Table 1.

Shows study exclusion criteria

Some disease and conditions	Some hormons, drug and nutrients
Gastric ulcer	Acetylcholine agonists
Hyperthyroidism	Glucose load
Severe liver disease	Arginine
Chronic renal impairment	GH, GHRH, or GHRH plus
Hemorrhagic stroke	Oxyntomodulin
Subarachnoid hemorrhage	Leptin
Ischemic stroke beyond 48 hours	Testosterone
Chronic obstructive pulmonel disease	Insulin
Congestive heart failure	Urocortin
Hypogonadism	Somatostatin
Cushing’s syndrome	Oestrogen
Polycystic ovarian syndrome	Thyroid hormones
Anorexia or Bulimia nervosa	Glucocorticoids
Fasting and chronic food restriction	Cortistatin
Obesity	Sex steroids
Type 1 DM, Type 2 DM	Oral protein load
Cardiac or cancer related cachexia
Presence of active infection
Recent antineoplastic therapy (chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery)

Abbreviations: DM, Diabetes mellitus; GH, Growth hormone; GHRH, Growth hormone releasing hormone.