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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 46, 784-789, Copyright © 1987 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Polysiloxane: potential noncaloric fat substitute; effects on body composition of obese Zucker rats

EF Bracco, N Baba and SA Hashim
Department of Medicine, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10025.

Phenylmethylpolysiloxane (PS), a noncaloric, nonabsorbable liquid oil, was studied for effects on body comparison as fat substitute in the diet. Two groups of female obese Zucker rats were fed either a control low-fat (LF) or an experimental diet containing PS (22% wt/wt) incorporated into LF. Two additional groups were fed either PS or cellulose (CE) in diet providing equivalent caloric dilution. Rats on PS lost weight whereas LF control rats gained. Dissectible fat and adipocyte size of PS were smaller than those of LF. Food intake, body water, and adipocyte number did not differ between PS and LF. Body protein on PS increased only in proportion to weight. When both diets were diluted, PS animals lost more weight than CE controls despite similar food intakes, suggesting absorption of calorigenic substances derived from partial digestion of CE but not PS by intestinal microflora. Obese rats did not compensate for caloric dilution with PS.




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