Effects of high-fat diet consumption on locomotion, exploration, and novel object recognition in rats

To evaluate the effects of high-fat diet (HFD) consumption on locomotion, exploration, and object recognition in rats. Subjects and methods: 62 white male rats (8 - 9 weeks old) were caged individually and randomly divided into two groups by the diets of high-fat and standard food (control group) ones for 7 consecutive weeks.