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Rats fed torula yeast diets containing 30% raw kidney beans had shorter survival times and a higher incidence of liver necrosis than rats fed comparable diets without beans when body weight gains were similar. Food restriction increased survival time and decreased the incidence of liver necrosis, whereas increasing the level of cod liver oil had the opposite effect. It was concluded that when incidence of liver necrosis or survival time is used as a criterion of vitamin E nutrition the rate of gain and unsaturated fat content of diet must be considered.
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