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. 2016 Apr 28;6:25145. doi: 10.1038/srep25145

Figure 1. Effect of low protein diets on energy balance.

Figure 1

(a) Daily energy intake, (b) mean energy expenditure (EE), (c) mean respiratory quotient (RQ), (d) body weight, (e) body fat mass and (f) body lean mass of obesity-prone rats. The animals were fed either a control (15% protein; 15P), moderately low protein (10% protein; 10P), very low protein (5% protein; 5P) or protein-free (0% protein; 0P) isocaloric diet for 14 days, followed by a realimentation phase with ad libitum access to the control diet (15P) for another 14 days. Dotted line separates the restriction and recovery phases. Values are mean ± SEM, n = 13–16. *P < 0.05 vs 15P.