Effects of a Clay Supplement on Body Weight Increment, Bones, and Teeth of Rats
- 1 March 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 47 (2) , 260-271
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345680470021101
Abstract
Rats fed a non-heat-processed, wheat flour-containing ration were retarded in growth and exhibited pathologic changes in the tibias and alveolar bone. A supplement of 1% to 4% clay or 4% salt mixture caused an increase in body weight and prevented the pathologic changes. A supplement of 0.3% CaCO3 and 0.165% NaHCO3 (which provided calcium and sodium in amounts equivalent to that in the 4% clay supplement) prevented the pathologic changes and promoted a weight increment only slightly less than that obtained with the 4% clay supplement.Keywords
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