Table 2.

Despite Similar Body Mass and Weekly Food Consumption, Phenotypic Parameters of the High-Fat Diet Animals After 12 wk of LMMS or at Death (14 wk, Mean ± SD, N = 10) Show a Leaner Body Habitus, Because the Adipose Burden (Visceral and Subcutaneous Fat) Is Significantly Lower in the LMMS Animals

	CON	LMMS	% diff	p
Animal weight at 12 wk (g)	32.9 ± 4.12	30.7 ± 2.74	−6.8	0.152
Weekly food consumption (g)	18.9 ± 1.57	18.5 ± 1.47	−2.5	0.406
VAT (cm3)	2.3 ± 0.72	1.6 ± 0.34	−28.5	0.021
SAT (cm3)	0.84 ± 0.16	0.68 ± 0.08	−19.0	0.016
Epididymal fat pad (g)	1.85 ± 0.52	1.40 ± 0.32	−24.5	0.032
Subcutaneous fat pad (g)	0.67 ± 0.17	0.50 ± 0.12	−26.1	0.018
Liver (g)	0.99 ± 0.16	0.94 ± 0.07	−4.9	0.399