DIETARY SELF-SELECTION AND THE ZUCKER RAT
DIETARY SELF-SELECTION AND THE ZUCKER RAT
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DOI:
10.1093/jn/112.4.796
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
STERN, JS
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作者:
CASTONGUAY, TW;HARTMAN, WJ;STERN, JS
Impaired protein deposition may be a critical factor promoting the hyperphagia of the obese Zucker rat. The selection patterns of adult, male, genetically obese (fa/fa) and lean (Fa/-) Zucker rats were studied to determine if obese rats would select a diet that was higher in protein than the diet selected by lean littermates. Rats were provided ad lib access to 3 macronutrient sources and were allowed to compose their own diets for 9 days. The 3 dietary items were: a vitamin + mineral-supplemented carbohydrate source (cornstarch), a vitamin + mineral-supplemented protein source (casein) and commercially available corn oil. Obese rats ate 43% more calories than lean littermates. Obese rats selected a diet that provided 12% of their total caloric intake as protein, 24% as carbohydrate and 64% as fat. Lean rats selected a diet that provided 33% of their total caloric intake as protein, 37% as carbohydrate and 30% as fat. These selection data are not consistent with the hypothesized importance of the role of dietary protein and its incorporation into lean body mass as a stimulus promoting the hyperphagia demonstrated by the genetically obese Zucker rat.