Effect of a High Fat Fructose and Casein Diet on Diabetic Cataracts.

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Abstract
A diet consisting of 50% fructose, 25% corn oil and 25% casein and fortified with vitamins and minerals was fed to diabetic rats with blood sugar levels over 350 mg/100 cc of blood. On this diet the blood sugar was maintained at a high level, cataracts were prevented and growth rate accelerated. The beneficial effects of this diet suggest that cataracts and the failure in growth of diabetic rats are the result of a deficit of energy resulting from inadequate glucose utilization in the absence of insulin.