The development, but not expression, of alcohol front-loading in C57BL/6J mice maintained on LabDiet 5001 is abolished by maintenance on Teklad 2920x rodent diet.
Nicole M MaphisRadcliff T HuffmanDavid N LinsenbardtPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2022)
These data emphasize the importance of choosing and reporting diet formulations when conducting voluntary drinking studies and support the need for further investigation into the mechanisms behind diet-induced differences in binge drinking, particularly front-loading.