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Table 2 Body weights, food intakes, visceral fat weights and concentrations of lipid parameters in plasma and liver

From: Structured triacylglycerol containing behenic and oleic acids suppresses triacylglycerol absorption and prevents obesity in rats

 

SO

BOO

Initial body weight (g)

160 ± 1

160 ± 1

Final body weight (g)

316 ± 4

309 ± 4

Body weight gain (g/day)

3.7 ± 0.1

3.6 ± 0.1

Food intake (g/day)

12.9 ± 0.2

13.0 ± 0.2

Liver (g/100 g body weight)

2.60 ± 0.02

2.52 ± 0.03*

Adipose tissue weight (g/100 g body weight)

  

   Epididymal

2.84 ± 0.10

2.49 ± 0.09*

   Perirenal

2.75 ± 0.11

2.52 ± 0.12

   Mesenteric

1.84 ± 0.06

1.62 ± 0.08*

   Total

7.43 ± 0.27

6.62 ± 0.27*

Plasma

  

   Triacylglycerol (mg/dl)

82.5 ± 7.1

65.1 ± 3.8*

   Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

49.3 ± 2.4

42.6 ± 1.9*

Liver

  

   Triacylglycerol (mg/g Liver)

28.7 ± 3.1

20.9 ± 1.8*

   Total cholesterol (mg/g Liver)

5.26 ± 0.19

4.44 ± 0.15*

  1. Values are mean ± SE, n = 14.
  2. * indicates significant differences in corresponding values in rats fed the SO diet (P < 0.05).
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