Weight gain in postweaned rats as a function of predictable and unpredictable feeding schedules.
In two experiments rats given unpredictable feeding schedules gained less weight over a 24 or 30 day training period than rats which consumed an equivalent amount of food on a predictable schedule. These results suggest that irregular feeding schedules disrupt food utilization.
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Department of Psychology, Salisbury State College, MD 21801.
Volpicelli
J R
JR
Cerpa
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McIntyre
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D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D006128:Growth; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats / Q000254:growth & development*; D013997:Time Factors