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Rats maintained on three different diets were adapted to: (a) 23.5-hr. water deprivation, (b) ad lib conditions, and (c) 23.5-hr. food deprivation, in that order. After 16 days on food deprivation a diet switch was made. Results showed a diet slightly higher in fat content to be superior in terms of limiting initial weight loss and returning Ss to predeprived weights. The diet switch produced immediate and profound effects on weight and amount of food eaten, indicating a strong taste preference factor.
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This research was supported in part by Public Health Service Fellowship MF 134-64 and Grant M-4853, both from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Hatton, G.I., O’Kelly, L.I. The effects of maintenance diet on adaptation to food or water deprivation schedules in the rat. Psychon Sci 3, 267–268 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343129
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