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Chunk #25 — Results — Experiment 3: Gemfibrozil reduces TG levels and ethanol intake

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Positive relationship between dietary fat, ethanol intake, triglycerides, and hypothalamic peptides: counteraction by lipid-lowering drugs.
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of daily access, a smaller, insignificant effect (-14%, ns) during the second hour, and a significant reduction again during the fourth hour (-18%, p < 0.01) (Fig. 3B). In contrast to these changes in TG and ethanol intake, gemfibrozil had no effect on chow intake at any time-point (data not shown). These findings demonstrate that a lipid-lowering drug can reduce voluntary intake of ethanol.