Influence of Ingested Food Particle Size on Body Weight of Rats
- 1 March 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 53 (2) , 422-426
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345740530024101
Abstract
Changes in body weight were induced by varying particle size of the same food fed to old male rats with impaired masticatory function. Ingestion of coarse particles for ten weeks produced continuous gradual weight losses. Feeding of pulverized food resulted in significant weight recovery.Keywords
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