Responses of Zucker Fatty Rats to a Sweetpotato [
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam
] Starch Syrup
2008-01-2175
Astronauts experience body mass loss while in a microgravity environment. The consumption of sweetpotatoes [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] can provide nutritional stability to astronauts. The objective of this study was to incorporate sweetpotato starch syrup into rats' diets and measure metabolic responses over a five week period. Twenty-four zucker fatty rats were given four treatments (glucose, corn, maple, and sweetpotato syrup) to determine glycemic index values and then randomly assigned into three groups: standard diet; sweetpotato diet; corn syrup diet. Rats assigned the sweetpotato diet exhibited significantly (P<0.05) lower postprandial glucose peaks and triglyceride levels as compared to the standard.
Citation: Murphy, T., Datari, B., Srivastava, K., and Bovell-Benjamin, A., "Responses of Zucker Fatty Rats to a Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] Starch Syrup," SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-2175, 2008, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-2175. Download Citation
Author(s):
T. R. Murphy, B. C. Datari, K. K. Srivastava, A. C. Bovell-Benjamin
Affiliated:
Tuskegee University
Pages: 8
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Anthropometrics
Microgravity
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