Effects of Low Protein-High Carbohydrate Diet during Early and Late Pregnancy on Respiratory Quotient and Visceral Adiposity

Figure 1

Food and water intake and body weight during nonpregnancy and pregnancy: (a) food intake in nonpregnant rats (kcal/d); (b) food intake in pregnant rats (kcal/d); (c) water intake in nonpregnant rats (ml/d); (d) water intake in pregnant rats (ml/d). Data represent the mean and standard error of three independent experiments (). The black circles represent the group of rats with control diet while the white circles correspond to the group of rats with low-protein diet.