may depends on the more efficient adaptational mechanism connected with metabolism which are acting in the course of overfeed in the period of growth and development.
  • (5) Within the normal range of energy fed to beef bulls from weaning to the beginning of the breeding season as yearlings, it may be more likely to underfeed breeds of large mature size than to overfeed British breeds.
  • (6) However, the temptation to overfeed those patients must be recognized, as that practice may lead to increased morbidity.
  • (7) The following are some of the key elements to successful rearing of the orphaned puppies and kittens: Do not overfeed, especially during the first several days, to allow for adaptation to the milk replacer.

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