title: Effect of mineral mixture in diet on protein intake regulation in the weanling rat.
abstract: Weanling rats fed a choice of two diets varying only in protein concentration (10 and 60% casein) select a lower proportion of dietary energy as protein when the dietary minerals are supplied by a mineral mixture high in Na, K, and Cl but low in P and Cu (Hi Cl) than when the diets contain the Bernhart-Tomarelli (BT) mineral mixture. The addition of Na and/or K as acetate salts to the BT mineral mixture, to levels in the Hi Cl mixture, had no effect on regulation of protein intake. However, the addition of Na and/or K as chloride salts to the BT mineral mixture resulted in the rats selecting a protein concentration equivalent to the Hi Cl fed group. Weight gains and energy consumption were similar for all groups. It was therefore concluded that dietary chloride affects protein feeding behavior.
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002364:Caseins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002712:Chlorides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003300:Copper / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005518:Food Preferences; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011188:Potassium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D051381:Rats; D012964:Sodium / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D002364:Caseins; D002712:Chlorides; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D008903:Minerals; D010758:Phosphorus; D003300:Copper; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium