Role of the pancreas in reduction of fecal fat and cholesterol by dietary protein

¹ Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Rats with separation of the pancreatic ducts and sham-operated controls were fed 8% and 30% casein diet. The fecal fats were lowered by the high-protein diet in each case. The magnitude of the decrease was not different in the two groups. The experiment was repeated with the addition of 2% cholesterol to the two diets. Both groups of animals while on the high-protein diet had less fecal cholesterol than when on the low-protein regimen.