The Sex Dependent and Independent Effects of Dietary Whey Proteins Are Passed from the Mother to the Offspring.

ABSTRACT:

Scope

The study assesses the metabolic impact of dietary whey proteins across generations.

Method and results

Virgin females are fed 20% energy whey proteins with 70% energy carbohydrates, which reduces body weight gain and visceral adipose compared to controls fed dietary casein. In contrast, the males are unresponsive. The effect is accentuated in reproductive females that also have reduced plasma levels of glucose. The responsive females have increased cecal levels of pyruvic and lactic acid, suggesting a greater catabolism of carbohydrates in the gut. While the male and female offspring born to mothers on whey proteins continue to reduce body weight gain, the female offspring further decreases the visceral and subcutaneous tissues and increases the gut capacity to breakd

SUBMITTER: Nilaweera KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653169 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature