Impairment of fat absorption induced by alcohol in rats.
Rats were maintained 16 weeks on a well-balanced semipurified solid diet supplemented with alcohol which comprised 35% of total calories. A control group was pair-fed the same basic diet with sucrose replacing alcohol isocalorically. Fecal fat excretion was evaluated. The mean fecal fat excretion of alcohol-fed rats was 40% higher than that of pair-fed controls. The possible pathogenic mechanism of such functional alteration is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats
D004041:Dietary Fats; D000431:Ethanol