Table 1.

Composition of experimental diets

	0.01% (w/w)	0.1% (w/w)
	−C diet†	+C diet
Ingredient
	g/kg diet
Casein	204	203
L-Methionine	4	4
Maltodextrin	102	102
Cornstarch	281	281
Sucrose	129	129
Cellulose	122	122
Coconut, olive, or safflower oil	100	100
Soybean oil	20	20
AIN93G mineral mix	28	28
AIN93 vitamin mix	8.0	8.0
Choline bitartrate	2.0	2.0
Cholesterol	0.1	1
Tert-butylhydroquinone	0.02	0.02

Semi-purified diets were prepared by Research Diets, New Brunswick, NJ.

^†Lovastatin (0.15% w/w) and cholestyramine (2.0% w/w) were added to the 0.01% (w/w) cholesterol diet the last ten days of treatment.