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Table 1 Nutrient composition of the high fat* semi-purified diets† (g/kg)

From: Bio F1B hamster: a unique animal model with reduced lipoprotein lipase activity to investigate nutrient mediated regulation of lipoprotein metabolism

Diet

Fish Oil

MUFA

N6:N3

Casein

200

200

200

DL-Methionine

3

3

3

Sucrose

305

305

305

Maize Starch

190

190

190

Vitamin mix‡

11

11

11

Mineral mix‡

40

40

40

Fibre§

50

50

50

Fat

200

200

200

Cholesterol

2.5

2.5

2.5

  1. * Semi-purified diet designed for a 200 g/kg fat level.
  2. † Diet ingredients from ICN Biomedicals, Aurora, OH, USA.
  3. ‡Supplied in quantities adequate to meet nutritional requirements (National Research Council, 1995).
  4. § Supplied as Alphacel non-nutritive bulk (ICN Biomedicals, Aurora, OH, USA). MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid rich diet