Table 6 Food and water intake, body and organ weights, blood glucose and plasma lipids for 20-wk old Nile rats fed chow #5020 ad libitum or restricted to 75% ad libitum for 18 wks (Expt 8)
| Â | Chow 5020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | ad libitum | Restricted to 75% |
CHO:FAT:Prot %en | 57:21:22 | 57:21:22 |
Diet: Kcal/g | 3.75 | 3.75 |
Body weight (g) | Â | Â |
   Initial (age: 20 wks) | 112 ± 20 | 102 ± 8 |
   Final after 13 wks | 119 ± 23 | 110 ± 9 |
   Final after 18 wks | 123 ± 21 | 112 ± 15 |
   gain/day | 0.019 ± 0.007 | 0.020 ± 0.024 |
Food intake (g/d) | 17.4 ± 6.8 | 13.0 ± 3.0 |
   (kcal/d) | 65 ± 25 | 49 ± 11 |
Water intake (ml/d) | 19.9 ± 15.0 | 20.7 ± 14.4 |
Organ weight (%BW) | Â | Â |
   Liver | 4.36 ± 0.98 | 3.40 ± 0.36* |
   Kidneys | 1.01 ± 0.24 | 0.89 ± 0.17 |
   Cecum | 1.86 ± 0.5 | 1.61 ± 0.28 |
   Adipose |  |  |
Perirenal | 1.21 ± 0.54 | 0.91 ± 0.70 |
Epididymal | 2.26 ± 1.06 | 2.35 ± 0.70 |
Inguinal | 1.45 ± 0.39 | 1.15 ± 0.23 |
Omental | 1.09 ± 0.16 | 0.88 ± 0.29 |
Suprascapular (brown fat) | 3.01 ± 1.18 | 1.80 ± 0.74 |
Total (all above) | 9.03 ± 2.21 | 7.10 ± 2.05 |
   Carcass | 68.5 ± 2.86 | 70.0 ± 3.71 |
Body Length | 13.7 ± 0.9 | 13.5 ± 0.4 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 6.5 ± 0.3 | 6.2 ± 0.5 |
LMI (kg/m2) | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 4.3 ± 0.3 |
ipGTT at 18 wk | Â | Â |
0 time | 211 ± 152 | 72 ± 35* |
1 hr | 517 ± 172 | 226 ± 135* |
Blood glucose (15 h fasting), mg/dL | Â | Â |
   Initial | 56 ± 19 | 60 ± 41 |
   After 13 wks | 70 ± 21 | 36 ± 3* |
   Final after 18 wks | 211 ± 152 | 72 ± 35* |
Plasma lipids (terminal) | Â | Â |
   TC (mg/dL) | 169 ± 68 | 115 ± 22 |
   TG (mg/dL) | 179 ± 149 | 56 ± 19 |