Abstract
Summary
A diet consisting of 50% fructose, 25% corn oil and 25% casein and fortified with vitamins and minerals was fed to diabetic rats with blood sugar levels over 350 mg per 100 cc of blood. On this diet the blood sugar was maintained at a high level, cataracts were prevented and growth rate accelerated. The beneficial effects of this diet suggest that cataracts and the failure in growth of diabetic rats are the result of a deficit of energy resulting from inadequate glucose utilization in the absence of insulin.
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