Table 1 Phenotypic comparison of rats fed the CON, WD, or FOH diets for 16 weeks

Body weight, g

381 ± 15

478 ± 14^a

461 ± 15 ^a

Plasma variables

Glucose, mmol/L

7.42 ± 0.25

7.77 ± 0.22

7.75 ± 0.26

TG, mmol/L

0.61 ± 0.06

1.16 ± 0.16 ^a

0.56 ± 0.04^b

TCh, mmol/L

1.51 ± 0.13

2.87 ± 0.21 ^a

1.25 ± 0.05 ^b

HDL-C, mol/L

0.74 ± 0.04

0.58 ± 0.03

0.52 ± 0.02

LDL-C, mmol/L

0.57 ± 0.02

1.8 ± 0.33 ^a

0.29 ± 0.05 ^b

NEFA, μmol/L

964.16 ± 65.73

1551.12 ± 88.06 ^a

1284.85 ± 25.59 ^{a b}

ALT, U/L

47.32 ± 1.31

68.4 ± 1.95 ^a

56.82 ± 1.63 ^{a b}

AST, U/L

94.74 ± 2.2

166.98 ± 9.37 ^a

120.12 ± 4.67 ^ab

GST, U/L

80 ± 1.78

104.25 ± 4.52 ^a

81.67 ± 1.21 ^b

SOD, U/L

175.95 ± 5.23

144.36 ± 5.75 ^a

161.82 ± 3.13^b

Liver variables

Weight, g

13.08 ± 1.38

22.80 ± 4.22 ^a

21.69 ± 1.89 ^a

Liver to body weight ratio, %

3.09 ± 0.22

4.79 ± 0.62 ^a

4.43 ± 0.31 ^a

TG, μmol/mg protein

0.20 ± 0.05

0.5 ± 0.07 ^a

0.34 ± 0.10 ^b

TCh, μmol/mg protein

0.4 ± 0.01

1.19 ± 0.14 ^a

0.43 ± 0.03 ^b