title: Effects of dietary fat and nitrite on plasma and corporal density.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysis, Inst. Ciências Biomédicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: de Angelis
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Terra
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Scialfa
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Klemps Filho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats