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APPETITE, OBESITY, DIGESTION, AND METABOLISM

A long-term high-protein diet markedly reduces adipose tissue without major side effects in Wistar male rats

¹Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité de Physiologie de la Nutrition et du Comportement alimentaire, Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon, 75231 Paris cedex 05; and ²Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Avicenne, 93000 Bobigny, France

Submitted 13 February 2004 ; accepted in final form 14 May 2004

Although there is a considerable interest of high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets to manage weight control, their safety is still the subject of considerable debate. They are suspected to be detrimental to the renal and hepatic functions, calcium balance, and insulin sensitivity. However, the long-term effects of a high-protein diet on a broad range of parameters have not been investigated. We studied the effects of a high-protein diet in rats over a period of 6 mo. Forty-eight Wistar male rats received either a normal-protein (NP: 14% protein) or high-protein (HP: 50% protein) diet. Detailed body composition, plasma hormones and nutrients, liver and kidney histopathology, hepatic markers of oxidative stress and detoxification, and the calcium balance were investigated. No major alterations of the liver and kidneys were found in HP rats, whereas NP rats exhibited massive hepatic steatosis. The calcium balance was unchanged, and detoxification markers (GSH and GST) were enhanced moderately in the HP group. In contrast, HP rats showed a sharp reduction in white adipose tissue and lower basal concentrations of triglycerides, glucose, leptin, and insulin. Our study suggests that the long-term consumption of an HP diet in male rats has no deleterious effects and could prevent metabolic syndrome.

hormones; glucose; body composition; histology

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