1. A group of rats were given ad lib. a diet with a protein-energy: total energy (P: E) value of 0.03. Other animals received the same protein intake (g/kg body-weight per d) as this group, but had their energy consumption reduced lo either 90, 80. 70, 60 or SO% of the ad lib. value. 2. The restricted growth rate of rats fed on the P:E -0.03 diet ad lib. has been shown to be due entirely to the...

1. A group of rats were given ad lib, a diet with a protein-energy: total energy (P:E) value of 0 . 03. Other animals received the same protein intake (g/kg body-weight per d) as this group, but had their energy consumption reduced to either 90, 80, 70, 60 or 50% of the ad lib. value. 2. The restricted growth rate of rats fed on the P:E--0 . 03 diet ad lib. has been shown to be due entirely to ...

The most popular and successful way to maintain a healthy body is have rich balanced diet combined with physical exercise. Since the dilemma was proposed, several works in literature suggested calculating that respects nutritional needs of each person. In Caloric-Restricted Diet Problem (CRDP), goal find reduced-calorie meets these needs, enabling weight loss. This paper proposes an Island-Base...

Introduction and purpose: There are many reasons why patients with specific health disorders, as well people in good health, decide to follow special diets. Often their choice falls on dietary models that include limited carbohydrate intake. The most popular this area low-carbohydrate high-protein diets, which have a significant impact metabolism, making them of particular interest excessive bo...

Evidence is accumulating that diets with reduced carbohydrates and increased levels of high quality protein are effective for weight loss. These diets appear to provide a metabolic advantage during restricted energy intake that targets increased loss of body fat while reducing loss of lean tissue and stabilizing regulations of blood glucose. We have proposed that the branched-chain amino acid l...

A ketogenic diet suppresses seizure activity in children and in juvenile rats. To investigate whether alteration in brain IGF activity could be involved in the beneficial effects of the ketogenic diet, we examined the effects of this diet on IGF system gene expression in the rat brain. Juvenile rats were fed one of three different diets for 7 d: ad libitum standard rat chow (AL-Std), calorie-re...

The opioid receptor antagonist naloxone decreases consumption of high-sucrose diets but does not reduce cornstarch diet intake in energy-restricted rats. Sucrose-fed rats eat at a much higher rate, consuming more food than cornstarch-fed rats. We examined meal microstructure using an automated weighing system in food-restricted rats eating either a high-sucrose or high-cornstarch diet. Sucrose-...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this experiment was to investigate the effect of dietary β-mannanase on productive performance, egg quality, and utilization of dietary energy and nutrients in aged laying hens raised under hot climatic conditions. METHODS A total of 320 84-wk-old Hy-line Brown aged laying hens were allotted to one of four treatments with eight replicates in a completely randomized ...