Adverse effects of high-intensity sweeteners on energy intake and weight control in male and obesity-prone female rats

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 262-274

  Swithers, Susan E ^a   Sample, Camille H ^a   Davidson, Terry L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Energy balance; Learning; Obesity; Saccharin; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; SACCHARIN; SWEETENING AGENT; YOGHURT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; LIPID DIET; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET, HIGH-FAT; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; MALE; OBESITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SACCHARIN; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 84876015230     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031717     Document Type: Article

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