Open AccessCarbohydrates in fish nutrition: effects on growth, glucose metabolism and hepatic enzymes
Author(s) -
HEMRE GI.,
MOMMSEN T.P.,
KROGDAHL Å.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
aquaculture nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1365-2095
pISSN - 1353-5773
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2095.2002.00200.x
Subject(s) - biology , carbohydrate metabolism , glycogen , metabolism , context (archaeology) , nutrient , carbohydrate , fish <actinopterygii> , biochemistry , enzyme , ecology , fishery , paleontology
The utilisation of dietary carbohydrates and their effects on fish metabolism are reviewed. Details on how dietary carbohydrates affect growth, feed utilisation and deposition of nutrients are discussed. Variations in plasma glucose concentrations emphasizing results from glucose tolerance tests, and the impact of adaptation diets are interpreted in the context of secondary carbohydrate metabolism. Our focus then shifts to selected aspects of hormonal regulation of carbohydrate metabolism and dietary carbohydrates and their variable effects on glycogen and glucose turnover. We analyse the interaction of carbohydrates with other nutrients, especially protein and protein sparing, and de novo synthesis of lipids, and finish by discussing the correlation of dietary carbohydrates with fish health.