Groups

Chow diet

45% high fat diet-induced model

p-value

Variables

C

HF

CP

O

BW (g) & FER (%)

Initial BW

30.88 ± 2.78a

39.62 ± 2.57b

43.17 ± 2.50c

40.56 ± 3.11c

<0.001

Final BW

32.08 ± 2.90a

45.48 ± 1.71b

47.59 ± 2.97b

30.72 ± 2.88a

<0.001

BW gain

1.20 ± 0.82b

5.86 ± 1.57d

4.42 ± 0.71c

−9.8 ± 1.20a

<0.001

FER (%)

0.50 ± 0.35b

2.40 ± 0.67c

1.92 ± 0.26c

−3.47 ± 0.53a

<0.001

Adipose tissue (g)

Epididymal

4.46 ± 0.96c

5.65 ± 0.50d

3.57 ± 0.58b

2.73 ± 0.46a

<0.05

Mesentric

1.11 ± 0.49b

4.40 ± 0.64d

3.61 ± 0.61c

0.46 ± 0.16a

<0.001

Subcutaneous

2.37 ± 0.38a

6.55 ± 0.81b

5.49 ± 1.25c

2.05 ± 0.84a

<0.001

Total fat

7.68 ± 1.87b

12.68 ± 1.22d

12.68 ± 0.53c

4.29 ± 0.96a

<0.001

Blood lipids (mg/dl)

TG

93.10 ± 17.98a

152.62 ± 4.12b

83.57 ± 14.29a

62.29 ± 18.90a

<0.001

TC

407.29 ± 31.46ab

448.96 ± 19.09b

426.04 ± 3.61b

373.96 ± 7.22a

<0.05

HDL-c

48.47 ± 0.57b

45.90 ± 0.29a

50.75 ± 0.57c

47.90 ± 0.57b

<0.001

LDL-c

340.21 ± 35.30ab

372.53 ± 19.91b

309.35± 10.51a

361.43 ± 4.27b

<0.05

AI

7.41 ± 0.72b

8.78 ± 0.46c

6.37 ± 0.22a

7.90 ± 0.13b

<0.05

Hepatic lipids (mg/dl/g protein)

TG

18.65 ± 2.07b

22.03 ± 1.42c

15.63 ± 1.47b

7.71 ± 2.05a

<0.001

TC

2.03 ± 0.06b

1.95 ± 0.02b

1.91 ± 0.07b

1.73 ± 0.09a

<0.05