Highly Palatable and Hypercaloric Foods Chronic Intake Impair Food Control

Authors

  • Martine Kienzle Hagen Nutrition Department, Postgraduate Program of Food, Nutrition, and Health, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3838-3866
  • Isabel Cristina Macedo School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana - RS http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6215-1371
  • Rutiane Ullmann Thoen Postgraduate Program of Science in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8174-0366
  • Rafael Oliveira Fernandes Postgraduate Program of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Medicine, and Postgraduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0853-726X
  • Jéferson Ferraz Goularte Postgraduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, and Postgraduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1229-702X
  • Gilberto Luiz Sanvitto School of Medicine, Universidade FEEVALE - RS http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0985-5585
  • Iraci Lucena Torres Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, and Postgraduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3081-115X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/sdh.v11i1.9605

Keywords:

soft drink, food intake, feeding behavior, cafeteria diet, obesity.

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of soft drink and/or cafeteria diet consumption on eating behavior and metabolic parameters in rats. Material and Methods: Two months male Wistar rats were treated for twelve weeks, divided into groups: 1) CON: standard chow and water (SCW); 2) CD: cafeteria diet and SCW; 3) CS: caloric soft drink and SCW; 4) NCS: non-caloric soft drink and SCW; 5) CD+CS: cafeteria diet, caloric soft drink and SCW; and 6) CD+NCS: cafeteria diet, non-caloric soft drink and SCW. Results: The cafeteria diet intake resulted in higher energy consumption (p<0.0001), a lipid consumption increase (p<0.0001), and a protein reduction intake (p<0.0001), which contributed to an increase in body weight (p<0.0001) compared to the controls. The CD+NCS group visceral fat reduction may be related to a 17% reduction in sugar consumption, compared to the CD+CS group, and to the soda's caffeine content, with less insulinogenic effect. Conclusion: The animals who received the cafeteria diet consumed more ultra-processed foods, resulting in increased energy consumption, greater weight gain, and visceral fat. On the other hand, animals who received cafeteria diet and non-caloric soft drinks showed a reduction in visceral fat levels compared to the other cafeteria diet groups.

Author Biographies

Martine Kienzle Hagen, Nutrition Department, Postgraduate Program of Food, Nutrition, and Health, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Nutritionist, Master in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry and Doctor in Biological Sciences: Physiology (UFRGS), Permanent Professor at the Department of Nutrition and at the Postgraduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Health, School of Medicine - UFRGS

Isabel Cristina Macedo, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana - RS

Physiotherapist and Pharmacist, Master and Doctor in Biological Sciences: Physiology (UFRGS), Permanent Professor of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana - RS

 

Rutiane Ullmann Thoen, Postgraduate Program of Science in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Nutritionist, Master of Science in Hepatology (UFCSPA) and Doctor in Science in Gastroenterology and Hepatology (UFRGS)

Rafael Oliveira Fernandes, Postgraduate Program of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Medicine, and Postgraduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Physiotherapist, Master and Doctor in Biological Sciences: Physiology (UFCSPA), post-doctoral student in Postgraduate Program of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Medicine, UFRGS

Jéferson Ferraz Goularte, Postgraduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, and Postgraduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Nutritionist, Master and Doctor in Biological Sciences: Physiology, post-doctoral student in Postgraduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, UFRGS

Gilberto Luiz Sanvitto, School of Medicine, Universidade FEEVALE - RS

Physician, Master and Doctor in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Permanent Professor of human physiology at the School of Medicine, Universidade FEEVALE - RS

Iraci Lucena Torres, Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, and Postgraduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Master and Doctor in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Permanent Professor at the Postgraduate Program in Biological Sciences: Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and at the Postgraduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences at the School of Medicine, UFRGS.

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2023-02-13

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