Hunger versus hoarding and body weight in rats.
The present study revealed that the rats kept on two hour meal schedule hoarded large quantity of food as compared to their hoarding score when kept on food ad lib. Body weights were maintained even though the food intake was slightly reduced. Hunger seems to a stronger drive for hoarding.
D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005508:Food Deprivation; D006815:Hunger; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats / Q000502:physiology*