Effects of a purified diet enriched with animal protein on female rats. Preliminary report.

On account of many epidemiological data showing a definite correlation between mortality from heart disease and animal protein content in the diet, the effect of a 60 days purified diet enriched with casein and lactalbumin has been studied in rats. Although the experimental time was rather short, histological study of the organs has shown morphological alterations of liver, adrenal glands, heart, gastrocnemius muscle and kidney. Determination of some haematic parameters have revealed that from 15th day of diet glucose and triglycerides begin to increase moderately but significantly while azotemia is definitely high only after the 60th day. No changes vice versa were observed of cholesterol, creatinine and electrolytes level.