Table 2.
Effects of a HF Diet with or without SAMe, DLPC and their Combination on Nutritional and Liver Parameters of Rats Treated for 6 Weeks
| Control
(n=5) |
HF
(n=6) |
HF+SAMe
(n=4) |
HF+DLPC
(n=4) |
HF+SAMe+DLPC
(n=6) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total calories | 4086±150 | 3600±96 | 3958±137 | 4002±188 | 3668±102 |
| Initial weight (g) | 138.8±1.8 | 137.8±2.1 | 138.0±3.0 | 138.5±3.4 | 137.8±2.1 |
| Final weight (g) | 458.2±21.6 | 443.8±13.9 | 441.5±19.7 | 429.0±32.9 | 454.7±12.7 |
| Weight gain/day (g) | 7.8±0.5 | 6.9±0.3 | 7.1±0.5 | 6.8±0.8 | 7.1±0.3 |
| Liver weight (g) | 16.2±1.2 | 15.0±0.6 | 15.8±1.2 | 15.7±1.7 | 15.0±0.5 |
| Liver weight (g)
per 100 g BW |
3.5±0.1 | 3.4±0.1 | 3.6±0.1 | 3.6±0.2 | 3.3±0.1 |
Data represent Means±SEM. Dietary intake, weight gain and liver weight were similar in all groups.