Effects of dietary fat and nitrite on plasma and corporal density.
Two groups of nine weanling male rats each were fed different diets for 60 days. Group A (control) was fed a full casein diet containing 17% protein. The group B received the same diet plus nitrite, fried bacon and proline. Diet B induced increased body weight gain and increased plasma l-lactic acid and cholesterol levels, as well as a decrease in plasma selenium. We suggest that the adverse effects of diet B are related to peroxidation, with an increased nutritional need for selenium.
de Angelis
R C
RC
Department of Physiology and Biophysis, Inst. Ciências Biomédicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Terra
I C
IC
Scialfa
J H
JH
Klemps Filho
I
I
D000818:Animals; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats