Abstract
Effects of dietary fats and carbohydrates on lipid metabolism in rats were studied. Male and female 4-week-old rats were divided into 8 groups and fed 4 fat-carbohydrate combinations (beef tallow or safflower oil, each with either sucrose or rice starch). After 4 weeks, animals were killed by exsanguination through the abdominal aorta and livers were removed. Plasma and liver cholesterol and phospholipids were determined qualitatively and quantitatively. Liver moisture, protein, and lipid and the fatty acid composition of the total liver lipid were determined quantitatively. Variations in growth, food efficiency, and lipid metabolism, particularly as manifested by the fatty acid composition of the liver lipid, were apparent between males and females and among groups of each sex as a result of dietary treatment.
Recommended Citation
Fitch, Marjorie Ellen
(1976)
"Influence of Dietary Fats and Carbohydrates on Lipid Metabolism in Male and Female Rats,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 30, Article 15.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol30/iss1/15
