Altered Nitrogen Balance and Decreased Urea Excretion in Male Rats Fed Cafeteria Diet Are Related to Arginine Availability

Table 5

Plasma metabolite levels of male rats fed a cafeteria diet for one month compared with controls fed a standard rat chow diet.

Plasma values (mM)	Control	Cafeteria diet-fed	𝑃
Glucose	8.13±0.36	9.20±0.28	0.042
Triacylglycerols	1.91±0.06	1.84±0.08	NS
Cholesterol	1.75±0.17	1.90±0.17	NS
Urea	5.28±0.24	3.94±0.21	0.002

The values are the mean ± SEM for 6 different animals. Statistical significance of the differences between both groups; 𝑃 was determined with Student’s 𝑡-test.