THE WATER CONTENT OF VARIOUS ORGANS OF THE ALBINO RAT ON A HIGH CARBOHYDRATE AND A HIGH FAT DIET

Abstract

Detns. of the % of water in various organs of the albino rat after prolonged feeding on a high carbohydrate, a high fat, and a stock diet, with and without exercise, showed that: Neither the carbo-hydrate nor the fat diet had any effect on the water in the heart, lungs, gonads, and pituitary; both diets dehydrated the brain, spleen, and adrenals; the carbohydrate diet slightly increased the water in the muscle, whereas the fat diet dehydrated the liver; kidneys, thymus, and thyroid. The increased water in the muscle tissue on the carbo-hydrate diet was of no importance though significant. Ketosis played no part in the results, as the urinary excretion of ketone bodies on the 3 diets was within the normal range.