Table 1.

Composition of Experimental Diets

^aFiber-free diet was purchased in a pre-mixed form.

^bOne kg of basal diet was prepared by addition of 50 g of corn starch to 950 g of fiber-free diet.

^c10, 40, 100, and 400 AP diets refer to the corresponding dose of AP given per kg of rat per day.

^dAP was calculated, based on data indicating that a 300 g rat consumed 15 g of pectin diet/day.