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A diet used in animal research that includes human foods high in palatability, including sugar, salt, spices, and contents (e.g., biscuits, wafers, condensed milk, sausages, and soft drinks) that have consistently been shown to increase body weight. This Cafeteria Diet is adapted from a human diet known as the “Western Diet” and mimics modern patterns of human food consumption (de Macedo, 2016). Used in research employing ‘ad libitum’ conditions.
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2024). Cafeteria Diet. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
https://www.nutritional-psychology.org/encyclopedia/cafeteria-diet/
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