Restricting access to high-fat foods is a common strategy utilized to promote health. This
strategy may contribute to episodes of overconsumption, however, when the restricted foods …

To determine the effect of initial food restriction on subsequent body weight gain and body
fat accumulation, rats were restricted to 75, 50, or 25% of the intake of control rats for 1 week …

The effect of repeated food restriction-refeeding (weight cycling) on macronutrient selection
and adiposity was investigated in female Sprague-Dawley rats. Rats were maintained on ad …

Intermittent limited access to an optional source of dietary fat can induce binge-type
behavior in rats. However, the ability of such access to alter the reinforcing efficacy of fat has …

Objective The present investigation sought to determine if limiting access to an optional fatty
food would induce binge‐type behavior patterns in non–energy‐deprived female rats …

A recent study reported that a special weekly scheduled time-restricted feeding regimen
(TRF), ie, no food consumption for 15 h during the light (inactive) phase per day for 5 …

Providing rats and mice with access to palatable high fat diets for a short period each day
induces the consumption of substantial binge-like meals. Temporal food intake structure …

Weight gain and adiposity are often attributed to the overconsumption of unbalanced, high-
fat diets however, the pattern of consumption can also contribute to associated body weight …

Male and female Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a high-fat diet (40% by weight) for 11 weeks
beginning at 70–80 days of age. At the end of the 11th week, high-fat fed rats of both sexes …

Rats were housed in hanging cages and given ad lib access to food (control),≈ 20 g
food/day (lean), or a palatable high-fat diet (fat). After body weights diverged, rats were …