Stress is known to lead to metabolic and behavioral changes. To study the possible
relationships between stress and dietary intake, male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed one of
three diets for 6 weeks: high carbohydrate (HC), high fat (HF), or “Cafeteria”(CAF)(Standard
HC plus a choice of highly palatable cafeteria foods: chocolate, biscuits, and peanut butter).
After the first 3 weeks, half of the animals from each group (experimental groups) were
stressed daily using a chronic variable stress (CVS) paradigm, while the other half of the …

Stress is known to lead to metabolic and behavioral changes. The aim of this study was to
investigate the effect of long‐term nutrient intake on the response to chronic variable stress
(CVS). Adult Sprague‐Dawley rats were fed one of three diets for 6 weeks: high
carbohydrate (HC), high fat (HF), or “Cafeteria”(CAF)(Standard HC and a choice of highly
palatable cafeteria foods: chocolate, biscuits and peanut butter). After the first 3 weeks, half
of the animals from each group were stressed daily using a CVS paradigm while the others …