Some metabolic effects on lactating rats of a low-energy diet restricted in good-quality protein

• Published in: British journal of nutrition Vol. 96; no. 4; pp. 667 - 673
• Main Authors: Ayala, María del Rosario, Racotta, Radu, Hernández-Montes, Homero, Quevedo, Lucía
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2006
• Subjects: Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Body weight; Body Weight - physiology; Calorimetry, Indirect - methods; Carbohydrates; Diet; Dietary Proteins - administration & dosage; Energy; Energy Intake - physiology; Energy Metabolism - physiology; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Females; Fetuses; Food; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gluten; Lactation; Lactation - physiology; Metabolism; Milk production; Newborn babies; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Proteins; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Respiratory Mechanics - physiology; Respiratory quotient; Resting energy expenditure; Restricted diet; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Mexico; Respiratory quotient; Lactation; Restricted diet; Resting energy expenditure; Rat; Rodentia; Restricted diet: Lactation: Resting energy expenditure: Respiratory quotient; Protein; Feeding; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Energy; Energetic cost; Low; Animal; Quality

Adult female Sprague–Dawley rats were fed ad libitum during pregnancy and lactation a control diet (CD; 16·1 kJ/g) or a low-energy diet with wheat gluten as the main protein source (LED; 13·3 kJ/g). Body weight, food intake, resting energy expenditure, respiratory quotient and substrate use by the m...