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isocaloric

(ˌaɪsəʊkəˈlɒrɪk; ˌaɪsəʊˈkælərɪk)
adj
having the same or a similar calorific value
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Thirty-six adult male Wistar rats (4 months-old) weighing an average of 460 g were randomized into four groups (9 rats per group), as follows: Test group A (low)--rats were fed an ethanol-containing liquid diet with ethanol representing 22% of total caloric value; Control group A--rats were fed a pair-fed control diet (ethanol replaced by isocaloric amounts of carbohydrate); Test group B (high)--rats were fed an ethanol-containing liquid diet with ethanol representing 36% of total caloric value; and Control group B--rats were fed a pair-fed control diet (ethanol replaced by isocaloric amounts of carbohydrate).
Low caloric value of ethanol itself increases alveolar bone loss in ligature-induced periodontitis in male rats
If someone eats exactly the number of calories spent, that individual is on an "isocaloric diet" and the person's weight remains stable.
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* Isocaloric high-protein and high-carbohydrate diets in energy restriction achieve similar weight loss, but diets with a higher protein-carbohydrate ratio achieve greater loss of fat to lean tissue.
Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus
(20) Indeed, a recent study with obese males revealed isocaloric substitution of a diet high in MUFA resulted in weight loss compared with a diet rich in saturated fatty acids.
Effect of peanut oil consumption on energy balance
The control group of 105 patients received an isocaloric, isonitrogenous nutritional supplement without EPA.
Understanding tumor-induced weight loss
In this experiment we examine ethanol teratogenesis in NSA mice by exposing pregnant dams to either 5.8 g/kg ethanol or an isocaloric amount of maltose-dextrin on day 9 of pregnancy.
Limited ethanol teratogenic effects in NSA mice
Isocaloric balanced protein supplementation in pregnancy.
Estrategias para la prevencion del bajo peso al nacer en una poblacion de alto riesgo, segun la medicina basada en la evidencia
For example, rats given a simultaneous choice between responding to sweetened alcohol or an isocaloric non-drug nutrient, which provides the same number of calories as alcohol (e.g., Polycose), worked harder to maintain alcohol intake than to maintain intake of the isocaloric nutrient when bar press response requirements were increased.
Animal Models of Alcohol's Motivational Effects
Experimental diets were isocaloric (4.35-4.38 kcal [g.sup.-1]), casein-based rations and were formulated by mixing specified quantities of 4% and 16% crude protein diets (United States Biochem, Cleveland, Ohio).
Nitrogen requirements of the adult prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)
The isocaloric substitution of ethanol for carbohydrates decreases body weight (Pirola and Lieber, 1972).
The other health benefits of moderate alcohol intake
Glycemic effects of intensive caloric restriction and isocaloric refeeding in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Failure of insulin treatment in obese patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Diets were formulated isonitrogenic and isocaloric according to the recommendations of NRC (1994).
Short Communication - Effect of supplementation of Oregano (Origanum onites) Dried Leaves on the Intestinal Properties in Japanese Quails
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