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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 19.
Published in final edited form as: Neuroscience. 2015 Apr 28;309:125–139. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.04.045

Table 1.

Variations in diet composition across studies of obesity and hippocampal function.

Fat Carbohydrate Protein
Citation Diet kCal (%) Source kCal (%) Source kCal (%) Source
Greenwood and Winocur, 1990 LFD 5 Lard 75 Cornstarch 20 Casein
HFD 40 Soybean oil 30 Cornstarch 30 Casein
HSFD 40 Beef tallow 30 Cornstarch 30 Casein

Molteni et al., 2002 LFD 13 Soybean oil 60 Cornstarch 27 Soy
HFD 40 Lard 40 Sucrose 20 Soy

Stranahan et al., 2008c LFD 5 Butter oil 75 Cornstarch 20 Casein
HFD 20 Butter oil 60 Cornstarch 20 Casein

McNay et al., 2010 LFD 6 Lard 64 Cornstarch 30 Soy
HFD 32 Butter oil 51 Sucrose 17 Casein

Kanoski et al., 2010 LFD 14 Soybean oil 56 Cornstarch 30 Soy
HFD 40 Lard 30 Glucose 30 Casein

Ross et al., 2012 LFD 10 Soybean oil 70 Cornstarch 20 Casein
HFD 10 Soybean oil 70 Fructose 20 Casein

Sobesky et al., 2014 LFD 17 Soybean oil 54 Sucrose 29 Soy
HFD 35 Lard 32 Sucrose 33 Casein

Abbreviations: LFD, low-fat diet; HFD, high-fat diet; HSFD, high saturated fat diet.