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High efficiency of energy utilization in ‘cafeteria’- and force-fed rats kept at 29°

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

H. Gillian Barr  and
K. J. Mccracken
H. Gillian Barr
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX
K. J. Mccracken
Affiliation:
Agricultural and Food Chemistry Research Division, Department of Agriculture, Northern Ireland and The Queen's University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX
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1. Male, Sprague-Dawley (Charles-River) rats, of initial weight 272 g, were given a powdered stock diet (T1) ad lib. force-fed a synthetic diet (T2) or offered a range of palatable foods in conjunction with the powdered stock diet (T3) or a similar diet supplemented with certain minerals and vitamins (T4).

2. Metabolizable energy (ME) intake (kJ/d) averaged 303, 453, 402 and 383 for T1, T2, T3 and T4 respectively and corresponding weight gains were 5.5, 6.9, 8.2 and 7.9 g/d and were significantly different (P < 0.001).

3. The intakes of T3 and T4 rats ranged from 10 to 60% above the mean value for T1.

4. Crude protein (CP; nitrogen × 6.25) retentions were similar for T1, T3 and T4 rats and significantly lower (P < 0.01) for T2 rats. Fat retentions were 1.1, 4.1, 2.9 and 2.4 g/d for T1 to T4 respectively (P < 0.001).

5. The energy contents of the gain (MJ/kg) were 12.7, 26.0, 16.7 and 14.9 for T1 to T4 respectively (P < 0.001) and energy retentions (kJ/d) were 70, 179, 139 and 117 respectively (P < 0.001).

6. A linear regression of energy retention (ER) on ME yielded a slope of 0.78 and a mean energy requirement for zero balance of 510 kJ/kg body-weight0.75.

7. These results are in conflict with reports of ‘diet-induced thermogenesis’ in ‘cafeteria’-fed rats.

Type
Papers of direct relevance to Clinical and Human Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , May 1984 , pp. 379 - 387
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1984

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