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Formulation of the Total Western Diet (TWD) as a basal diet for rodent cancer studies.
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PMID:  22224871     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Rodent cancer studies typically use defined diets with nutrient profiles optimized for rodent health. However, a defined rodent diet that represents typical American nutrition in all aspects, including calorie sources and macro- and micronutrient composition, is not yet available. Thus, we used a nutrient density approach to formulate the new Total Western Diet (TWD) based on NHANES data for macro- and micronutrient intakes. The TWD has fewer calories from protein and carbohydrate sources and twice that from fat as compared to the AIN-93 diet. The new diet contains more saturated and monounsaturated fats, less polyunsaturated fat, less complex carbohydrates and twice the level of simple sugars. The TWD includes less calcium, copper, folate, thiamine and vitamins B6, B12, D and E, but much more sodium. This newly devised diet that better represents typical American nutrition will be highly useful for studies employing animal models of human disease, including cancer.
Authors:
Korry Joseph Hintze; Abby D Benninghoff; Robert Edwin Ward
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-1-5
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Title:  Journal of agricultural and food chemistry     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1520-5118     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
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Created Date:  2012-1-9     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  0374755     Medline TA:  J Agric Food Chem     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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