Unconnected Body Accrual of Dietary Lipid and Protein in Rats Fed Diets with Different Lipid and Protein Content.

Different diets produce substantial changes in the fate of ingested nutrient energy. Dietary lipids are not essential for sustaining an increase in body lipid (or adipose tissue) content. Body protein accrual is unrelated to dietary lipids and overall energy intake. Both protein and lipid accrual are more efficient in male rats.