The effects of intermittent dietary restriction on weight gain and body fat in white-footed mice, Peromyscus leucopus.
The effects of repeated food restriction-refeeding cycles were investigated in second generation captive Peromyscus leucopus. Mice were maintained on 50% of their individual predetermined ad lib diet for 5 days followed by 10 days of refeeding ad lib. Cycles were repeated 3 times. When compared with controls maintained ad lib for the same time period, no significant differences in final weight or fat content were observed. Restricted-refed mice were, however, observed to both lose and regain weight at increasing rates with each subsequent cycle.
Grand
T C
TC
Department of Zoology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Millar
J S
JS
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000502:physiology; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005508:Food Deprivation / Q000502:physiology*; D010542:Peromyscus; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology*; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology