Table 1.

Lipids, Glucose, and Body Weights at the End of the Study

	Plasma cholesterol (mmol/L)	Plasma VLDL+LDL (μg chol/peak)	Plasma HDL (μg chol/peak)	Plasma triglycerides (mmol/L)	Blood glucose (mmol/L)	Body weight (g)
12-week HF	14.8 ± 1.0 (8)*	196.0 ± 8.8 (3)†	30.9 ± 7.9 (3)	2.6 ± 0.2 (8)	7.9 ± 0.4 (8)	20.4 ± 0.4 (8)*
16-week HF	21.0 ± 2.6 (11)‡	182.1 ± 66.5 (3)†	31.3 ± 8.9 (3)	2.8 ± 0.4 (11)	ND	21.6 ± 0.3 (11)
16-week HF plus
14-week LF	8.4 ± 0.6 (8)	111.0 ± 15.6 (6)	31.9 ± 6.9 (6)	1.2 ± 0.1 (8)	7.7 ± 0.5 (8)	23.1 ± 0.6 (8)
30-week LF	6.6 ± 0.6 (8)	62.8 ± 14.5 (5)	20.1 ± 8.1 (5)	1.5 ± 0.1 (8)	6.9 ± 0.3 (8)	22.8 ± 0.4 (8)

The results are shown as means ± SE. The number of animals per group is indicated within parentheses. chol. cholesterol; ND, not determined. 

^*P < 0.01 versus 30-week LF diet (ANOVA followed by Newman-Keuls multiple comparison test). 

^†P < 0.05 versus 30-week LF diet (ANOVA followed by Newman-Keuls multiple comparison test). 

^‡P < 0.001 versus 30-week LF diet (ANOVA followed by Newman-Keuls multiple comparison test).