Effect of the composition of the diet on energy intake.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare two feeding methods advocated for infants with cleft palate: (a) a squeezable plastic container with a narrow, long crosscut nipple (squeezable cleft palate nurser); and (b) a standard nipple with a crosscut (crosscut nipple). The effectiveness of a nutrition intervention protocol for these infants was also documented. DESIGN: Thirty-one infants (median age = 15 days) were randomized to one of two feeding methods (18 infants, squeezable cleft lip/palate nurser; 13 infants, crosscut nipple) within sex (21 boys, 10 girls) and palatal defect (22 cleft lip and palate, 9 isolated cleft palate) categories. The intervention included feeding technique instructions, nutrition counseling at each clinic visit, use of the same 20 kcal/oz standard formula for 12 months, and introduction of infant and soft table foods at 6 months. Four-day food records and growth data were obtained. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Mean energy and protein intakes at 3 and 6 months of age and growth measurements during the first 18 months of life were obtained. STATISTICAL ANALYSES: A repeated measures analysis of variance for intakes was performed with time as the repeated measure and feeding method as the covariable. Similar analyses were completed for growth measures with sex and feeding method as covariates. RESULTS: Mean energy intake at 3 and 6 months of age (P = .24) and growth measurements during the first 18 months of life (P values: weight gain [grams per day], .73; weight, .21; length, .07; head circumference, .18; triceps and subscapular skinfolds and mid-arm circumference, .47, .48, and .69, respectively) were not significantly different. Both feeding methods were effective in supporting normal growth. APPLICATIONS: With adequate instruction related to the use of either feeding technique and close nutrition follow-up early in infancy, a dietitian or other health care practitioner may advise the use of either feeding method. These data support the need for feeding and nutrition education and early nutrition intervention.
This experiment, involving 320 chicks, was conducted to determine the effects of dietary cholesterol, restricted caloric intake, and genetic lines on cholesterol metabolism in the bird. The two lines of chicks studied had been divergently selected for oxygen consumption and had been shown to differ significantly (P less than .01) in weight gain and carcass lipid deposition. The dietary treatments, administered for a 2-week period, consisted of two levels of dietary cholesterol (none and supplemented) for each of two levels of energy (ad libitum and restricted). At the end of this 2-week period, the birds were injected intravenously with 1-14C-acetate and their livers removed 4 hr later. Hepatic cholesterol and lipid synthesis were measured by the uptake of acetate. Added dietary cholesterol significantly (P less than .01) decreased hepatic cholesterol synthesis, lipid synthesis, and specific activity of hepatic cholesterol but increased plasma and liver cholesterol. However, the elevation in plasma and liver cholesterol represented only .9 and 1.8% respectively, of the increase in total intake of dietary cholesterol. Metabolizable energy of diets fed ad libitum was also significantly (P less than .01) reduced with supplemented dietary cholesterol. A significant (P less than .01) difference in body weight was present between the two lines, with low oxygen consuming (LOC) birds exhibiting heavier body weights than high oxygen consuming (HOC) birds. A significant interaction between line and energy intake (P less than .05) was present for hepatic cholesterol levels; LOC birds exhibited higher levels of hepatic cholesterol than HOC birds when both groups were fed at restricted levels.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
BACKGROUND: Milk is the major source of protein and saturated fats in the diet after infancy. In the present study, the effects of different fat and protein quantity as well as fat quality in milk and dairy products on nutrient intake and growth in young children were determined. METHODS: Thirty-eight healthy children were randomly assigned to one of four feeding groups at 12 months of age: 1) Low-fat milk (1.0 g fat/dl, 3.3 g protein/dl); 2) standard-fat milk (3.5 g fat/dl, 3.3 g protein/dl); 3) partially vegetable fat and protein-reduced milk (3.5 g fat/dl, 50% vegetable; 2.2 g protein/dl); and 4) full-vegetable-fat milk (3.5 g fat/dl, 100% vegetable; 3.0 g protein/dl). Nutrient intake and growth were measured at 12, 15, and 18 months. RESULTS: The protein intake was significantly reduced with the protein-reduced milks. The intake of saturated fat was significantly lower with low-fat milk (11% of energy) or milks containing vegetable fat (13%) than in standard-fat milk (19.6%). However, the total fat intake was below 30% of energy in low-fat milk, whereas the total fat intake remained more than 30% in the other groups. Energy intake and growth were similar in all groups. CONCLUSIONS: A modified milk with reduced protein content for young children results in protein intakes closer to recommendations. A modified milk with either 50% or 100% vegetable fat and dairy products with low milk fat and high vegetable fat content results in intakes of total and saturated fats closer to international recommendations, compared with standard or low-fat milk and dairy products.
Since compulsive eating occurs in approximately 30% of obese females and is associated with earlier relapse following weight loss, we compared daily energy intake, dietary composition and energy expenditure among obese binge eaters and obese non-bingers. Nine obese bingers (33 +/- 4 yrs, 95 +/- 6 kg, 39 +/- 1% fat) and nine obese non-bingers (47 +/- 3 yrs, 93 +/- 5 kg, 40 +/- 1% fat) were admitted for 12 days to a metabolic unit. Binge eaters were defined as scoring > 25 on the binge eating scale (BES). During the initial 8 days, subjects ate ad libitum from two computerized vending machines offering a variety of foods and beverages. A weight maintenance diet was then provided for the next 4 days. Twenty-four hour energy expenditure (24EE) and respiratory quotient (24Q) were measured on the last day of both feeding periods in a respiratory chamber. Obese bingers showed a wider range of energy intake compared to non-bingers, but the mean daily energy intake was similar between the two groups (2587 +/- 454 vs 2386 +/- 201 kcal/d) during 8 days of ad libitum intake. 24EE was not different between bingers and non-bingers after 8 days of ad libitum intake (2298 +/- 147 vs 2109 +/- 97 kcal/d, P = 0.3) or 4 days of weight maintenance diet, even more so after adjustment for differences in fat-free mass, fat mass and age. Resting metabolic rate, sleeping metabolic rate, and macronutrient intake and oxidation were also similar between groups.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Fifteen low-birth-weight appropriate for gestational age infants, weighing 1.3 to 1.6 kg, were assigned to three isocaloric formulas differing in the quantity and form of nitrogen delivered. A balance study was done between 21 and 30 days after birth. Nitrogen retention expressed as milligram per kilogram per 100 kcal of metabolizable energy was greater with the 60:40 whey/casein and with the casein hydrolysate preparations than with the 20:80 whey/casein formula, which provided the same amount of energy (150 kcal/kg/day) but smaller quantities of protein (3.5 g/kg/day) than the two others (4.3 g/kg/day and 4.4 g/kg/day). Weight gain until discharge from the hospital and increment of height and head circumference over a three-month period showed an advantage of the two formulas providing higher intakes of protein. This study suggests that with high-energy intakes, protein quality does not affect nitrogen retention and growth unless the quantity of protein ingested falls below a critical level.
To test the application of doubly labeled water under adverse field conditions, energy expenditures of 16 special operations soldiers were measured during a 28-day field training exercise. Subjects were matched by fat-free mass and divided equally between an ad libitum ready-to-eat meal diet and a 2,000 kcal/day lightweight ration. Subjects recorded intakes daily, and body composition was measured before and after the exercise. At the beginning of the study, subjects moved to a new northerly location and, therefore, a new water supply. To compensate for this, a group of soldiers who did not receive heavy water was followed to measure isotopic base-line changes. Energy expenditure by doubly labeled water was in agreement with intake/balance (3,400 +/- 260 vs. 3,230 +/- 520 kcal/day). The overall coefficient of variation of energy expenditure by doubly labeled water was half that of intake/balance (7.6 vs. 16.1%). The coefficient of variation of repeat measures with doubly labeled water was 7.3%. Energy expenditure of the ready-to-eat meal group, 3,540 +/- 180 kcal/day, was not significantly different from the lightweight ration group, 3,330 +/- 301 kcal/day. Doubly labeled water was valid under field conditions.
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Quantitative trait loci (QTL) for carbohydrate (Mnic1) and total energy (Kcal2) intake on proximal mouse chromosome 17 were identified previously from a C57BL/6J (B6) X CAST/Ei (CAST) intercross. Here we report that a new congenic strain developed in our laboratory has confirmed this complex locus by recapitulating the original linked phenotypes: B6.CAST-17 homozygous congenic mice consumed more carbohydrate (27%) and total energy (17%) compared with littermate wild-type mice. Positional gene candidates with relevance to carbohydrate metabolism, glyoxalase I (Glo1) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (Glp1r), were evaluated. Glo1 expression was upregulated in liver and hypothalamus of congenic mice when compared with B6 mice. Analyses of Glp1r mRNA and protein expression revealed tissue-specific strain differences in pancreas (congenic>B6) and stomach (B6>congenic). These results suggest the possibility of separate mechanisms for enhanced insulin synthesis and gastric accommodation in the presence of high carbohydrate intake and larger food volume, respectively. Sequence analysis of Glp1r found a G insert at nt position 1349, which results in earlier termination of the open reading frame, thus revealing an error in the public sequence. Consequently, the predicted length of GLP-1R is 463 aa compared with 489 aa, as previously reported. Also, we found a polymorphism in Glp1r between parental strains that alters the amino acid sequence. Variation in Glp1r could influence nutrient intake in this model through changes in the regulatory or protein coding regions of the gene. These congenic mice offer a powerful tool for investigating gene interactions in the control of food intake.
Studies examining the effects of low-protein diets on food intake and body weight have shown varied results. Many researchers have found low dietary protein to increase food intake, while others have found no effect or even a decrease. In 63 male Sprague-Dawley rats, we examined several low levels of dietary protein (2%, 5%, 8%, 10%, 15% vs. 20% casein) to determine the dose-response relationships between low dietary protein and food intake, body composition, energy balance and serum leptin concentrations. Food intake, over the range of low dietary protein, showed a quasi bell-shaped response curve with peak intake occurring in rats fed 8-10% casein. Peak feeding occurred at or just below the estimated protein requirement of the rats (10-12.5% casein). Compared to the 20% casein controls, food intake was severely reduced in rats fed 2% casein, while it was greater in the other low-protein groups. The amount of body fat steadily increased between the 15% casein group and the 8% casein group, and sharply declined between the 5% casein group and 2% casein group. The change in body fat reflected both the change in food intake and altered energy partitioning. Serum leptin concentrations were greater in rats fed the 5 and 8% casein diets than in control rats fed 20% casein. Serum leptin concentrations were positively associated with body fat content (r(2) = 0.763, P < 0.001). Increased serum leptin concentrations in the presence of increased food intake is suggestive of a state of leptin resistance. This animal model may provide important insights into diet-induced obesity.
Ten Holstein steers were fed either 14.2 or 26.2 Mcal ME for 28 days prior to investigating the effect of dietary energy on epithelial metabolism. Rumen papillae were incubated in vitro with glucose (5 mM) or glutamine (1 mM) as well as additional energy substrates. Increased dietary intake increased production of 14CO2 from glucose and glutamine, increased uptake and net lactate production from glucose, and decreased net glutamate and alanine production from glutamine. At these substrate concentrations, rates of glucose oxidation to 14CO2 were sevenfold higher than glutamine.
The heat losses and energy and nitrogen balances of pregnant gilts, and of their non-pregnant litter sisters (controls), were measured for periods of 7 d at feed intakes of 1.8 or 2.5 kg/d (20 or 30 MJ metabolizable energy (ME) respectively) at an environmental temperature of 20 degrees. The measurements were made within three separate periods of gestation; 40-60 d (early), 60-80 d (mid) and 90-110 d (late). Values for ME intake, heat loss, energy retention (ER), protein deposition and fat deposition were determined for both the pregnant and control animals on each treatment. When expressed per kg body-weight0.75 per d, there was little difference in heat loss between pregnant and non-pregnant animals and between pregnant animals at the different stages of gestation at any given ME intake. However, heat loss was higher at the higher ME intake. ER varied inversely with heat loss. The decrease in ME intake (kJ/kg body-weight0.75 per d) during pregnancy resulted in a decrease in ER so that the pregnant animals were in negative energy balance at the low feed intake during late gestation. From the relation between ER and ME intake, estimates of the maintenance energy requirement (MEm) of 411 and 401 kJ/kg body-weight0.75 per d were calculated, with corresponding partial efficiencies of energy utilization (k) of 0.74 and 0.68 for the pregnant and non-pregnant animals respectively. For the pregnant animals, protein deposition was highest during mid-pregnancy and was relatively independent of level of feeding during mid- and late pregnancy. There was little difference in protein deposition between pregnant and non-pregnant animals at the high feed intake. At the low feed intake, the pregnant animals generally had a higher protein deposition than their non-pregnant litter sisters and this was entirely associated with the accretion in reproductive tissue. Fat deposition depended on the level of feeding, and at any given ME intake was similar for pregnant and control animals. In late gestation the low level of feeding was insufficient to prevent the pregnant animals losing fat. It was calculated that at term these animals lost 140 g fat/d from maternal stores. From the relation between ME intake and protein and fat deposition, estimates of MEm and the energetic efficiencies of protein (kp) and fat (kf) deposition were determined. There was little difference in MEm (422 and 420 kJ/kg body-weight 0.75 per d) and kf (0.88 and 0.90) between pregnant and non-pregnant animals respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
The objective was to examine the extent to which overfeeding reduces spontaneous food intake in humans. Twelve normal-weight adults participated in the three stage study. During the 14 day baseline period and 21 day recovery period, food intake was consumed ad libitum, beyond a minimum 5 MJ (1200 kcal) basal diet. During the 13 day period of overfeeding, each subject consumed 35% more energy than they consumed at baseline. Overfeeding resulted in a weight gain of 2.3+/-0.37 kg, (p<0.0001), approximately half the weight gain was determined to be fat (1.2+/-0.19 kg, p<0.0001) by underwater densitometry. Following overfeeding, mean daily caloric intake was not significantly suppressed returning immediately to baseline values. Despite normal energy intake, participants lost 1.3+/-0.24 kg of body weight (p<0.0001), of which 0.75+/-0.15 kg (p<0.0001) was fat. These results indicated that (1) the physiological control of eating behavior in humans is not the major mechanism responsible for the recovery of body weight following a period of overfeeding and (2) an increase in energy expenditure of 1.28 MJ (307 kcal)/day or about 14% was required to account for the weight loss following overfeeding.
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Adult germfree rats excreted 87% more calories with the feces than comparable conventional rats, but this loss was compensated by an 18% higher intake. As a result, energy utilization of germfree and conventional rats was similar (148 and 143 kcal/kg/day, respectively), although the germfree rat metabolized only 71.9% of its dietary intake, versus the conventional rat's 80%. Germfree rats consumed 33% more water than conventional rats. Both excreted approximately 33% of water intake via feces and urine, but the germfree rat excreted 56% of this with the feces, the conventional rat only 15%. Cecectomy of the germfree rat reduced water loss via the feces, but the total daily excretion of fecal dry matter remained comparable to that of the intact germfree rat. The increase in fecal dry matter excretion demonstrated by the germfree rat can be largely accounted for in terms of water-soluble organic material. The data imply that the lower oxygen consumption of the germfree rat is not coupled to a reduction in metabolized energy, but may be an anomaly linked to cecal stasis and enlargement.