The Main and Interactive Effects of Fat and Salt Contents of the Diet on Characteristics of Metabolic Syndrome in Male Wistar Rats

The current Western diet contains high amounts of salt and fat. High fat diets are known to have negative impacts on food intake (FI), body weight (BW), composition (BC), glucose metabolism, blood pressure. These factors been studied as separate entities, but the main interactive effects dietary received little study. objective this study was examine effect sodium content FI, BW, BC in male Wistar rats. Male Rats (n = 48) were allocated into 4 groups 12) following diets: 1. Normal normal fat, 2. 3. 4. high-fat for 12 weeks. BW FI measured weekly. organs’ recorded post-termination. Regardless content, a greater observed normal-fat compared with groups. However, higher (%) Fasting rats fed those diets. Systolic diastolic pressure lower either salt, or diet. In conclusion, not is determining factor regulation weight. Moreover, metabolism can be influenced by both