Table 1.
Ingredients of control and high‐fat diet (HFD) fed to rats
| Control dieta | High‐fat diet (HFD)a | |
|---|---|---|
| Casein | 200.0 | 200.0 |
| Starch | 579.5 | 150.0 |
| Sucrose | 50.0 | 149.5 |
| Soybean oil | 70.0 | — |
| Beef tallow | — | 400.0 |
| Cellulose | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Vitamin–mineral premixb | 45.0 | 45.0 |
| L‐cysteine | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Choline bitartrate | 2.5 | 2.5 |
The control and HFD contained 0.786 ± 0.096 and 0.843 ± 0.055 mg Cr per kg diets.
The vitamin–mineral premix provides the following (per kg): all‐trans‐retinyl acetate, 1.8 mg; cholecalciferol, 0.025 mg; all‐rac‐a‐tocopherol acetate, 12, 5 mg; menadione (menadione sodium bisulfate), 1.1 mg; riboflavin, 4.4 mg; thiamine (thiamine mononitrate), 1.1 mg; vitamin B + 6, 2.2 mg; niacin, 35 mg; Ca‐pantothenate, 10 mg; vitamin B + 12, 0.02 mg; folic acid, 0.55 mg; d‐biotin, 0.1 mg; manganese (from manganese oxide), 40 mg; iron (from iron sulfate), 12.5 mg; zinc (from zinc oxide), 25 mg; copper (from copper sulfate), 3.5 mg; iodine (from potassium iodide), 0.3 mg; selenium (from sodium selenite), 0.15 mg; choline chloride, 175 mg.