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Table 1 Composition of experimental dietsb

From: Very low-carbohydrate, high-fat, weight reduction diet decreases hepatic gene response to glucose in obese rats

  

Diet Group

  

LF

HF

VLC

LC

HC

Diet numbera

D10112401

D10112402

D10112403

D10112406

D10112404

Ingredients (g/kg of diet)

 casein

282.0

321.9

393.8

313.0

274.8

 L-cystine

4.2

4.8

5.9

4.6

4.1

 corn starch

386.3

10.1

60.4

234.2

503.4

 maltodextrin 10

117.5

157.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

 sucrose

0.0

62.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

 cellulose

94.0

62.9

67.7

61.1

91.6

 soybean oil

15.0

72.9

90.0

70.9

14.4

 lard

41.8

209.3

258.4

203.6

41.3

 high oleic acid safflower oil

5.6

26.4

32.6

25.7

5.2

Total minerals

42.3

56.6

88.6

80.1

60.0

Vitamin mix V10001

9.4

12.6

0

0

0

Vitamin mix V10001C

0

0

2

1.8

1.4

Choline bitartrate

1.9

2.5

2.6

2.4

1.8

Cholesterol (mg/kg of diet)

86.5

215.1

264

209.2

84.7

Energy (kcal/g)

3.8

5.1

5.3

4.9

3.7

% of Energy

 Carbohydrate

55

19

5

19

55

 Fat

15

55

65

55

15

 Protein

30

26

30

26

30

  1. aResearch Diets, New Brunswick NJ
  2. bLF lower-fat, HF high-fat, VLC very low-carbohydrate, LC low-carbohydrate, HC high-carbohydrate