TABLE 1.

General and nutritional characteristics of study rats

Variables	Group
	Control diet (n=10)	U-HFD (n=9)
Initial body weight, g	153±1	152±1
Final body weight, g	516±10	537±22
Food consumption, g/day	28.4±0.3	22.6±0.3*
Caloric intake, g × kcal/day	83.9±1.5	82.6±3.3
Feed efficiency, %	3.25±0.04	3.49±0.09*
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	136±4	128±4
Glucose, mg/dL	88±1	95±1*
AUC	5082±95	5278±92
Epididymal fat, g	6.06±0.47	9.44±1.13*
Retroperitoneal fat, g	5.98±0.46	12.60±1.05*
Visceral fat, g	1.49±0.14	2.44±0.23*
Total body fat, g	13.5±0.8	24.5±2.3*
Adiposity index, %	2.64±0.18	4.51±0.29*

Data presented as mean ± SEM.

^*P<0.05 versus controls (Student’s t test for independent samples). AUC Area under the curve for glucose (insulin-tolerance test); U-HFD High-fat diet rich in unsaturated fatty acids