For all New World Primates This diet has been formulated to provide 75% of their daily dry matter intake or voluntary feed intake (VFI). The physiology of vitamin A storage in the liver has been well characterized. Assistance in photographing the slides was provided by George Flentke of the Environmental Health Sciences Center at the UW-Madison. (Check out our next blog on A Chimps Guide to Stealing Food.). doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2005.09.034. Disclaimer, National Library of Medicine When chimps first arrive at the sanctuary, it can take some time for them to become comfortable enough to eat. 2020 Dec 22;5(6):e00815-20. The Nutritional Facilitator at Project Chimps, Kailie Dombrausky, does her best to mimic the nutritional quality and content a chimp would eat in the wild. Bookshelf A low-ranking chimp, for example, may be uncomfortable eating around a more dominant chimp because they fear their food may be stolen. With administration of excess vitamin A, the lipid droplets in the stellate cells increase in size (29). Well, maybe not entirely on my own. The recommendation that Americans consume more fresh fruits and vegetables in greater variety appears well supported by data on the diets of free-ranging monkeys and apes. Lynette A. Phillips of the Pathobiological Sciences department at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine assisted in interpreting the histological samples. Neither LabDiet or Mazuri products are labeled for human consumption and we do not recommend a human diet of these products." It is unclear whether this is due to increased absorption of vitamin A (34) or decreased clearance of vitamin A from chylomicrons (35, 36). & Olson, J.
I decided to go for the LabDiet High Protein Monkey Diet. All non-human primates that are ill or under similar stress may find it palatable and beneficial. Was I already more insane than I'd like to admit?
One of the perks of this is that people told me they are donating to hunger charities now, so maybe I'll try to design a project that's more useful but still keeps the goofy weirdo aspect. & Russett, M. (, Baly, D. L., Golub, M. S., Gershwin, M. E. & Hurley, L. S. (, Jenkins, M. Y., Mitchell, G. V. & Grundel, E. (, Tanumihardjo, S. A., Furr, H. C., Amedee-Manesme, O. A. I was actually getting really sad. Though the experiment ended June 16 and site traffic is declining, there seems to be a little life in the gimmick yet -- the leftover monkey chow has attracted bids of up to $107.50 on eBay. Considering that the mean body weight of the rhesus monkeys in this study is 89 times less than that of the mean healthy human (8.2 vs. 70 kg), this study supports the gradual decrease of vitamin A in the diet and continued monitoring of rhesus monkey vitamin A status. Oh well, at least I had their support. A. This is explained in part by the marmosets having nearly double the liver weight of the rhesus monkeys when expressed as a percentage of total body weight (Table 1). Given that monkeys in experimental conditions may live longer than 30 y and that they are used in a variety of research initiatives involving multiple human disease conditions, investigation into their vitamin A needs throughout the life cycle is immediately necessary. Bendich and Langseth (23) noted that the livers of various carnivore species may contain > 3.4 mol/g vitamin A and those of herbivores (e.g., chickens, cows, lambs) appear to average 0.17 mol/g. So a diet of monkey chow might free up money to buy books and school supplies (and booze). It's almost like performance art. We therefore conclude that although the vitamin A liver stores of the rhesus monkeys were high, placing them in a subtoxic-toxic range, their livers showed no fibrosis and no overt pathology.
Reiner WB, Petzinger C, Power ML, Hyeroba D, Rothman JM. Comparison of published hepatic vitamin A concentrations of various mammals1. Antioxidants (Basel). Copyright 2022 American Society for Nutrition. A chimpanzee, for example, has over 98% of its DNA identical to a human. No research of these diets was done on humans.
Also that shit smells like play doh. I looked for it on the Internet and didn't find anything, but I found all these other types of chow -- for goats, monkeys, even giraffes. Cell culture and human nutrition studies have shown that -carotene offers protection against some types of cancer and cardiovascular disease and that it stimulates the immune system (13, 37). It's not just something fat people say to justify eating. Chimps here at the sanctuary are given a variety of leafy greens such as lettuce, kale, and cabbage. The site is secure. Q. Holford P, Carr AC, Jovic TH, Ali SR, Whitaker IS, Marik PE, Smith AD. The .gov means its official.
Micronutrient intakes of wild primates: are humans different? Anthropoids, including all great apes, take most of their diet from plants, and there is general consensus that humans come from a strongly herbivorous ancestry. In light of this and other data, the Dietary Reference Intakes for humans for vitamin A were recently lowered to 900 and 700 RE for men and women, respectively (12).
Though gut proportions differ, overall gut anatomy and the pattern of digestive kinetics of extant apes and humans are very similar. Amazingly, regional dietary preferences are not just unique to humans. At one point you said you understand more about the relationship between food and emotion now. Feel free to let me know if there's anything else you're wondering about. Traditional Human Populations and Nonhuman Primates Show Parallel Gut Microbiome Adaptations to Analogous Ecological Conditions. Would I go insane? For now, he'll return to his usual blog agenda, ranting about things that make him mad -- a pretty good site even without the simian high jinks. You know, before when people would say "chocolate makes me happy," I laughed at it as trivial and simplistic, but now I understand it better. Chimp Diets Whats on the Menu at Project Chimps. Chimp chow is made by the Mazuri Primate Brand that specializes in exotic animal nutrition. The description for monkey chow said it was suitable for all primates, so I thought "well, that doesn't exclude me.". One example would be the "goop" that the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar ate. It's MUCH better being a woman So I did an experiment, I work in CS and decided to test what the gender bias is. A.
Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. Its diet is based largely on fruits, seeds, roots, leaves, insects and grubs. Which food did you crave during the diet? For example, you will probably try in vain to get a chimp to eat foods such as kiwi, squash, kale, and green beans. If I ran out of Diet Pepsi (or need larger amounts of caffeine), I might also drink tea or coffee.
No. I thought I might do audio recordings, but I don't know that that would be any better than just a written record. I wasn't in school, and could probably live just fine on "normal" food, but there was that primal, manly (stupid) sense of curiosity that wondered if I could even do it. Q. Much (5080%) of the total vitamin A (retinol plus retinyl esters) in mammals is stored in the liver (28), mainly in the stellate cells (also known as Ito cells). Sometimes it just takes some time to figure out what individuals need. The pellet pounder became the latest Star Wars Kid for a time, with office workers across the world crowding around computer screens to watch him scarf down the foul-tasting kibble in new and inventive ways. Am J Primatol. Heading in I was convinced that, although I'd miss out on the pleasure element of food, I could handle it for a week. Effects on vitamin A metabolism, Dietary vitamin E and -carotene sources influence vitamin A and E storage in young rats fed marginal and adequate vitamin E, Retinyl ester (vitamin A ester) and carotenoid composition in human liver, Perisinusoidal stellate cells of the liver: important roles in retinol metabolism and fibrosis, Comparative aspects of vitamin A and carotenoid metabolism in exotic mammals, Vitamin A concentrations in liver determined by isotope dilution assay with tetra-deuterated vitamin A and by biopsy in generally healthy adult humans, Intralobular heterogeneity of perisinusoidal stellate cells in porcine liver, Effects of dietary retinoid and triglyceride on the lipid composition of rat liver stellate cells and stellate cell lipid droplets, Suppression of experimental hepatic fibrosis by administration of vitamin A, Zonal and regional differences identified from precision mapping of vitamin A-storing lipid droplets of the hepatic stellate cells in pig liver: a novel concept of addressing the intralobular area of heterogeneity, Influence of aging on vitamin A transport into the lymphatic circulation, Excess retinol intake may explain the high incidence of osteoporosis in northern Europe, Carotenoids and retinol: their possible importance in determining longevity of primate species, 2001 The American Society for Nutritional Sciences, The Value of Children's Voices in Public Health Research, Towards an Understanding of the Acute Impacts of Exercise on Iron Absorption in Athletes, Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Pattern scores are not associated with worse cognitive performance in the Nurses Health Study, Unique Metabolic Profiles Associate with Gestational Diabetes and Ethnicity in Low and High-Risk Women Living in the UK, The fecal metabolome links diet composition, food processing and the gut microbiota to gastrointestinal health in a randomized trial of adults consuming a processed diet, Food Environment and Supply on Dietary and Lifestyle Choices, Receive exclusive offers and updates from Oxford Academic, Time Since Dose and Dietary Vitamin A Intake Affect Tracer Mixing in the, Clinical Intervention to Reduce Dietary Sugar Does Not Affect Liver Fat in Latino Youth, Regardless of, Fructose-Rich Diet Attenuates Stress-Induced Metabolic Disturbances in the Liver of Adult Female Rats. A review of the dietary formulations fed to captive monkeys with regard to vitamin A is immediately warranted with a gradual decrease of vitamin A content and continued monitoring of the vitamin A status of the captive monkeys. Are Postbiotics the Long Sought-After Solution for a Leaky Gut? In the wild, the rhesus monkey is neither a strict herbivore nor a carnivore. 2014 Mar;76(3):281-8. doi: 10.1002/ajp.22232. Schweigert (24) reported similar hepatic vitamin A concentrations for carnivores and herbivores of 0.3510.5 mol/g and 0.171.4 mol/g, respectively. Kailie, says We do try our best to get each chimp to eat everything we offer, but there is no way to make them eat or do anything else for that matter! Presentation is one thing that caregivers tweak for particularly picky chimps. Q. Arseneau-Robar TJM, Changasi AH, Turner E, Teichroeb JA. Epidemiologic studies have linked excess vitamin A in the elderly with a high incidence of osteoporosis in northern Europe (36). Readers can help purchase Chimp Chow by donating funds to Project Chimps. The marmoset diet also contains a higher fiber content, which may affect the bioavailability of the vitamin A from the diet. Conversion factors: 1 iu = 0.3 retinol equivalent (RE); 1 RE = 1 g retinol; 1 g retinol = 0.0035 mol retinol. The authors thank Amanda Goudy Trainor at the UW Regional Primate Research Center for assistance with tissue distribution. Then in 2006, with my impending divorce and me moving out on my own again, I thought I'd give it another shot. MeSH As the stellate cells enlarge with greater lipid and retinyl ester concentration, there is less room for organelles within the cell and compression of nearby cells (31). It is accepted practice for diet manufacturers to include higher micronutrient levels than are deemed necessary to maintain healthy animals. When I switched back to dry I was like "Man, that's not bad ". I know that many people (if there are actually people that visit my site) might think that I stole the idea from him, but I did not. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide, This PDF is available to Subscribers Only. That shit looks anabolic as fuck, sent 100 applications as a man and a woman. Read the log to find out how it all turned out. This would explain the absence of fibrotic pathology in the rhesus monkey livers we analyzed. Could I live on just primate feed? 2019 Sep 4;8(9):373. doi: 10.3390/antiox8090373. However, the rhesus monkeys we analyzed had even higher levels of hepatic vitamin A than most of the carnivorous arctic mammals whose vitamin A concentration is known [Table 5(2327)]. Q.
Epub 2021 May 18. It is unclear whether there are pathological implications of this compression, at least at subtoxic levels of vitamin A. Zou et al.
I decided to go for the LabDiet High Protein Monkey Diet. All non-human primates that are ill or under similar stress may find it palatable and beneficial. Was I already more insane than I'd like to admit?
One of the perks of this is that people told me they are donating to hunger charities now, so maybe I'll try to design a project that's more useful but still keeps the goofy weirdo aspect. & Russett, M. (, Baly, D. L., Golub, M. S., Gershwin, M. E. & Hurley, L. S. (, Jenkins, M. Y., Mitchell, G. V. & Grundel, E. (, Tanumihardjo, S. A., Furr, H. C., Amedee-Manesme, O. A. I was actually getting really sad. Though the experiment ended June 16 and site traffic is declining, there seems to be a little life in the gimmick yet -- the leftover monkey chow has attracted bids of up to $107.50 on eBay. Considering that the mean body weight of the rhesus monkeys in this study is 89 times less than that of the mean healthy human (8.2 vs. 70 kg), this study supports the gradual decrease of vitamin A in the diet and continued monitoring of rhesus monkey vitamin A status. Oh well, at least I had their support. A. This is explained in part by the marmosets having nearly double the liver weight of the rhesus monkeys when expressed as a percentage of total body weight (Table 1). Given that monkeys in experimental conditions may live longer than 30 y and that they are used in a variety of research initiatives involving multiple human disease conditions, investigation into their vitamin A needs throughout the life cycle is immediately necessary. Bendich and Langseth (23) noted that the livers of various carnivore species may contain > 3.4 mol/g vitamin A and those of herbivores (e.g., chickens, cows, lambs) appear to average 0.17 mol/g. So a diet of monkey chow might free up money to buy books and school supplies (and booze). It's almost like performance art. We therefore conclude that although the vitamin A liver stores of the rhesus monkeys were high, placing them in a subtoxic-toxic range, their livers showed no fibrosis and no overt pathology.
Reiner WB, Petzinger C, Power ML, Hyeroba D, Rothman JM. Comparison of published hepatic vitamin A concentrations of various mammals1. Antioxidants (Basel). Copyright 2022 American Society for Nutrition. A chimpanzee, for example, has over 98% of its DNA identical to a human. No research of these diets was done on humans.
Also that shit smells like play doh. I looked for it on the Internet and didn't find anything, but I found all these other types of chow -- for goats, monkeys, even giraffes. Cell culture and human nutrition studies have shown that -carotene offers protection against some types of cancer and cardiovascular disease and that it stimulates the immune system (13, 37). It's not just something fat people say to justify eating. Chimps here at the sanctuary are given a variety of leafy greens such as lettuce, kale, and cabbage. The site is secure. Q. Holford P, Carr AC, Jovic TH, Ali SR, Whitaker IS, Marik PE, Smith AD. The .gov means its official. Micronutrient intakes of wild primates: are humans different? Anthropoids, including all great apes, take most of their diet from plants, and there is general consensus that humans come from a strongly herbivorous ancestry. In light of this and other data, the Dietary Reference Intakes for humans for vitamin A were recently lowered to 900 and 700 RE for men and women, respectively (12).
Though gut proportions differ, overall gut anatomy and the pattern of digestive kinetics of extant apes and humans are very similar. Amazingly, regional dietary preferences are not just unique to humans. At one point you said you understand more about the relationship between food and emotion now. Feel free to let me know if there's anything else you're wondering about. Traditional Human Populations and Nonhuman Primates Show Parallel Gut Microbiome Adaptations to Analogous Ecological Conditions. Would I go insane? For now, he'll return to his usual blog agenda, ranting about things that make him mad -- a pretty good site even without the simian high jinks. You know, before when people would say "chocolate makes me happy," I laughed at it as trivial and simplistic, but now I understand it better. Chimp Diets Whats on the Menu at Project Chimps. Chimp chow is made by the Mazuri Primate Brand that specializes in exotic animal nutrition. The description for monkey chow said it was suitable for all primates, so I thought "well, that doesn't exclude me.". One example would be the "goop" that the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar ate. It's MUCH better being a woman So I did an experiment, I work in CS and decided to test what the gender bias is. A.
Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. Its diet is based largely on fruits, seeds, roots, leaves, insects and grubs. Which food did you crave during the diet? For example, you will probably try in vain to get a chimp to eat foods such as kiwi, squash, kale, and green beans. If I ran out of Diet Pepsi (or need larger amounts of caffeine), I might also drink tea or coffee.
No. I thought I might do audio recordings, but I don't know that that would be any better than just a written record. I wasn't in school, and could probably live just fine on "normal" food, but there was that primal, manly (stupid) sense of curiosity that wondered if I could even do it. Q. Much (5080%) of the total vitamin A (retinol plus retinyl esters) in mammals is stored in the liver (28), mainly in the stellate cells (also known as Ito cells). Sometimes it just takes some time to figure out what individuals need. The pellet pounder became the latest Star Wars Kid for a time, with office workers across the world crowding around computer screens to watch him scarf down the foul-tasting kibble in new and inventive ways. Am J Primatol. Heading in I was convinced that, although I'd miss out on the pleasure element of food, I could handle it for a week. Effects on vitamin A metabolism, Dietary vitamin E and -carotene sources influence vitamin A and E storage in young rats fed marginal and adequate vitamin E, Retinyl ester (vitamin A ester) and carotenoid composition in human liver, Perisinusoidal stellate cells of the liver: important roles in retinol metabolism and fibrosis, Comparative aspects of vitamin A and carotenoid metabolism in exotic mammals, Vitamin A concentrations in liver determined by isotope dilution assay with tetra-deuterated vitamin A and by biopsy in generally healthy adult humans, Intralobular heterogeneity of perisinusoidal stellate cells in porcine liver, Effects of dietary retinoid and triglyceride on the lipid composition of rat liver stellate cells and stellate cell lipid droplets, Suppression of experimental hepatic fibrosis by administration of vitamin A, Zonal and regional differences identified from precision mapping of vitamin A-storing lipid droplets of the hepatic stellate cells in pig liver: a novel concept of addressing the intralobular area of heterogeneity, Influence of aging on vitamin A transport into the lymphatic circulation, Excess retinol intake may explain the high incidence of osteoporosis in northern Europe, Carotenoids and retinol: their possible importance in determining longevity of primate species, 2001 The American Society for Nutritional Sciences, The Value of Children's Voices in Public Health Research, Towards an Understanding of the Acute Impacts of Exercise on Iron Absorption in Athletes, Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Pattern scores are not associated with worse cognitive performance in the Nurses Health Study, Unique Metabolic Profiles Associate with Gestational Diabetes and Ethnicity in Low and High-Risk Women Living in the UK, The fecal metabolome links diet composition, food processing and the gut microbiota to gastrointestinal health in a randomized trial of adults consuming a processed diet, Food Environment and Supply on Dietary and Lifestyle Choices, Receive exclusive offers and updates from Oxford Academic, Time Since Dose and Dietary Vitamin A Intake Affect Tracer Mixing in the, Clinical Intervention to Reduce Dietary Sugar Does Not Affect Liver Fat in Latino Youth, Regardless of, Fructose-Rich Diet Attenuates Stress-Induced Metabolic Disturbances in the Liver of Adult Female Rats. A review of the dietary formulations fed to captive monkeys with regard to vitamin A is immediately warranted with a gradual decrease of vitamin A content and continued monitoring of the vitamin A status of the captive monkeys. Are Postbiotics the Long Sought-After Solution for a Leaky Gut? In the wild, the rhesus monkey is neither a strict herbivore nor a carnivore. 2014 Mar;76(3):281-8. doi: 10.1002/ajp.22232. Schweigert (24) reported similar hepatic vitamin A concentrations for carnivores and herbivores of 0.3510.5 mol/g and 0.171.4 mol/g, respectively. Kailie, says We do try our best to get each chimp to eat everything we offer, but there is no way to make them eat or do anything else for that matter! Presentation is one thing that caregivers tweak for particularly picky chimps. Q. Arseneau-Robar TJM, Changasi AH, Turner E, Teichroeb JA. Epidemiologic studies have linked excess vitamin A in the elderly with a high incidence of osteoporosis in northern Europe (36). Readers can help purchase Chimp Chow by donating funds to Project Chimps. The marmoset diet also contains a higher fiber content, which may affect the bioavailability of the vitamin A from the diet. Conversion factors: 1 iu = 0.3 retinol equivalent (RE); 1 RE = 1 g retinol; 1 g retinol = 0.0035 mol retinol. The authors thank Amanda Goudy Trainor at the UW Regional Primate Research Center for assistance with tissue distribution. Then in 2006, with my impending divorce and me moving out on my own again, I thought I'd give it another shot. MeSH As the stellate cells enlarge with greater lipid and retinyl ester concentration, there is less room for organelles within the cell and compression of nearby cells (31). It is accepted practice for diet manufacturers to include higher micronutrient levels than are deemed necessary to maintain healthy animals. When I switched back to dry I was like "Man, that's not bad ". I know that many people (if there are actually people that visit my site) might think that I stole the idea from him, but I did not. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide, This PDF is available to Subscribers Only. That shit looks anabolic as fuck, sent 100 applications as a man and a woman. Read the log to find out how it all turned out. This would explain the absence of fibrotic pathology in the rhesus monkey livers we analyzed. Could I live on just primate feed? 2019 Sep 4;8(9):373. doi: 10.3390/antiox8090373. However, the rhesus monkeys we analyzed had even higher levels of hepatic vitamin A than most of the carnivorous arctic mammals whose vitamin A concentration is known [Table 5(2327)]. Q.
Epub 2021 May 18. It is unclear whether there are pathological implications of this compression, at least at subtoxic levels of vitamin A. Zou et al.