High dietary protein decreases fat deposition induced by high-fat and high-sucrose diet in rats

ABSTRACT: High-protein diets are known to reduce adiposity in the context of high carbohydrate and Western diets. However, few studies have investigated the specific high-protein effect on lipogenesis induced by a high-sucrose (HS) diet or fat deposition induced by high-fat feeding. We aimed to determine the effects of high protein intake on the development of fat deposition and partitioning in response to high-fat and/or HS feeding. A total of thirty adult male Wistar rats were assigned to one of the six dietary regimens with low and high protein, sucrose and fat contents for 5 weeks. Body weight (BW) and food intake were measured weekly. Oral glucose tolerance tests and meal tolerance tests were performed after 4th and 5th weeks of the regimen, respectively. At the end of the study, the rats were

ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus

SUBMITTER: Guido Hooiveld 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-47570 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress