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A Perinatal Palatable High-Fat Diet Increases Food Intake and Promotes Hypercholesterolemia in Adult Rats

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The main goal of the present study was to evaluate the long-term effects of a perinatal palatable high-fat diet on the food intake and cholesterol profile of adult rats. Male Wistar rats (aged 22 days) were divided into two groups according to their mother’s diet during gestation and lactation (C p, n = 10; pups from control mothers; and HLp n = 10; pups from mothers fed a palatable high-fat diet). At the 76th day, pups were housed individually for 14 days, and daily food consumption was determined during a period of 6 days. Blood from 100-day-old rats was sampled by cardiac puncture. Fasting (12 h) serum glucose, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, triglycerides (TG), and VLDL-C levels were determined. The measurement of food intake was higher in the animals submitted to a hyperlipidic diet during the perinatal period. Serum total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, TG, VLDL-C and glycemia were increased in the HLp group compared to the control group. Our findings show that an early life environment with a high-fat diet can contribute to metabolic disease in later life.

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Abbreviations

C p :

Control pups

HLp :

Hyperlipid diet pups

HDL-C:

High-density-lipoprotein cholesterol

LDL-C:

Low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol

MUFA:

Monounsaturated fatty acids

ND:

Not detected

PUFA:

Polyunsaturated fatty acids

SFA:

Saturated fatty acids

TFA:

Trans fatty acids

VLDL-C:

Very-low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol

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This study received financial support from the CNPq and FAPESB.

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  1. Department of Food Science, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

    Tchana Weyll Souza Oliveira, Tereza Cristina Bomfim de Jesus Deiró, Gabriela dos Santos Perez, Darlene da França Silva & Jairza Maria Barreto-Medeiros

  2. Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, CAV, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

    Carol Góis Leandro

  3. Departament of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

    Janice Izabel Druzian & Ricardo David Couto

  4. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Núcleo de Educação Física e Ciências do Esporte, Alto do Reservatório, Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, CEP 55608-680, Brazil

    Carol Góis Leandro

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This work was performed at the Laboratory of Experimental Nutrition, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil.

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Oliveira, T.W.S., Leandro, C.G., de Jesus Deiró, T.C.B. et al. A Perinatal Palatable High-Fat Diet Increases Food Intake and Promotes Hypercholesterolemia in Adult Rats. Lipids 46, 1071–1074 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-011-3604-7

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